13 articles in this issue
Y.A. BERREZEL,C. ABDELBAKI,B. ROUISSAT,T. BOUMAAZA,A.M. KHALDOON
The analysis of the current situation of water distribution networks (WDNs) is based on many alternatives that are technically feasible and implemented by decision makers. Taking the WDN of Tourville city as a case study, this paper combines a set of deci... see more
S.M.H. SHAH,N. QAMAR,H.U. QURESHI,Z. MUSTAFFA,F.Y. TEO,S. SALEEM,N. QAMAR,F. AHMED,Z. ALI,S. HUSSAIN
The scarcity of fresh water is one of the leading concerns for underprivileged remote communities due to their unaffordability to the conventional water supply. Bearing in mind the changing climatic conditions and annual increment in water demand, desalin... see more
A.A. AWANG NASRIZAL,W. FARZANA,I. SAAD,N. BOLONG
Conventional sand is commonly used in water and wastewater treatment as filter media. However, such effective media may fully or partially replace agro-based materials for less critical applications, including stormwater quality control. This paper highli... see more
J.M. PANG,K.W. TAN
The development of the local climate is important for climate hazard assessment. Cameron Highlands (longitude from 101° 21' to 101° 30' and latitude from 4° 19' to 4° 37') were chosen as the study area for climate downscaling. This paper presents the work... see more
D. BAUDHANWALA,V. KANTHARIA,D. PATEL,D. MEHTA,S. WAIKHOM
Urban flooding is the submergence of an area by a large amount of water that comes from sudden excessive rainfall. As a result, it overwhelms the capability of the drainage system, such as storm sewers. Surat city is located on India’s west coast at the m... see more
K.H. KULKARNI,G.A. HINGE
This paper reports the computational fluid dynamics and experimental fluid dynamics studies conducted for the measurement of release by a composite broad-crested (CBC) weir. Studies conducted thus far depict that manufacturing composite weirs for precise ... see more
D.A. THOLIBON,A. SAADON,R.R. RAMLI,S.U. AHMAD FATHANI,N.A. KAMAL
Rainwater harvesting systems that serve as an alternative water supply have numerous societal and environmental benefits. However, Malaysian rainwater harvesting system implementation is focused on large commercial buildings and is still considered low in... see more
E.X. SONG,S. ANURITA,M.N.A. AAN,F.Y. TEO,C.F. WONG,P. KOPPULA
Improper runoff management not only endangers human health but also threatens the ecosystem. Runoff often contains large amounts of organic and inorganic contaminants that create adverse impacts on the environment and cause a significant impediment to urb... see more
B. ACHOUR,L. AMARA
The present research focuses on hydraulic jumps of initial and final depths h1 and h2, respectively, controlled by a broad-crested sill of height s in a horizontal rectangular channel. The main objective is to know which parameters influence the height of... see more
D.C. RAJPUT,K.P. MISTRY,J.K. BHORANIYA,J.N. UMRIGAR,S.I. WAIKHOM,D.J. MEHTA
Groundwater extractions have increased severely and have been consistently reported across the globe. The overexploitation of groundwater resources may cause a serious decline in water levels. Groundwater level fluctuations and their trends can be used to... see more
S. SEHTAL,B. ACHOUR
Designing and maintaining open channels as well as studying nonuniform flow crucially depend on normal depth. In practical applications, the vaulted rectangular cross-section is widely applied. However, the form of the relationship determining the normal ... see more
F. BOURICHE,M. DEBABECHE,F. CARVALHO RITA,M. DJEDDOU
The experimental study of hydraulic jump characteristics is always a difficult task, particularly regarding the instantaneous velocity, which is difficult to measure experimentally because of its fluctuation and the presence of air bubbles, mainly at the ... see more
B. REMINI,M. AMITOUCHE
Two aspects must be taken care of to achieve sustainable desalination in Algeria. Obtain drinking water at a reasonable price and without damaging the environment. To this end, three projects are to be carried out to set up a desalination plant. The seawa... see more