Multilingual Technical Dictionary on Irrigation and Drainage
The Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD) of all technical terms related to irrigation, drainage, flood management, environment, river training and allied disciplines (see contents below)is a flagship publication of the ICID. First published in English and French languages in 1967, the 4th edition of the MTD (English-French) was brought out on CD-ROM in the year 2002. Current 5th edition defines 9370 technical terms in Chinese, Japanese and Russian, besides English and French.
The MTD brings coherence in sharing and exchange of experiences and has proved to be highly useful for engineers, researchers, students, professionals, planners, designers, academics and all others related with the field of irrigation and drainage. Any term definition can be printed/copied with option to download/updates terms from ICID website.
| Key Highlights: | Contents: |
| (1) General (statistics, units etc.); (2) Hydrology; (3) River hydraulics; (4) Reclamation; (5) Head works; (6) Design of irrigation canals; (7) Canal structures; (8) Project water management; (9) Wells and drilling; (10) Pumping stations (lifting devices); (11)Irrigation systems and distribution of irrigation waters; (12) On-farm water management; (13) Design and construction of drainage systems; (14) Construction materials; (15) Construction techniques and equipment; (16) Automation in irrigation, drainage and flood control systems; (17) Operation, maintenance and management; (18) Soil and water conservation; (19) Environmental impacts; (20) Flood control; (21) Computer technology; (22) Systems analysis; (23) Hydraulic research; (24) Project planning; and (25) Climate change. |
Learn more at: http://www.icid.org/mtd.html
