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  • BS 7562-5:1993

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    Planning, design and installation of irrigation schemes Guide for irrigation equipment

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-11-1993

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Guide
    1. Scope
    2. Informative references
    3. Definitions
    4. Sprinkle in-field equipment
    5. Trickle/bubbler in-field equipment
    6. Pipes and fittings
    7. Suction and delivery pipework
    8. Valves
    9. Flow meters
    10. Pump installations
    11. Applying chemicals
    12. Safety
    Table
    1. A classification of irrigation systems
         used in the UK
    List of references

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    Gives advice on the equipment required for irrigation schemes. Coverage includes: sprinkle in-field equipment; pipes and fittings; trickle/bubbler in-field equipment; suction and delivery pipework. Also gives detailed definitions.

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    This Part of BS 7562 gives guidance on the equipment required for irrigation schemes. It deals specifically with sprinkler and trickle/bubbler irrigation as the most common methods of irrigation in the UK and covers in-field irrigation equipment, pipelines, pump installations, and pump suction and delivery pipework.

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    Committee W/-
    Development Note Supersedes 88/72250 DC (10/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 7459-2:1991 Rotating sprinklers for irrigation equipment. Methods of test for uniformity of distribution
    BS 8010-1:1989 Code of practice for pipelines Pipelines on land: general
    BS 7562-1:1992 Planning, design and installation of irrigation schemes Glossary of terms
    BS 7459-1:1991 Rotating sprinklers for irrigation equipment Specification for design and operational requirements
    ISO 9260:1991 Agricultural irrigation equipment Emitters Specification and test methods
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