Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The water, sanitary and waste services infrastructure of a building is fundamental to its operation and overall cost, yet essential principles and data are often inaccessible or neglected by current sources. The fourth edition of this well-established book brings together a wide range of up-to-date research and information on the design, operation and maintenance of water, sanitary and waste services in modern buildings, introducing extensive new material to cover current themes and topics. Recent developments in codes, standards and regulations are discussed, including proposals for European standards. A new chapter deals with the modelling of unsteady flows in drainage systems which provides the basis for a new approach to design. The bibliography has been widened to include many new references. Recommendations are based on a thorough analysis of the underlying principles, particularly fluid mechanics and statistical considerations, as well as extensive practical experience of such installations in occupied buildings. International practices in several of these fields are also reviewed.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface
• 1 Water use, load and storage estimation
• 2 Water installations
• 3 Principles of soil and waste pipe installations
• 4 Design of soil and waste pipe installations
• 5 Environmental considerations ventilation
• 6 Solid waste, storage and handling
• 7 Rationalisation of services
• 8 Fluid flow principles and studies
• 9 Unsteady flow modelling in building drainage systems
• 10 Noise
• 11 Water conservation
• 12 Soil and waste drainage underground
• 13 Rainwater drainage
• 14 Plastics and their applications
• Bibliography
• Appendix 1 Water quality considerations
• Appendix 2 Notes on sizing storage and piping for water supply