Wasserbau

Hydraulic engineering

Dams, hydraulic steel construction, hydroelectric power plants, hydraulic structures, pumping stations

Dams, flood defences, pumping stations and much more - water-related installations require particularly high standards to ensure safety and cost efficiency. This collection of standards provides the relevant documents for hydraulic engineering aligned with the current state of standardization and technology.

DIN Taschenbuch 179 contains a wide range of documents relating to hydraulic engineering: from planning and construction to utilization systems, maintenance and regulation. The development and knowledge of binding specifications is of great importance, particularly in view of the increasing number of catastrophic events as a result of advancing climate change. New standardization projects have responsibly addressed this development and have, among other things, made the new edition of DIN Taschenbuch 179 necessary.

The subject areas of this collection of standards include:

• general standards
• dams, hydraulic steel construction
• dykes, hydraulic structures
• landscaping, landscape maintenance
• pumping stations

Extensively revised documents for current hydraulic engineering

Frequent heavy rainfall events and changes in precipitation distribution are currently relevant impacts of climate change, highlighting that professional and contemporary hydraulic engineering is more important than ever. The 7th edition of DIN Taschenbuch 179 contains 26 documents on over 800 pages and offers the collected knowledge of the specialist area in one compact volume. It is intended to provide practitioners and those responsible with the necessary resource for responsible and sustainable hydraulic engineering.

The following new features have been added to this 7th edition of “Hydraulic engineering”:

• 1 new standard
  River bottom structures play an important role in preventing erosion. In the new edition of this DIN Taschenbuch, DIN 19664, has been newly included as the standard on the subject.
   
• 5 revised standards
  The revisions in this edition are varied and, in some cases, substantial: In DIN 18918 on vegetation technology in landscaping, for example, fundamental revisions and significant additions have been made. DIN 19657, for the protection of watercourses, dykes and coasts, has been completely revised with a focus on biologically engineered shore protection. Other changes to the documents included relate to adaptations to European and German water legislation, new classifications and definitions, and significant additions to the content.

The comprehensive collection of standards includes a useful keyword index, which makes it easier to find individual subject areas within the documents.

Newly included standards:

• DIN 19664

Revised standards:

• DIN 18918
• DIN 19657
• DIN 19661
• DIN 19700-13
• DIN 19752

This book is for:

Specialists in the field of hydraulic engineering, engineers, planners, persons responsible, authorities and inspection bodies