Punjab rivers and works. A description of the shifting rivers of the Punjab plains and of works on them, namely: inundation canals, flood embankments and river training works, with the principles for designing and working them

Bellasis E. S. (Edward Skelton) B. 1855

Description

PUNJAB RIVERS AND WORKS. A DESCRIPTION OF RIVERS OF THE PUNJAB PLAINS AND OF WORKS ONTHE SHIFTING THEM, NAMELY INUNDATION FLOOD EMBANKMENTSCANALS, AND TRAININGRIVER WORKS, WITH THE PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGNING AND WORKING THEM. BY E. S. M. INST.BELLASIS, C.E., * RECENTLY SUPERINTENDING IRRIGATION.ENGINEER, PUNJAB "AUTHOR OF HYDRAULICS WITH WORKING TABLES," "AND THE SUCTION CAUSED BY SHIPS." SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED. LONDON : E. & F. N. LTD.SPON, 1912. V PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION. whichOf the themselves to themany interesting problems present in not a few arise in connection with theIrrigation Engineer India, Inundation Canals of the and the Flood Embankments whichPunjab form of the Canal General rules and forpart systems. principles dealing with these Canals and Embankments have been butevolved,gradually there has hitherto been no treatise them forth or detailedsetting giving information the worksconcerning The of the in the District of Dera Ghazi KhanIndus,Training r constitutes another ofseries which of recent beenproblems has, years, a deal before the but hitherto there has been nogreat public complete and succinct account of it. The is akin to that of the Canalssubject and Embankments both cases a of the character of the(in knowledge rivers is the first and the work isPunjabshifting thing required) the samesupervisedgenerally by Engineers. The need for information on the above rise to thesubjects gave of the work.

Sujets

• Rivers
• Régulation
• Canals
• Irrigation

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 11
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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