The influence of water conservation on drain sizing for building drainage systems

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 229-243

  McDougall, J A ^a   Swaffield, J A ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; WATER CONSERVATION;

BUILDING DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; DRAIN SIZING; TRANSPORT DISTANCE; WATER CONSUMPTION;

DRAINAGE;

EID: 0348197034     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0143624403bt074oa     Document Type: Article

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