PREFACE

I am very happy to present this book for the benefit of students and practising engineers.

I taught this subject for over 35 years and sincerely felt the necessity of a good textbook explaining the subject in a simple language making the fundamentals clear and also indicating its practical application. I have, therefore, made the text comprehensive and covered almost the entire gamut of related topics.

The sequence of the chapters followed in the book is similar to the processes of the hydrological cycle. Each chapter is divided into sub-topics, which will help to bring clarity to the subject matter and make it easy for students to grasp the concepts. A number of appendices are added to provide all the necessary allied information. The ...

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