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THE control of the flow in natural streams has been practised for many centuries, and to-day, in nearly all parts of the civilised world, one of the most important of engineering problems is the control of the flow not only for power purposes, for irrigation, and for navigation, but also to prevent silting, the scouring of banks, and to prevent valuable land being spoiled by flooding. The small volume before us attempts to give only the rudiments of the subject, and it can scarcely be said that it does even that to the satisfaction of all those who may desire information upon certain branches of river engineering. The chapters on “Hydraulic Considerations” are, probably perforce, very incomplete, and will not in themselves be very helpful to the serious student. What may be called the constructional chapters, dealing with embankments, weirs, and control, and navigation are sketchy, and scarcely give sufficient information to help in the design of particular works, but they will be found of interest as an introduction to the subject, and practical hints of importance are given in the text.
River Engineering: Principles and Practice.
By F. Johnstone-Taylor. (Lockwood's Manuals.) Pp. xiv + 119. (London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1927.) 4s. 6d. net.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 122, 166 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122166c0
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