Structures for water control and distribution

Irrigation Water management
Training Manual
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Structures for water
control and distribution

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Rome, 1993

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Table of contents

Partie 1 [858 Kb]

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION

Partie 2 [968 Kb]

Chapter 2 WATER INTAKE TO A FIELD
Chapter 3 WATER LEVEL IN FIELD CHANNELS

Partie 3 [1,71 Mb]

Chapter 4 WATER DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE CANAL NETWORK

Partie 4 [1,02 Mb]

Chapter 5 FLOW MEASUREMENT

Partie 5 [1,07 Mb]

Chapter 6 PROTECTIVE AND OTHER CANAL STRUCTURES

Partie 6 [828 Kb]

Chapter 7 COMMON PROBLEMS IN STRUCTURES
Chapter 8 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORKS

Partie 7 [560 Kb]

Chapter 9 STRUCTURES AND MINOR SCHEME EXTENSIONS

Annex 1 HOW TO DETERMINE THE DISCHARGE THROUGH A FIELD INTAKE

Annex 2 DISCHARGE-HEAD RELATIONSHIPS OF FLOW MEASURING DEVICES