Nalluri And Featherstone's Civil Engineering Hydraulics

Preface to Sixth Edition xi

About the Author xiii

Symbols xv

1 Properties of Fluids 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Engineering units 1

1.3 Mass density and specific weight 2

1.4 Relative density 2

1.5 Viscosity of fluids 2

1.6 Compressibility and elasticity of fluids 2

1.7 Vapour pressure of liquids 2

1.8 Surface tens...