Installation, field testing, and maintenance of fire hydrants

• Pubblicazione: Denver, Colo., : American Water Works Association, c2006
• Edizione: 4th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (136 p.)
• Disciplina: 628.1 s; 628.9/252
• Soggetto topico: Hydrants
• Note generali: "Prepared by the AWWA Standards Committee on Fire Hydrants"--Foreword.; "Science and technology."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 118) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 A Brief History of Fire Hydrants""; ""2 Dry-Barrel Hydrants: Definitions and Preferred Nomenclature""; ""3 Wet-Barrel Hydrants: Definitions and Preferred Nomenclature""; ""4 Inspection, Installation, Testing, and Placing the Hydrant in Service""; ""5 Maintenance""; ""6 Flow Tests""; ""A Illustrated Guide to Dry-Barrel and Wet-Barrel Hydrant Nomenclature""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""AWWA Manuals""
• Sommario/riassunto: Updated from the 1989 edition, this new edition provides the latest information distribution operators need to have about fire hydrants: design, installation, and maintenance practices. Using the easy-to-follow flow-testing procedures included, one can quickly obtain valuable distribution system information. This manual also traces the development of wet-barrel and dry-barrel styles and contains detailed instructions for installation and testing. The updated appendices feature new, updated diagrams of hydrant models, definitions, and record-keeping forms.
• Titolo autorizzato: Installation, field testing, and maintenance of fire hydrants
• ISBN: 1-61300-027-8; 1-61583-828-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910962690403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: AWWA manual ; ; M17.