Master this essential manual for building and maintaining sewerage and house drainage systems
With clear explanations and practical tables, it guides engineers through the construction and maintenance of sanitary works, from cement and mortar choices to ventilation, subsoil drains, and outfall designs. This edition emphasizes reliable materials, tested techniques, and calculations that help you plan and execute sewer projects with confidence.
- Learn material selection and mixing, including cement types, sands, water, and how different additives affect strength and setting.
- Understand sewer design basics, from pipe strength and joints to ventilation, gases, and trap systems.
- Explore timbering, shoring, and temporary works, plus durable methods for permanent outfall structures.
- Use the built-in tables and calculations to estimate rainfall, sewage volumes, flows, velocities, and pressures for real-world projects.
Ideal for students, engineers, and city-planning professionals seeking a thorough, field-ready reference on sanitary engineering and sewerage construction.