Connecting the dots: a unifying theory for modelling in water engineering Academic Article

abstract

• 2015 International Water Resources Association. Water engineering can be defined as an amalgam of engineering aspects of hydraulics, hydrology, ecosystems, and environmental and water resources as well as non-engineering aspects of social, economic and political sciences. Each of these looks at problems using different techniques that are based on different concepts and assumptions and that vary in complexity. The second law of thermodynamics (entropy theory) permits us to develop a theory that helps address these issues in a unified manner. This paper discusses rudimentary aspects of the entropy theory and illustrates its potential by addressing some of the above-mentioned issues.

authors

• Singh, Vijay

published proceedings

• WATER INTERNATIONAL

author list (cited authors)

• Singh, V. P.

citation count

• 1

complete list of authors

• Singh, Vijay P

publication date

• June 2015

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Water International  Journal

keywords

• Disciplinary Approaches
• Entropy
• Unified Theory
• Water Engineering

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/02508060.2015.1084077

start page

• 568

end page

• 592

volume

• 40

issue

• 4

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1080%2F02508060.2015.1084077