{"product_id":"the-principles-of-field-drainage-paperback-9781316603833","title":"The Principles of Field Drainage (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316603833","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Principles of Field Drainage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1953, this book provides an account regarding field drainage for those involved in the organisation and supervision of the drainage process.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eH. H. Nicholson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316603833, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 April 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e188 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.1 cm, 0.25 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst published in 1953, as the second edition of a 1942 original, this book provides an accessible account regarding field drainage, targeted at those involved in the organisation and supervision of the drainage process. The text was written to draw attention 'to the fundamentals of the subject, to portray a philosophy of draining, and to deal with the factors involved and the way in which they influence events in the soil'. Numerous illustrative figures and a bibliography are included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in field drainage and the history of agriculture.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Former neglect of drainage work. Measures of government assistance\u003cbr\u003e 2. The history of field-draining developments in Great Britain\u003cbr\u003e 3. The moisture properties of soil. The incidence of drainage\u003cbr\u003e 4. Percolation. Permeability. The water table. The special case of clay land\u003cbr\u003e 5. Drainage conditions in the field. (Soil and site factors. The main types of drainage circumstances)\u003cbr\u003e 6. The use of published maps in field-drainage work\u003cbr\u003e 7. The investigation of field-drainage problems\u003cbr\u003e 8. Ditches\u003cbr\u003e 9. Tile draining. Methods and principles. Renovation of old systems. Design and materials\u003cbr\u003e 10. Mole draining. Suitable soils, details, causes of failure, machinery, procedure\u003cbr\u003e 11. The way in which drains work. Rates of flow from outfalls\u003cbr\u003e 12. Drainage of aerodromes, sports grounds and field fortifications\u003cbr\u003e 13. Field drainage, river flow and floods\u003cbr\u003e 14. Field drainage. Present position and progress\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Some useful data\u003cbr\u003e A bibliography of field drainage\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Soil science, sedimentology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Soil science, sedimentology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Soil%20science,%20sedimentology%20%5BRBGB%5D%22\"\u003eRBGB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004817101080,"sku":"9781316603833","price":29.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316603833i.jpg?v=1696682783","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-principles-of-field-drainage-paperback-9781316603833","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}