Irrigation Works

Excerpt from Irrigation Works: The Principles on Which Their Design and Working Should Be Based, With Special Details Relating to Indian Canals and Some Proposed Improvements Preliminary Remarks; Gauges and Regulators; Gauge Reading and Discharges; Registers of Irrigation and Outlets; Distribution of Supply; Extensions and Remodellings; Remodelling of Outlets; Miscellaneous Items; General Description; Area and Discharges; Remarks; Preliminary Remarks; Reduction of Losses in the Channels; Modules; Divide Wall on Lower Chenab Canal; Specification for Maintenance of Channels; Specification for Maintenance Banks and Embankments; Specification for Bushing; Escapes; Gauges; Gibb's Module; Kennedy's Gaugr Outlet; Index About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.