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A handbook of gravity-flow water systems for small communities / Thomas D. Jordan, Jr.

By: Jordan, Thomas DMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Intermediate Technology Development Group, 2000Description: 224 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 0946688508Subject(s): Water-supply engineering | Water -- DistributionDDC classification: 628.144

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Village evaluation and feasibility study
Topographic surveying
Design period, population, and water demands
Types of systems
Hydraulic theory
Air-blocks and washouts; Pipeline design
System design and estimates
Pipeline construction
Intake works
Sedimentation tanks
Break-pressure tanks
Reservoir tanks
Public tapstands
Valveboxes
Water quality
Hydraulic rams
Cement, concrete, and masonry
Practical technology

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