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507 Canal and River Engineering. [Thornton.]

Lectures 10-11, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.

A study of the general laws of river flow, of the standard methods
of gauging such flows, and of the works needed for the control of
floods, serves as an introduction to the discussion of canalized rivers
and canals as elements in a system of internal navigation. The
principles upon which are based the construction of locks and their

accessories, the design of weirs and navigation passes, and the
erection of movable dams are carefully studied. Illustrations are
drawn from such works of national importance as the Isthmian
canal, the Erie canal, and the canalized rivers of the United States.
The design and construction of hydraulic works for power development
is also a part of this course. Practical problems in hydraulic
design and field exercises in guage measurements constitute a
part of the required work.

[Required, Spring, in Courses I, II, III (4).]