Now enhanced with 25% new material, this easily portable, applications-based manual provides a focused, quick look-up reference on hydraulics encountered in day-to-day practice. Compiles material and data from a wide range of engineering sources of interest to those who process, pump, treat, contain, and distribute water. The second edition has more illustrations, including cut-away and cross-sectional views of pipe, pumps, and other flow mechanisms; increased coverage of agri-drainage and water management issues; and an expanded look at pump designs.

A quick, concise reference guide to basic engineering data specifically selected to solve problems typically encountered in the field. This third edition features new sections on sewage treatment, street and road design and rope tying and splicing, along with new material on field inspection, surveying, fire protection, and safety and first aid. It also contains mathematical formulas and general conversion tables.