Skip to main content

System Design

  • Chapter
Water Supply Management

Part of the book series: Water Science and Technology Library ((WSTL,volume 29))

  • 289 Accesses

Abstract

In a typical water supply system, water is abstracted from a source, purified and pumped to a storage reservoir. From there it is gravitated to consumers connected to the reticulation system.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Abramov, N. (1969). Methods of reducing power consumption in pumping water. Int. Water Supply Assn. Congress, Vienna.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ackers, P. (1969). Charts for the Hydraulic Design of Channels and Pipes, 3rd} ed. Hydraulic Research Station, Wallingford.

    Google Scholar 

  • Anis Al-Layla, M., Ahmad, S. and Middlebrooks, E.J. (1985). Water supply engineering design. Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Ann Arbor, Mi.

    Google Scholar 

  • Barnard, R.E. (1957). Design and deflection control of buried steel pipe supporting earth loads and live loads. Proc. Am. Soc. Testing Materials, 57, 1233.

    Google Scholar 

  • Barlow, J.F. and Markland, E. (1969). Computer analysis of pipe networks. Proc. Inst. Civ. Eng., 48 (paper 7187), 249.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Colebrook, C.F. (1939). Turbulent flow in pipes, with particular reference to the transition regions between smooth and rough pipe laws. J. Inst Civ. Eng., 11, 133.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Construction Industry Research and Information Assn (CIRIA) (1978). Design and Construction of Buried Thin-Wall Pipes. London.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cross, H. (1936). Analysis of flow in networks of conduits or conductors. Univ. Illin. Bull No. 286.

    Google Scholar 

  • Dept. Community Services (1996). Guidelines for the Provision of Engineering Services and Amenities in Residential Township Development. Pretoria.

    Google Scholar 

  • IRC (1980). Public standpost water supplies — a design and construction manual. International Reference Centre for Community Water Supply and Sanitation, The Hague, Netherlands, Technical Paper No. 14, 99 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • IRC (1981). Small community water supplies. International Reference Centre for Community Water Supply and Sanitation, The Hague, Netherlands, Technical Paper No. 18, 413 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Isaacs, L.J. and Mills, K.G. (1980). Linear theory methods for pipe network analysis. Proc. Am. Soc. Civ. Eng., HY7 (1555a) 106, 1191–1201.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jordan, T.D. (1984). A handbook of gravity-flow water systems. Intermediate Technology Publications, London, 224 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kally, E. (1969). Pipeline planning by dynamic computer programming. J. Am. Water Works Assoc., 3, 114–118.

    Google Scholar 

  • Marston, A. and Anderson, A.O. (1913). The theory of loads on pipes in ditches and tests of cement and clay drain tile and sewer pipe. Iowa State Univ. Sci. Technol. Eng. Exp. Stn. Bull., No. 13.

    Google Scholar 

  • Prosser, M.J. (1977). The hydraulic design of pump sumps and intakes. British Hydromechanics Research Association and Construction Industry Research and Information Association.

    Google Scholar 

  • Spangler, M.G. (1941). The structural design of flexible pipe culverts. Iowa State Univ. Sci. Technol. Eng. Exp. Stn. Bull., No. 153.

    Google Scholar 

  • Stephenson, D. (1979). Flexible pipe theory applied to thin-walled uPVC piping. Pipes and Pipelines Int., 24(6), 9–17.

    Google Scholar 

  • Stephenson, D. (1981). The design of water pipelines. Journal of Pipelines, 1, 45–55.

    Google Scholar 

  • Stephenson, D. (1989). Pipeline Design for Water Engineers. 3rd Ed., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 226 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Streeter, V.L. and Wylie, E.B. (1967). Hydraulic Transients. McGraw-Hill, New York, 329 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Tullis, J.P. (1995). Reliability and expected use of dynamic devices in a water distribution system. In Improving Efficiency and Reliability in Water Distribution Systems, Ed. Cabrera, E. and Vela, A.F., Kluwer Acad. Publs., Dordrecht.

    Google Scholar 

  • Wood, D.J. and Charles, C.O.A. (1972). Hydraulic network analysis using linear theory. Proc. Am. Soc. Civ. Eng., HY7 (9031) 98, 1157–1170.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1998 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Stephenson, D. (1998). System Design. In: Water Supply Management. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5131-3_3

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5131-3_3

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht

  • Print ISBN: 978-94-010-6157-5

  • Online ISBN: 978-94-011-5131-3

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics