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IRRIGATION WORKS
By the Same Author
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IRRIGATION WORKS
THE PRINCIPLES ON WHICH THEIR DESIGNAND WORKING SHOULD BE BASED, WITHSPECIAL DETAILS RELATING TO
INDIAN CANALS
AND SOME PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
BY
E. S. BELLASIS, M.Inst.C.E.
RECENTLY SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER IN THE IRRIGATION BRANCH OFTHE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF INDIA
37 Illustrations
London
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SPON & CHAMBERLAIN, 123 LIBERTY STREET
1913
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CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preface | vii | |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | ||
| ARTICLE | ||
| 1. | Preliminary Remarks | 1 |