Soil and Water Conservation Structures Design - Rajendra Singh

Soil and Water Conservation Structures Design

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
450 Seiten
2024 | 1st ed. 2023
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-19-8667-3 (ISBN)
69,54 inkl. MwSt
The book is designed to serve as a textbook for graduate and undergraduate courses on soil and water conservation engineering for students of agricultural engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering and related disciplines. The book presents the basics of soil and water erosion, and describes the measures to control erosion, focusing on structures to prevent and control erosion. The chapters dedicated to erosion control structures provide a detailed view of each structural construction, covering the function, design and elements of each type of structure. Some common type of structures covered in the book are terrace, bunds, vegetated waterways, and gully control structures, including spillways. The book also covers wind erosion and control structures to prevent wind erosion. Each chapter includes pedagogical elements such as examples, practice questions, and multiple-choice-type questions to improve understanding and aid in self-study. Besides serving as a textbook university coursework, the book can also serve as a supplementary or primary text for professional development courses for practicing engineers engaged in soil and water conservation or watershed management. The book will also serve as a reference for professionals, environmental consultants, and policy makers engaged in soil and water conservation related fields.

Dr. Rajendra Singh has been a faculty in the Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur since 1989.  He  has  been  associated  with  the  Soil    Water  Conservation Engineering discipline of the   Department  (presently  known  as  Land    Water  Resources Engineering), and has taught “Soil & Water Conservation Engineering” at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He  has  contributed  significantly  to  the  Agricultural  Engineering  profession  through  teaching, research  and  technology  transfer.   He  has  developed  and  popularised  five  software packages, including  the  Soil  Conservation  Structure  Designer  (SCS_Designer)  to  improve  the  agricultural engineering education and research. Dr. Singh has guided 17 PhD and 75 MTech students, with an h‐index of 33 and i‐10‐index of 51.   He  has  received  several  national  and  international  honours  and  awards  including BOYSCAST Fellowship, AICTE Career Award for Young Teachers, ICAR Young Scientist Award, DAAD Research  Fellowship,  DAAD  Visiting  Professorship; and held important positions like Member, Board of Governors, Dean (Undergraduate Studies) and Head of Department at IIT Kharagpur, and Member of Research and Technical Advisory Committees of several National bodies. Dr Singh has also won the “Recognition Award” in the area of ‘Soil & Water Conservation Engineering’ from the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Soil and Water Conservation.- Water Erosion.- Soil Loss Estimation.- Terrace.- Bunds.- Vegetated Waterways.- Gully Control Structures.- Drop Spillway.- Drop Inlet Spillway.- Chute Spillway.- Wind Erosion.- Earthen Embankments and Farm Ponds.- Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Soil Conservation.- Impact of Climate and Land Use Land Cover Changes on Soil Erosion.- Future Outlook.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Water Science and Technology Library
Zusatzinfo 39 Illustrations, color; 124 Illustrations, black and white; XXIII, 450 p. 163 illus., 39 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Singapore
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Technik Bauwesen
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
Weitere Fachgebiete Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
Schlagworte Conservation measures • Gully Control Structures • Soil conservation • Soil erosion • Spillways • USLE
ISBN-10 981-19-8667-3 / 9811986673
ISBN-13 978-981-19-8667-3 / 9789811986673
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