Irrigation Works

Bellasis, E. S. (Edward Skelton), 1855-1945Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.5

Word count: 321K words
Chapters: 33

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Irrigation Works by E. S. BellasisAuthor: Bellasis, E. S. (Edward Skelton), 1855-1945,Language: English, Class: TC: Technology: Ocean engineering, Release Date: Dec 3, 2017

Editor's review

This book is classified under ocean engineering and technology, with irrigation works as its subject; the author, E. S. Bellasis, spent many years in related engineering practice. Its value lies not in offering current standards but in presenting the basic questions of irrigation engineering as an applied technology: how the relationships among water sources, conveyance and distribution, canal systems, and project implementation were systematically discussed. For readers of engineering history, such early professional works are rare material for understanding how disciplinary language and problem frameworks took shape; for students in water-related fields, they serve as comparative reading that reveals the differences in technical expression across eras. The book is in the original English and is a free eBook, making it easy to search and read in excerpts. Readers should note the differences in technical and measurement contexts due to its era and should not treat specific practices in it as current engineering grounds.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Students and practitioners in water conservancy and agricultural engineering
Readers interested in engineering history and the development of irrigation
Advanced students who need English professional literature for extensive reading practice
Researchers collecting early free electronic engineering materials

Not a good fit for

Engineers who need current irrigation design codes and the latest technical standards
General readers without engineering foundations who want only popular science
Readers who struggle with professional English and have no parallel translation available

Reading tips

First browse the table of contents to build an overall framework of canal systems and project stages, then select key chapters.
Note down the units of measurement and engineering terms as you read, to compare with modern usage.
Read alongside a contemporary irrigation engineering textbook and compare the similarities and differences in problem frameworks.
Treat the cases in the book as material for technical history, not as practices to be directly transplanted.

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FAQ

Is this book suitable as a reference for engineering design?

It is not suitable as a direct basis for design. This is an early work on irrigation engineering, and its technical and regulatory context differs from current standards. It can be used to understand the disciplinary problem framework and the history of technology, but specific designs should still be based on current codes and the latest materials.

Can someone without an engineering background read this book?

The reading threshold is relatively high. This is a professional work in English involving professional concepts and expressions of irrigation engineering, and readers without an engineering foundation may struggle with terminology and calculations. If you are only interested in technical history, you can read the introduction and overview chapters first, then decide whether to go deeper.

How difficult is the English in this book?

The material only indicates that the language is English and provides no information on language difficulty. Judging from its nature as an early professional engineering work, it is dense with terminology and formal in sentence structure; it is recommended for readers with some foundation in professional English reading, with a dictionary and relevant Chinese textbooks on hand for comparison.

How can I find this book?

The book is published by Project Gutenberg as a free eBook and can be searched on that platform by title or by author E. S. Bellasis. The material shows a release date of December 2017; the specific version and format are subject to the platform page.

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About the author

Bellasis, E. S. (Edward Skelton), 1855-1945 Author

E. S. Bellasis (Edward Skelton Bellasis, 1855–1945) was an author in the field of modern engineering literature, though public information about his life is very limited: his dates and nationality are known mainly from bibliographic records, and details of his education, posts, and career cannot be reliably established. The two works held in the collection show that his writing centred on river and water engineering. River and Canal Engineering: The Characteristics of Open Flowing Streams discusses the nature of open-channel flow and its application to navigation and canal management, while Irrigation Works addresses the planning and construction of facilities for agricultural irrigation. Both are specialised, practice-oriented technical works, plain in style and attentive to engineering detail, serving the needs of water-engineering practice and instruction of their time, and they remain useful references for understanding modern river and irrigation engineering.