Understand irrigation design whether your a designer, installer, or student with the Simplified Irrigation Design, 2nd Ed.
Item #: 265-6222-95
ISBN: 0-471-28622-2
ISBN13: 978-0-471-28622-6
Author: Pete Melby Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Format: Paperback
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Simplified Irrigation Design, 2nd Edition gives readers the ability to understand irrigation design. This book is perfect for the installer, designer or student and is one of the best-selling academic guides to irrigation design. The text has been completely rewritten so that it can be understood easily. The text was created for the irrigation designer and installer, as well as students in order to clearly explain the basics of irrigation design and the related hydraulics without the need for interpretation by instructors. Each chapter will build upon another to present all of the fundamentals of irrigation design before going into the complicated aspects of irrigation. Topics covered within the text include basic hydraulics, pipe sizing, friction loss calculations and determining water pressure. The text offers illustrations and photos to show exactly how every concept and piece of equipment will work together. Additionally, the reader will learn how to estimate costs and write specifications.
All recommended pipe sizes are described according to the ASTM in order to help the reader fully understand the limits of irrigation pipe used. This expanded second edition to landscape irrigation includes all of the latest equipment and techniques. The text will show you how to conserve water in order to help you anticipate client environmental concerns as well as computerized methods for managing labor and irrigation systems to help you save money on labor and water costs.. Another bonus of this text is that the author has combed the minds of contractors, irrigation designers and equipment manufacturers in order to help you avoid costly mistakes they even veterans of the industry make. It doesn't matter if you are brushing up on the latest technology or learning this for the first time, you will want to read the second edition from cover to cover. Chapters include sprinkler irrigation, sprinkler head performance, types of sprinkler heads, determining geographical areas, sizing irrigation and calculating water line pressure. The text also features chapters on pipe loops, installation designs, cost estimation, drip irrigation and backflow prevention throughout its 240 pages.
Simplified Irrigation Design, 2nd Edition - Table of Contents:
Sprinkler Irrigation
Sprinkler Head Performance
Types of Sprinkler Heads
Determining Geographical Areas
Sizing Irrigation Pipe
Calculating Water Supply and Pressure
Sizing Wire to Electric Valves
Winterizing the Irrigation System
Backflow Prevention
Triangular Spacing of Sprinkler Heads
Pipe Loops
Installation Details
Cost Estimating
Making Solvent-Cemented Joints with PVC Pipe and Fittings
Simplified Irrigation Design, 2nd Edition
