For Sanitary Authorities, Engineers, Inspectors, Architects, Contractors, and Students.
BY
FRANCIS WOOD, A.M.Inst.C.E., F.G.S.,
Borough Engineer and Surveyor, Fulham; late Borough Engineer, Bacup, Lancs.
GENERAL CONTENTS.
Introduction.—Hydraulics.—Velocity of Water in Pipes.—Earth Pressures and Retaining Walls.—Powers.—House Drainage.—Land Drainage.—Sewers.—Separate System.—Sewage Pumping.—Sewer Ventilation.—Drainage Areas.—Sewers, Manholes, &c.—Trade Refuse.—Sewage Disposal Works.—Bacteriolysis.—Sludge Disposal.—Construction and Cleansing of Sewers.—Refuse Disposal.—Chimneys and Foundations.
"The volume bristles with information which will be greedily read by those in need of assistance. The book is one that ought to be on the bookshelves of every practical engineer."—Sanitary Journal.
"A veritable pocket compendium of Sanitary Engineering.... A work which may, in many respects, be considered as complete ... commendably cautious ... interesting ... suggestive."—Public Health Engineer.
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