. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. = .——— UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 906 Contribution from the Bureau of Public Roads THOMAS H. MACDONALD, Chief Washington, D. C. March 23, 1921 THE USE OF CONCRETE PIPE IN IRRIGATION By F. W. STANLEY, Senior Irrigation Engineer, with Introductory Paragraphs by SAMUEL FORTIER, Chief of Irrigation Division CONTENTS Introduction 1 The Use of Pipe in Irrigation .... 2 Incasing Old Pipes of Metal and Wood with Concrete 4 Concrete Pipe 4 Reinforced Concrete Pipe 6 Manufacture of Plain Concrete Pipe .


. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. = .——— UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 906 Contribution from the Bureau of Public Roads THOMAS H. MACDONALD, Chief Washington, D. C. March 23, 1921 THE USE OF CONCRETE PIPE IN IRRIGATION By F. W. STANLEY, Senior Irrigation Engineer, with Introductory Paragraphs by SAMUEL FORTIER, Chief of Irrigation Division CONTENTS Introduction 1 The Use of Pipe in Irrigation .... 2 Incasing Old Pipes of Metal and Wood with Concrete 4 Concrete Pipe 4 Reinforced Concrete Pipe 6 Manufacture of Plain Concrete Pipe . 8 Quality of Concrete Pipe 9 Cost of Unreinforced Pipe 12 Laying Concrete Pipe 13 Causes of Failure in Concrete Pipe . 15 Pipe Systems for Irrigation 23 Settling Basins and Screens 27 Air Vents 29 Relief Stands 30 Measuring Devices for Pipe Irrigation . Systems 31 Distributing Hydrants 44. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1921. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.


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