Contemporary Modeling of Urban Water Systems, Monograph 15 

Now available from CHI, this is the fifteenth in the series of books
from the international Stormwater and Water Quality Management Modeling Conferences, held annually in Toronto. Twenty-six chapters (listed below) selected from the 2006 conference are presented, all peer-reviewed for relevance and clarity. The 596 page book is presented in a beautiful glossy hardcover, complete with index and glossary.

James, William, 1937- , Editor in Chief, co-edited by Kim N. Irvine, Edward A. Mc Bean, Robert E. Pitt, and Steven J.Wright.
Compiled and published by CHI, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
International Standard Book Number 0-9736716-3-7
CHI Catalog Number: R227

Contents

1. A Procedure to Identify and Rank Rainfall/Runoff Phenomena for the Evaluation of Urban Stormwater Models

2. River Bank Erosion Assessment using 3D Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport Modeling

3. Developing a Planning-Level System-Wide Model using SWMM

4. Using Decision Analyses to Select an Urban Runoff Control Program

5. Mechanisms for Stormwater Surges in Vertical Shafts

6. Surge Modeling in Sewers using the Transient Analysis Program (TAP)

7. Bioenergetic Habitat Modeling and Food Delivery for Drift Feeding Fishes in Streams

8. Reservoir Operation Optimization by Reinforcement Learning

9. Upflow Filtration for the Treatment of Stormwater at Critical Source Areas

10. Experimental Investigation on Surcharging of Flowing Sewers

11. Optimal Design of Urban Drainage Systems using Genetic Algorithms

12. Understanding Surface Drainage for Flood Control in Downtown Ottawa

13. Continuous Distributed Modeling for Evaluation of Stormwater Quality Impacts from Urban Development

14. Comprehensive ArcGIS-Based Urban Drainage Modeling for Decision Support

15. CSO Discharge Reporting using a Continuous Modeling Approach

16. Reliability of Design Storms used to Size Urban Stormwater System Elements

17. Comparing Design Pipe SizesModeling Approach using PCSWMM to Support Infiltration/Inflow Remediation Area Studies

18. Evolution of an Integrated 1D/2D Modeling Package for Urban Drainage

19. Water Quality Modeling using Fault Tree Method

20. Stormwater Databases: NURP, USGS, International BMP Database and NSQD

21. An Efficient Finite-Volume Scheme for Modeling Water Hammer Flows

22. Identifying Potential Pipe Failures: Toronto Case Study

23. Finding Solutions to Sanitary Sewer System Capacity Deficiencies

24. A Modeling Framework and Preliminary Results in Assessing Phnom Penh’s Sewage Discharges

25. Spatial Point Pattern Analysis for Water Mains Failures in Sanandaj, Iran

26. Stormwater Management and Significant Channel Flows below the Two-year Return

   Also inclues:

   SI-US unit conversion
   Comprehensive index
 

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