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A longtime engineer in Brazil provides a textbook and manual of the principal aspects of the history, design, manufacture, erection, and operation of hydraulic gates. Erbisti covers topics including the selection of gate type, the limits of the gates' use, estimating their weight, operative forces, hoisting systems, the design of the structure and support elements, seals, and the hydrodynamic forces acting on the gates. He includes many b&w diagrams and illustrations. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR More Reviews and Recommendations |
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