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Design - American Sewerage Practice by
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Design - American Sewerage Practice by
Metcalf and Eddy (2) (Click on thumbnails to enlarge image) |
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Design for a drop manhole, Newark, New Jersey, circa 1914.
Source: Leonard Metcalf and Harrison P. Eddy, American Sewerage Practice, Vol. 1: Design of Sewers, 1st edition (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1914), p. 541. |
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Design for a drop manhole, Newton, Massachusetts, circa
1914. Note the "downspout" for the incoming flow. Source: Leonard Metcalf and Harrison P. Eddy, American Sewerage Practice, Vol. 1: Design of Sewers, 1st edition (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1914), p. 543. |
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Design for a drop manhole and Lovejoy combination, Staten
Island, New York, circa 1914. Source: Leonard Metcalf and Harrison P. Eddy, American Sewerage Practice, Vol. 1: Design of Sewers, 1st edition (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1914), p. 540. |
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Design for a flight ("stairstep") sewer, Baltimore,
Maryland, circa 1914. The design was used to achieve a large elevation
change and/or to dissipate energy. Sometimes used in lieu of a drop manhole.
Source: Leonard Metcalf and Harrison P. Eddy, American Sewerage Practice, Vol. 1: Design of Sewers, 1st edition (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1914), p. 549. |
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