A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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Page 511
... sewers , and of three pumping - stations to lift the sewage so that its flow to the outfalls could con- tinue by gravity . The design of the system of intercept- ing sewers provided for a daily flow of sewage to the outfalls of 5 cu ft ...
... sewers , and of three pumping - stations to lift the sewage so that its flow to the outfalls could con- tinue by gravity . The design of the system of intercept- ing sewers provided for a daily flow of sewage to the outfalls of 5 cu ft ...
Page 514
... sewers in which the flow is more con- stant are circular in section , a shape which combines the greatest strength and capacity with the smallest amount of brickwork , and is therefore the most economical . VII . SEWERS : CALCULATION OF ...
... sewers in which the flow is more con- stant are circular in section , a shape which combines the greatest strength and capacity with the smallest amount of brickwork , and is therefore the most economical . VII . SEWERS : CALCULATION OF ...
Page 515
... sewers is carried out by gangs of men who regularly patrol them . In the older sewers , which , as has been stated , were frequently bricked - in streams , no alteration to the original gradients was made when they were enclosed , and ...
... sewers is carried out by gangs of men who regularly patrol them . In the older sewers , which , as has been stated , were frequently bricked - in streams , no alteration to the original gradients was made when they were enclosed , and ...
Contents
GLASS by L M ANGUSBUTTERWORTH Director The Newton Heath Glass | 12 |
TELEGRAPHY by G R M GARRATT Deputy Keeper Department of Electrical | 22 |
FISH PRESERVATION by C L CUTTING Officer in Charge Humber | 44 |
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