Drinking-water distribution, sewage, and rainfall collection

548 Pages·2015·12.415 MB·English

by  François G. Brière

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François G. Brière
Drinking-Water
Distribution, Sewage,
and Rainfall Collection
Third Edition
Drinking-Water Distribution, Sewage, and Rainfall Collection, Third Edition
François G. Brière
Editing, proofreading: Susan Usher
Page setting: Martine Aubry
Cover page: Cyclone Design
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Originally published as Distribution et collecte des eaux, Troisième édition
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To my grandchildren
Annie-Jade and Matthieu Gagnon
Gabriel and Noémie Bradette

DISCLAIMER
In this book, the author presents practical solutions to a variety of problems encoun-
tered in the design, construction and operation of various structures required for
drinking water distribution and rainfall and sewage collection. The author cautions
the reader that no subject is covered exhaustively; this is not the objective of the
book and engineering practice is in such constant evolution that the objective itself
would be unrealistic. Moreover no one is beyond making a mistake, not even the
undersigned! Consequently one must use the equations, tables, graphs and problem
solutions presented in this book cautiously. In all cases the engineer may find it useful
to consult the most recent reference publications of public and technical societies,
and to consult competent engineers or researchers. Asking for guidelines and/or sug-
gestions from manufacturers or dealers is also highly recommended and can be done
without compromising critical evaluation. In summary, it is impossible to gather in
a single reference book all the pertinent and up-to-date information required by the
engineer or the technican working in this field.

FOREWORD
Many books have been written on the design and construction of major civil
engineer ing projects that aim to tame or use water, such as canals, dams, hydroelec-
tric plants, ports, locks and aqueducts. However, it is rare for an author, even from
academia, to examine the design of projects involving water collection and distri-
bution, and when they do, the result bears little relation to daily engineering work.
This is mainly because the useful, pertinent and practical information about water
networks is held by so many different actors — manufacturers, governmental and
para-governmental organizations, professional associations and researchers — who
are often reluctant to divulge what they know. Even when they do, the information
remains difficult to assimilate because the various documents are not designed to be
complementary; they employ different symbols and respond to eclectic requirements
or very particular needs.
Since its first edition, Drinking Water Distribution, Sewage, and Rainfall Collec­
tion has aimed to fill this void by presenting a coherent knowledge set that helps
to develop the skills required to design and construct high quality water networks
equipped with appropriate materials and accessories to meet population needs at an
acceptable cost.
With this intention in mind, the author introduces us to all the subjects that must
be mastered in order to design and manage a water network: water consumption,
waste water flow, peak factors, water hammer, the types of pipe available on the mar-
ket, occasional and cyclical pressure surges, culverts, Parshall canals, live and dead
loads (of roads and railways), fire fighting, water and sewer connections, corrosion,
installation of pipes in the ground, including at street intersections, frost, abutments
and reservoirs, pumping stations, valves, fire hydrants, joints, inverted siphons, etc.
To all this is added a chapter on the professional hazards faced by water management
workers and the illnesses for which they are at risk.
Finally, readers will appreciate the entirely new chapter devoted to thermoplastic
pipes.
The author wishes to mention he has chosen to employ an accuracy of 5% for
most of the calculations, data and results in the book.
This book is pedagogical first and foremost as it addresses engineering teachers
and students as well as civil engineering technicians, however it may also be of
inter est to others concerned with water networks, such as municipal administrators,
bureaucrats and citizens. The broader audience will appreciate its straightforward
presentation and simple mathematical tools.
François G. Brière, eng.
October 2014