Municipal Engineering.
The Efficiency of Pumps and Ejectors. E. C. Bowden-Smith, M.I.Mech.E., etc. Late Egyptian Civil Service. Demy 8vo. Illustrated. ([See p. 17.]) 14/6 net.
Water Purification and Sewage Disposal. Dr. J. Tillmans, Director of the Chemical Department of the Municipal Institute of Hygiene, Frankfort-on-Maine. Translated by Hugh S. Taylor, M.Sc. 144 + xv pages. Demy 8vo. 9/- net.
Sewage Disposal Work: Design, Construction and Maintenance. Being a Practical Guide to Modern Methods of Sewage Purification. Hugh P. Raikes, M.Inst.C.E. Demy 8vo. 16/- net.
The Encyclopædia of Municipal and Sanitary Engineering. Edited by W. H. Maxwell, A.M.Inst.C.E., Borough and Waterworks Engineer, Tunbridge Wells Corporation, etc. In one volume. Cloth. 42/- net.
Rainfall, Reservoirs and Water Supply. Sir Alexander Binnie. 9/- net.
Contents.—Rainfall. Average. Fluctuations. Probable Average. Flow from the Ground. Intensity of Floods. Evaporation. Quantity and Rate per Head. Quality, Hardness, etc. Impurities. Filtration. Sources of Supply. Gravitation versus Pumping. Rivers and Pumping Works. Drainage Areas. Deductions from Rainfall. Compensation. Capacity of Reservoirs. Sites of Reservoirs. Puddle Trenches. Concrete Trenches. Base of Embankment. Reservoir Embankments. Puddle Wall. Formation of Embankment. Masonry Dams. Reservoir Outlets. Pipes through Embankment. Culvert under Embankment. Flow through Culverts. Valve Pit. Central Stopping. Tunnel Outlets. Syphon Outlets. Flood or Bye-channel. Waste Watercourse and Waste Weir. Aqueducts. Conduits. Pipes. Service Reservoir. Distribution. Valves. Meters. House Fittings. Index.
Conveyance and Distribution of Water for Water Supply. Edward Wegmann, C.E. Medium 8vo. 367 Illustrations. 8 Plates. 26/- net. (See page 22.)
Refuse Disposal and Power Production. W. F. Goodrich. Demy 8vo. 16/- net.
Small Dust Destructors for Institutional and Trade Refuse. W. F. Goodrich. Demy 8vo. 4/- net.
British Progress in Municipal Engineering. William H. Maxwell, A.M.Inst.C.E. Super-Royal 8vo. 6/- net.
Water Pipe and Sewage Discharge Diagrams. T. C. Ekin, M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Mech.E. Folio. 6/- net.
These diagrams and tables with accompanying descriptive letterpress and examples are based on Kutter’s formula with a coefficient of roughness of 0·013 and give the discharges in cubic feet per minute of every inch diameter of pipe from 3 to 48 inches when running full on inclinations from 1 to 15 per 1000.
Water: its Purification and Use in the Industries. W. W. Christie, M.Am.S.M.E., etc. 230 pages. 79 Illustrations. 12/6.
Modern Sanitary Engineering. Gilbert Thomson, M.A., M.Inst.C.E. Part I. House Drainage. Demy 8vo. Vol. I. 2nd Edition. (Glasgow Text-Books of Civil Engineering.) 16/- net.
Contents.—Introductory. The Site and Surroundings of the House. The General Principles of Drainage Design. Materials for Drains. The Size of Drains. The Gradient of Drains. Drain Flushing Traps: Their Principle and Efficacy. Traps: Their Number and Position. “Disconnections.” Intercepting Traps and Chambers. Inspection Openings and Manholes. Soil, Waste and Connecting Pipes. Water Closets. Flushing Cisterns and Pipes. Urinals. Baths. Lavatory Basins. Sinks, Tubs, etc. Trap Ventilation. Designing a System of Drainage. Buildings of Special class. Test and Testing. Sanitary Inspections. Sewage Disposal for Isolated Houses. Index.
Part II. Sewerage. Demy 8vo. 18/- net.
Contents.—General Principles of Design. Evolution of a Scheme. Size of Sewers. Quantity of Sewage. Velocity of Flow. Flushing. Excavations. Construction of Pipe Sewers. Construction of Built Sewers. Sea Outfall Sewers. Sewer Ventilation. Manholes. Lampholes. Street Gullies. Inverted Syphons. Raising Sewage. Storm Overflows. Connection to House Drains. Specifications and Schedules for Sewerage Work. Drainage and Sewerage of Housing Schemes. Index.
Town Planning in Madras. H. V. Lanchester, F.R.I.B.A., etc. 12/6 net.
Contents.—The Ethics of Town Planning. Historical Outlines of Town Planning. The Civic Survey. Economic Studies. Tradition and City Development. City Life and Housing. Commerce and Traffic. The Technique of City Development. Indian and European Cities. Problems in India. The Uses of the Town Planning Act. Madras City. The Improvement of Madras City.