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Groundwater technology handbook : a field guide to extraction and usage of groundwater
Title:
Groundwater technology handbook : a field guide to extraction and usage of groundwater
Author:
Mahendra, A. R.
ISBN:
9781482812657

9781482812640
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
[India] : Partridge India, [2013]

©2013
Physical Description:
xxiv, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Occurrence of groundwater -- Exploration for groundwater -- Aquifer characteristics and their significance -- Water well drilling -- Dug wells, bore wells, radial wells -- Tube wells -- Well development, stimulation, and maintenance -- Measuring flow & yield -- Testing wells for yield & drawdown -- Pumping systems -- System valves -- Pump selection -- Installation of pumps and ancillaries -- Piping systems -- Composition and purification of water -- Appendix 1: Trouble shooting a tube or borewell -- Appendix 2: Miscellaneous readings in groundwater.
Abstract:
"A comprehensive, yet concise handbook dealing with occurrence, exploration, drilling, extraction, and use of groundwater. Includes types of wells, pumps, pump selection, testing of wells, installation, piping systems, composition and purification, with figures and tables to compute yield, and flow in conduits, and troubleshooting wells."
Document ID:
SD_ILS:2177526
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