Drinking-Water Distribution, Sewage, and Rainfall Collection, Third Edition

Drinking Water Distribution, Sewage, and Rainfall Collection is the first
textbook produced in French and English entirely devoted to practical
hydraulic problems as they occur in modern cities. It looks at the design and
application of equipment for drinking water distribution, runoff and sewage
collection. Fundamental hydraulic principles are presented clearly and their
application is illustrated in examples representative of real-world
situations. Exercises and problems enable students to test their knowledge in
each chapter. Specific topics include the measurement of sewage flow, sewage
pumping stations, pump selection, inverted siphon, and characteristics of
pipes available on the market in a wide variety of materials. The textbook
also covers issues such as water hammer and other overpressures, dead and live
loads, underground pipe installation, water supply to high rise buildings, the
design of sewer and water service connections, water flows and volumes for
fire fighting, water intake and intake pipes, fire hydrants, water inlets and
valve settings on water networks, sewage outfall, pipe freezing and corrosion,
thrust blocks and restrained joints, culverts, etc. One chapter is entirely
devoted to waterborne diseases, chemical contaminants and dangerous gases that
accumulate in enclosed spaces. Engineers, technicians and scientists can use
the textbook to learn the basic requirements for designing and evaluating
sanitary storm networks, sewage networks and water distribution networks.