Mentoring - Managing Your People Investment
Geotechnical Planning, Design, and Construction for the Cape Hatteras Light Station Relocation
Who, What, Where, and Why? - Test Your Knowledge of Engineering History
Corebits: GeoDenver 2000; Two G-I Members Elected to National Academy of Engineering; Landslides: Causes, Impacts, & Countermeasures; ADSC's Faculty Workshop Teaches the Teachers How to Teach; ADSC Expo 2000; G-I Members Receive Complimentary Issues of Geotimes; International Deep Foundations Congress
Erratum for Side Shear and End Bearing in Rock Sockets for Drilled Shafts
Background Material and Working Draft
Guidelines for Moving Innovation into Practice
Guidelines for Inspection and Monitoring of In-Service Penstocks
This volume provides a guide to information and engineering techniques for inspection and monitoring of in-service penstocks. This guide covers penstocks constructed of steel, concrete,...
Natural Hazards Review
The Natural Hazards Review stands on the realization that natural disaster losses result from interactions between the physical world, the constructed environment, and the character of the societies and...
Defining the Manual's Audience, Content, and Level of Detail
Often, the technical writers assigned to prepare an O&M manual aren't technical writers at all, but members of the facility design engineering staff. While they may...
O&M Manual Basic Components
Every O&M manual has at least a few major sections and subsections. This chapter explains what these sections and subsections are, and what information each should include. With...
Estimating, Scheduling, and Producing the Manual
Producing an O&M manual can be a challenge. All activities must be coordinated properly and the manual production team must work together to get the job done on time and within...
Desktop Publishing an O&M Manual
With word processing programs and high quality laser printers, it's easier than ever to create professional looking documents. The term desktop publishing refers to the production...
Producing and Maintaining an Online Manual
Most of us interact with computers on a daily basis. Every facet of our society uses computers to monitor and control plant processes. Documentation and training materials are produced...
Introduction
This chapter serves an introduction for the book. The purpose of the manual is to present to users a process of selecting an irrigation method and to inform them of the capabilities and...
Irrigation Method Selection Process
Intelligent selection of the irrigation method that best meets the goals and objectives of an irrigated agricultural development is of primary importance in the design process. A system...
Surface Irrigation
Surface irrigation refers to a large group of irrigation methods in which water is distributed by gravity over the surface of the field. Water is typically introduced at the high point...
Drip/Micro Irrigation
Drip/micro irrigation (also previously referred to as trickle irrigation) refers to a variety of irrigation methods in which water is delivered directly to small areas adjacent to individual...
Sprinkler Irrigation
In sprinkler irrigation, water is applied to the soil using a pressurized piping system with nozzles, jets, or perforated pipe that sprays the water into the air. These sprinkler devices...
Subirrigation: Water Table Management
Water table management (subirrigation) is accomplished by controlling the water table, usually through a subsurface drainage system. The crop is subirrigated with water being furnished...
References
Back matter pages come after the papers or chapters in a published work. This back matter contains references....
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