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 578 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

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

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

• Developing a Planning-Level System-Wide Model using SWMM

• Using Decision Analyses to Select an Urban Runoff Control Program

• Mechanisms for Stormwater Surges in Vertical Shafts

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

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

• Reservoir Operation Optimization by Reinforcement Learning

• Upflow Filtration for the Treatment of Stormwater at Critical Source Areas

• Experimental Investigation on Surcharging of Flowing Sewers

• Optimal Design of Urban Drainage Systems using Genetic Algorithms

• Understanding Surface Drainage for Flood Control in Downtown Ottawa

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

• Comprehensive ArcGIS-Based Urban Drainage Modeling for Decision Support

• CSO Discharge Reporting using a Continuous Modeling Approach

• Reliability of Design Storms used to Size Urban Stormwater System Elements

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

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

• Water Quality Modeling using Fault Tree Method

• Stormwater Databases: NURP, USGS, International BMP Database and NSQD

• An Efficient Finite-Volume Scheme for Modeling Water Hammer Flows

• Identifying Potential Pipe Failures: Toronto Case Study

• Finding Solutions to Sanitary Sewer System Capacity Deficiencies

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

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

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

   Also inclues:

   SI-US unit conversion

   Comprehensive index

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