Principal symbols -- A short history of hydraulics -- Introductory notes -- Part One. Principles and Basic Applications -- Hydrostatics -- Principles of fluid flow -- Behaviour of real fluids -- Flow in pipes and closed conduits -- Open channel flow -- Pressure surge in pipelines -- Hydraulic machines -- Wave theory -- Sediment transport -- Flood hydrology -- Dimensional analysis and the theory of physical models -- Part Two. Aspects of Hydraulic Engineering -- Pipeline systems -- Hydraulic structures -- Computational hydraulics -- River and canal engineering -- Coastal engineering.