Papers Upon the Supply of Water to TownsE. & F.N. Spon, 1865 - 53 sider |
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Side 17
... pipes , is often filled up with broken stone , in order to facilitate the entrance of rain and drainage waters . In laying out works of this character , attention must be paid to the area of land enclosed by the catch - water and other ...
... pipes , is often filled up with broken stone , in order to facilitate the entrance of rain and drainage waters . In laying out works of this character , attention must be paid to the area of land enclosed by the catch - water and other ...
Side 20
... pipes laid in trenches , covered with gravel , and the trench then sodded over . The water is stored in a reservoir capable of containing ninety days ' supply , at the rate of 2,000,000 gallons per day . The rainfall of the district is ...
... pipes laid in trenches , covered with gravel , and the trench then sodded over . The water is stored in a reservoir capable of containing ninety days ' supply , at the rate of 2,000,000 gallons per day . The rainfall of the district is ...
Side 24
... pipes provided for con- veying it , against which provision must be made . The quantity of matter held mechanically in suspension in the water depends mainly upon the velocity and specific gravity of the matter suspended . In all cases ...
... pipes provided for con- veying it , against which provision must be made . The quantity of matter held mechanically in suspension in the water depends mainly upon the velocity and specific gravity of the matter suspended . In all cases ...
Side 31
... pipes , principally at the cost of different Lord Mayors , and the munificence of some wealthy citizens , The gigantic scheme of supplying London with water from the springs at Chadwell and Amwell , which , by the instru- mentality of ...
... pipes , principally at the cost of different Lord Mayors , and the munificence of some wealthy citizens , The gigantic scheme of supplying London with water from the springs at Chadwell and Amwell , which , by the instru- mentality of ...
Side 42
... pipes used in lining the bore - holes are put together with collars sunk into a recess at the ends of the pipes , or cylinders , and to which they are secured by countersunk screws , so that both the external and internal face of the ...
... pipes used in lining the bore - holes are put together with collars sunk into a recess at the ends of the pipes , or cylinders , and to which they are secured by countersunk screws , so that both the external and internal face of the ...
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