Larry W. Mays, Editor in Chief
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona

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Hydraulic design handbook/Larry W. Mays, editor in chief.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-07-041152-2
1. Hydraulic structures Design and costruction Hanbooks,
manuals, etc. I. Mays, Larry W.
TC180.H94 1999
627 dc21 99 20240
CIP

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