Hydraulic canals : design, construction, regulation and maintenance /

"Aimed at engineers with a good grounding in hydraulic engineering, this practical reference fills a need for a guide to the design, construction, management and modernisation of canals. It provides anin-depth study of the problems caused by seepage, an analysis of the various possible linings,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Liria Montañés, José
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Boca Raton] : [CRC Press], [2014?]
Subjects:	Canals > Design and construction. Canals > Maintenance and repair. Canaux > Entretien et réparations. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Hydraulics. Canals > Design and construction Canals > Maintenance and repair Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Hydraulic operation of a canal
chapter 2 Water loss in canals
chapter 3 Study and definition of the canal layout and earth movement works to be carried out
chapter 4 Mass concrete lining
chapter 5 Construction of concrete linings
chapter 6 Prefabricated slab and brick linings: Rubble-work linings
chapter 7 Asphalt linings for canals
chapter 8 Plastic membrane linings
chapter 9 Canal drainage
chapter 10 The cross section in a lined canal
chapter 11 Unlined canals
chapter 12 Canals with peculiar problems
chapter 13 Navigation canals
chapter 14 Watercourse crossing works
chapter 15 Flow rate measurement works
chapter 16 Spillways
chapter 17 Height loss works
chapter 18 Ditches and tertiary canals
chapter 19 Canal regulation
chapter 20 Mathematical models in canals
chapter 21 Canal rehabilitation and modernization
chapter 22 Maintenance and conservation of canals
chapter 23 Canal safety.