River training and control : being a description of the theory and practice of the modern system, entitled, The guide bank system, used in India for the control and guidance of great alluvial rivers / by Francis J.E. Spring.
The author approaches the hydraulic engineering of rivers from the point of view of a railway engineer requiring to bridge large alluvial rivers. Constructing on the banks of such a river so as to avoid both over- and under-engineering, and therefore to avoid either unnecessary capital or revenue (f...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Calcutta :
Railway Board,
1935.
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| Online Access: | ICE Premier Collection |
| Summary: | The author approaches the hydraulic engineering of rivers from the point of view of a railway engineer requiring to bridge large alluvial rivers. Constructing on the banks of such a river so as to avoid both over- and under-engineering, and therefore to avoid either unnecessary capital or revenue (for maintenance) expenditure. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 254 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0727751999 9780727751997 |