Publications

Book Chapters

(with Y. K. Tung), “Optimal Design of Stilling Basins of Overflow Spillways,” Chapter 19, Civil Engineering Practice 2 Hydraulics/Mechanics, Technomic Publishing Co., Inc., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1988.

(with Y. K. Tung), “Optimal Risk-Based Hydraulic Design of Highway Bridges, Chapter 18, Civil Engineering Practice 2 Hydraulics/Mechanics, Technomic Publishing Co., Inc. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1988.

Sakarya, A. B., F. E. Goldman, and L. W. Mays, Models for the Optimal Scheduling of Pumps to Meet Water Quality, Water Industry Systems: Modeling and Optimization Applications – Volume II, edited by Dragan Savic, Research Studies Press, Ltd, Baldock, Hertfordshire, England, pp. 379-391, 1999.

Hermes, V. A. and L. W. Mays, Regional water system development and management in the U. S. Southwest, Regional Water System Management: Water Conservation, Water Supply, and System Integration, (edited by E. Cabrera, R. Cobacho, and J. R. Lund), A. A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, The Netherlands, 2002.

Ejeta, M. Z. and L. W. Mays, Computer Models for integrated hydrosystems management, Regional Water System Management: Water Conservation, Water Supply, and System Integration, (edited by E. Cabrera, R. Cobacho, and J. R. Lund), A. A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, The Netherlands, 2002.

World Book Encyclopedia, several parts on water and dams.

“Open Channel Flow,” in  Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 7th Edition, by Fox, R.W., A.T. McDonald, and P.J. Pritchard, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, 2008.

“Water Engineering and Management in Ancient Egypt,” Water Engineering and Management Through Time: Learning From History, edited by E. Cabrera, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, 2010.

De Feo G, Mays LW and Angelakis AN (2011) Water and Wastewater Management Technologies in the Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations. In: Peter Wilderer (ed.) Treatise on Water Science, vol. 4, pp. 3–22 Oxford: Academic Press.

De Feo, G.; Antoniou, G.P.; Mays, L.; Dragoni, W.; Fardin, H.F.; El-Gohary, F.; Laureano, P.; Kanetaki, E.I.; Zheng, X.Y.; Angelakis, A.N. Historical Development of Waste Water Management. In Handbook of Engineering Hydrology, 1st ed.; Eslamian, S., Ed.; Taylor and Francis: Boca Raton, USA, 2014; Volume 2.

Refereed Journal Publications

Stafford, N., D. Che, and L.W. Mays, Optimization Model for the Design of Infiltration Basins, Water Resources Management, (published online April 22, 2015), DOI 10.1007/s11269-015-0970-6.

 Che, D. and L.W. Mays (2015) Development of an Optimization/Simulation Model for Real-Time Flood-Control Operation of River-Reservoir Systems, W10.1007/s11269-015-1041-Water Resources Management, (published online June 16, 2015), DOI 10.1007/s11269-015-1041-8.

Steele, J.C., K. Mahoney, O. Karovic, and L.W. Mays (2016) Heuristic Optimization Model for the Optimal Layout and Pipe Design of Sewer Systems, Water Resources Management. 30(5), 1605-1620, DOI 10.1007/s11269-015-1191-8.

Oxley, R.L., Mays, L.W., and Murray, A. (2016). Optimization Model for the Sustainable Water Resource Management of River Basins. Water Resources Management. Published online May 12, DOI 10.1007/s11269-016-1345-3.

Georgios Antoniou, Giovanni De Feo, Franz Fardin, Aldo Tamburrino, Saifullah Khan, Fang Tie, Ieva Reklaityte, Eleni Kanetaki, Xiao Yun Zheng, Larry Mays, and Andreas Angelakis (2016). Evolution of Toilets Worldwide Through the Millennia, Sustainability, 2016, 8, 779. Basel, Switzerland. Doi:10.3390/su8080779.

Oxley, R.L. and Mays, L.W. (2016) Application of an Optimization Model for the Sustainable Water Resource Management of River Basins, Water Resources Management, published online August 2016. doi:10.1007/s11269-016-1459-7

Aydin, A.Y. L.W. Mays, T. Schmitt, Technical and Environmental Sustainability Assessment of Water Distribution Systems, Water Resources Management, (published on line August 9, 2014), DOI10.1007/s11269-014-0768-y.

Karovic, O. and L.W. Mays, Sewer System Design using Simulated Annealing in Excel, Water Resources Management, 28:4551-4565, DOI 10.1007/s11269-014-0750-8

Aydin, A.Y. L.W. Mays, T. Schmitt, Sustainability Assessment for Urban Water Distribution Systems, Water Resources Management, pp. 4373-4384, published online July 24, 2014. DOI 10.1007/s11269-014-07757-1.

Oxley, R.L. and L.W. Mays, Optimization – Simulation Model for Detention Basin System Design, Water Resources Management, 28(4), pp. 1157-1171, DOI 10.1007/s11269-014-0552-z, 2014.

Mays, L.W., Use of Cisterns During Antiquity in the Mediterranean Region for Water Resources Sustainability, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, IWA, Vol. 14.1, pp. 38-47, doi:10.2166/ws.2013.171, 2014.

Rothman, D. and L.W. Mays, Water Resources Sustainability: Development of a Multi-objective Optimization Model, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, (published online November 2013), 140(12), doi:10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000425, 2014.

Che, D., M. Nangare, and L.W. Mays, Determination of Clark’s Unit Hydrograph Parameters for Watersheds, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, 19(4), pp. 384-387, February 2014.

Che, D., M. Nangare, and L.W. Mays, Determination of Unit Hydrographs and Green-Ampt Parameters for Watersheds, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, 19(4), pp. 375-383, February 2014.

Mays, L.; Antoniou, G.P.; Angelakis, A.N. History of Water Cisterns: Legacies and Lessons. Water 2013, 5, 1916-1940, Online 2013

Mays, L.W., Groundwater Resources Sustaianbility: Past, Present, and Future, Water Resources Management, 27(13), pp 4409-4424, published online October 2013.

Chill, J. and L.W. Mays, Determination of the Optimal Location for Developments to Minimize Detetnion Requirements, Water Resources Management, published online October 2013, and journal publication 27(15), pp. 5089-5100.

Mays, L, W., Brief History of Filtration/Sedimentation, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 13.3, IWA, pp. 735-742, 2013.

Ahmed, E-S.M.S. and L.W. Mays, Model for Real-Time Optimal Dam Releases during Flooding Conditions, Natural Hazards, Springer, DOI 10.1007/s11069-012-0444-6, published online: 18 October 2012 and journal publication Vol. 65, pp. 1849-1861, 2013.

Gorokhovich, Y., L.W. Mays, L. Ullmann, A Survey of Ancient Minoan Water Technologies, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, IWA, Vol. 114, pp. 388 – 399, 2011.

Travis, Q.B. and L.W. Mays, “Prediction of Intake Vortex Risk by Nearest Neighbors Modeling, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 137, No. 6, June 2011.

Mays Academic Long Vita Aug 2016

Other Journal Publications and Proceedings
Reports and Other Publications
Solutions Manuals for Books

Solutions Manual for Applied Hydrology, by V. T. Chow, D. R. Maidment and L. W. Mays, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1988.
Solutions Manual for Hydrosystems Engineering and Management, by Larry W. Mays and Y. K. Tung, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1992.
Solutions Manual for Water Resources Engineering, by Messele Ejeta and Larry W. Mays, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2002.
Solutions Manual for Groundwater Hydrology, by Sukru Ozger and Larry W. Mays, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2004.
Solutions Manual for Ground and Surface Water Hydrology, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2011.