Drainage System Books and Publications

Modern Land Drainage: Planning, Design and Management of Agricultural Drainage Systems

Modern Land Drainage is a fully renewed and extended edition of Land Drainage: Planning and Design of Agricultural Drainage systems, which was first published in 1983 (Batsford, London). The book is based on traditional drainage methods for rain-fed agriculture in the humid temperature zone. Significant parts are devoted to drainage for salinity ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Materials for subsurface land drainage systems (English)

Series: FAO Irrigation and Drainage PapersThis publication presents practical guidelines to assess the need for envelopes and to select appropriate materials (i.e. pipes and envelopes) for the proper and lasting performance of subsurface drainage systems. In addition, it contains guidelines for adequate installation and maintenance of drainage ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Testing and Performance of Geosynthetics in Subsurface Drainage

This unique volume provides new information on the testing, application, and installation of geosynthetics used in drainage applications in roadway and landfills. 9 papers divided into 3 sections cover the following:Field Performance Studies--examines the performance of 3 different geocomposite materials. They include a geonet with a geotextile, ...

By ASTM International

Impacts of Climate Change on Rainfall Extremes and Urban Drainage Systems

Impacts of Climate Change on Rainfall Extremes and Urban Drainage Systems provides a state-of-the-art overview of existing methodologies and relevant results related to the assessment of the climate change impacts on urban rainfall extremes as well as on urban hydrology and hydraulics. This overview focuses mainly on several difficulties and ...

By IWA Publishing

An Integrated Approach for the Improvement of Flood Control and Drainage Schemes in the Coastal Belt of Bangladesh

This study describes the development of water management in Bangladesh, including flood control and drainage schemes. The present landuse situation and hydrological conditions are presented and the coastal lowland development of Southeast Asia is reviewed. A performance analysis of different flood control and drainage systems are discussed, ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Guidelines and computer programs for the planning and design of land drainage systems (+CD-ROM) (En)

Series: FAO Irrigation and Drainage PapersThe aim of this paper is to facilitate the planning and design of land drainage systems for sound land and water management for engineers and other professionals. The text of this publication provides guidelines for the appropriate identification of drainage problems, for the planning and design of field ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Plastic Piping Systems

Specifications, practices, and test methods for plastic piping systems deal with composites, DWV, fittings, gas pipe, joining, land drainage, sewer pipes, trenchless technology, vinyl-based pipe, and irrigation ...

By ASTM International

Plastic Piping Systems

Specifications, practices, and test methods for plastic piping systems deal with composites, DWV, fittings, gas pipe, joining, land drainage, sewer pipes, trenchless technology, vinyl-based pipe, and irrigation ...

By ASTM International

Self-Organized Criticality in Earth Systems

Self-organized criticality (SOC) has become a magic word in various scientific disciplines; it provides a framework for understanding complexity and scale invariance in systems showing irregular fluctuations. In the first 10 years after Per Bak and his co-workers presented their seminal idea, more than 2000 papers on this topic appeared. ...

By Springer

Governance and Management for Sustainable Water Systems

Increasing global pressure on water resources requires many actions from governments and individuals to achieve sustainable levels of water use. These involve management tasks such as project development and utility operation, but the degree of interdependence among the many participants in water management is so great that additional regulatory ...

By IWA Publishing

Model Predictive Control on Open Water Systems

In the research Model Predictive Control on Open Water Systems, the relatively new control methodology Model Predictive Control is configured for application of water quantity control on open water systems, especially on irrigation canals and large drainage systems. The methodology applies an internal model of the open water system, by which ...

By IOS Press

Evaluation of GHG Emissions from Septic Systems

The emission rates of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from individual onsite septic systems used for the management of domestic wastewater were determined in this study. A static flux chamber method was used to determine the emission rates of methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide gases from eight septic tanks and two soil dispersal systems. A ...

By IWA Publishing

Hydroinformatics Tools for Planning, Design, Operation and Rehabilitation of Sewer Systems

Hydroinformatics systems are systems that combine computational hydraulic modelling with information systems (including knowledge-based systems). They are gaining rapid acceptance in the areas of environmental planning, design and management. The present book focuses exclusively on sewage systems, starting with their planning and then going ...

By Springer

Dissolved Organic Matter in Lacustrine Ecosystems: Energy Source and System Regulator

Concentrations of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in lakes are often an order of magnitude greater than concentrations of particulate organic matter; nevertheless, the biogeochemical analysis of DOM is described in only a few textbooks on limnology (most thoroughly by Wetzel). The orgins of dissolved organic substances are largely ...

By Springer

Modernizing irrigation management - the MASSCOTE approach. Mapping System and Services for Canal Operation Techniques (+ 2 CD-ROMs) (English)

Series: FAO Irrigation and Drainage PapersThis publication describes the MASSCOTE methodology, illustrated by several applications in Asia. MASSCOTE is a comprehensive methodology for analysing the modernization of canal operation. The aim is to enable experts to work together with users in determining improved processes for cost-effective ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Patagonian Shelf - GIWA Regional Assessment 38

GIWA region 38, Patagonian Shelf, comprises the La Plata River Basin, the South Atlantic Drainage System, and the Patagonian Shelf Large Marine ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Geosynthetics

Volume 04.13 focuses on the mechanical, endurance, permeability, and filtration properties of geosynthetics. Applications such as roadway stabilization and repair, erosion control, geomembranes, soil drainage, and reinforcement, as well as hydraulic barriers composed primarily of man-made polymer sheets or spray applied systems are included. Also ...

By ASTM International

Geosynthetics

Volume 04.13 focuses on the mechanical, endurance, permeability, and filtration properties of geosynthetics. Applications such as roadway stabilization and repair, erosion control, geomembranes, soil drainage, and reinforcement, as well as hydraulic barriers composed primarily of man-made polymer sheets or spray applied systems are included. Also ...

By ASTM International

Steel Pipelines 2 -- Standards for Use in the Design and Construction of Pipework (Edition 2)

The 3rd edition of the DIN Handbook 141 (1st English edition), comprises 42 standards dealing with the design and construction of pipework for use in site drainage systems and drinking water supply systems, welding of steel pipes, and corrosion prtoection of ...

By ASTM International

Geosynthetics

Volume 04.13 focuses on the mechanical, endurance, permeability, and filtration properties of geosynthetics. Applications such as roadway stabilization and repair, erosion control, geomembranes, soil drainage, and reinforcement, as well as hydraulic barriers composed primarily of man-made polymer sheets or spray applied systems are included. Also ...

By ASTM International

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