“Design for Flooding contains considerable useful information for practitioners and students. Watson and Adams fill the void for new thinking...and they advan

This book educates and introduce readers to the ways in which we can adapt to the threat of flooding throughout the built and natural environment. It offers adv

Standard ASCE/SEI 24-05 provides minimum requirements for flood-resistant design and construction of structures located in flood hazard areas.

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A practical book which gives guidance on the planning, design, construction and maintenance of storage reservoirs for flood control in partly urbanized catchmen