Laycock, Adrian.

Irrigation systems : design, planning and construction / Adrian Laycock. - Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2007. - 285 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Evolution and a prelude to change -- Elements of irrigation -- Water management -- Canal operation & automation -- Irrigation water demands -- Canal architecture -- Canal control structures -- Low-pressure pipelines -- Canal lining -- Canal hydraulic design -- Troubleshooting : feedback from the field -- Costs and economics.

1845932633 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781845932633 (hbk. : alk. paper)


Irrigation projects--Design and construction.
Irrigation projects--Planning.

TC812 / .L38 2007

333.91/3

TC812 / .L38 2007