Ancient and modern engineering and the Isthmian canal (1903)
Burr, William H. (William Hubert), 1851-1934 · New York, J. Wiley & Sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 264
at difference of levels or elevations will represent the height which is to be divided by the length of pipe or conduit between trie same two points in order to determine the sine The hydraulic gradient plays a very important part in the con- struction of a long pipe-line or conduit. If any part of… … Progress View of Construction of New Croton Dam. it shall be below the hydraulic gradient. Caution is obviously necessary to lay a pipe carrying water deep enough below the surface of the ground in cold climates to protect the water against freezing. At the same time if the pipe-line is a long one…
Civil engineering · Canals, Interoceanic
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