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Soil and Water Conservation Structures Design

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Authors:
  1. Rajendra Singh

    1. Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India

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  • Elucidates the principles and procedures to design soil and water conservation structures
  • Contains many figures and tables for easy comprehension and application
  • Includes numerous worked examples for easy comprehension of the design concepts

Part of the book series: Water Science and Technology Library (WSTL, volume 123)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-9

  3. Water Erosion

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    Pages 11-31

  4. Soil Loss Estimation

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    Pages 33-61

  5. Terrace

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    Pages 63-93

  6. Bunds

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    Pages 95-119

  7. Vegetated Waterways

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    Pages 121-135

  8. Gully Control Structures

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    Pages 137-159

  9. Drop Spillway

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    Pages 161-211

  10. Drop-Inlet Spillway

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    Pages 213-259

  11. Chute Spillway

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    Pages 261-296

  12. Wind Erosion

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    Pages 297-322

  13. Earthen Embankments and Farm Ponds

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    Pages 323-366

  14. Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Soil Conservation

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    Pages 367-413

  15. Impact of Climate and Land Use Land Cover Changes on Soil Erosion

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    Pages 415-441

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 443-450
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About this book

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.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India

    Rajendra Singh

About the author

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Soil and Water Conservation Structures Design

  • Authors: Rajendra Singh

  • Series Title: Water Science and Technology Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8665-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-8664-2Published: 01 February 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-8667-3Published: 02 February 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-8665-9Published: 31 January 2023

  • Series ISSN: 0921-092X

  • Series E-ISSN: 1872-4663

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 450

  • Number of Illustrations: 124 b/w illustrations, 39 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Environment, general, Agriculture, Agriculture

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