Buried Pipelines for Surface Irrigation
This book is a comprehensive guide to the use of low-pressure pipelines instead of canal distribution systems for surface irrigation. Buried pipeline systems offer improvements over canals, without the sophistication and high cost of pressurized sprinkler and trickle irrigation. It is, therefore, an intermediate irrigation technology, which may be more appropriate on many irrigation schemes in low- and middleincome countries. It will normally be more efficient and more convenient in operation than conventional canal systems, with fewer environmental problems. The costs are considerably lower than for sprinkler
or trickle systems, and comparable to those of lined canals. The book identifies circumstances where buried pipe systems will be most appropriate, identifies the different types of system, and presents recommendations on selection, design, construction, operation and maintenance of buried pipeline systems.
Published: 1994
Pages: 232
eBook: 9781780441788
Paperback: 9781853391873
or trickle systems, and comparable to those of lined canals. The book identifies circumstances where buried pipe systems will be most appropriate, identifies the different types of system, and presents recommendations on selection, design, construction, operation and maintenance of buried pipeline systems.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PREFACE vii | |||
| Chapter 1 BURIED PIPE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS | |||
| FOR SURFACE IRRIGATION 1 | |||
| Chapter 2 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SELECTION 23 | |||
| Chapter 3 SYSTEM PLANNING AND DESIGN 57 | |||
| Chapter 4 HYDRAULIC DESIGN 75 | |||
| Chapter 5 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR | |||
| COMPONENT STRUCTURES 99 | |||
| Chapter 6 SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION 141 | |||
| Chapter 7 POST-CONSTRUCTION ISSUES 167 | |||
| Chapter 8 COST ANALYSIS OF BURIED PIPE | |||
| DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS 175 | |||
| Chapter 9 TRENDS IN THE UPGRADING AND | |||
| DEVELOPMENT OF BURIED PIPE SYSTEMS 189 | |||
| APPENDICES 191 | |||
| REFERENCES 217 |
Ian Smout
Ian Smout has worked on water management in developing countries since 1974, comprising 13 years with an international consultancy firm and 23 years with Loughborough University. Ian Smout was elected in 2008 as a Trustee and Board Member of RedR UK, an international charity that provides professional people and skills for disaster relief. He became Chair of RedR UK in 2010.
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