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Farm reservoirs – Second Edition

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Product Code: TD/C&C/FRD
This booklet gives information for farmers, smallholders and others faced with the problem of providing water storage for irrigation, watering stock, household use and recreation on the construction of reservoirs. 64p. with illustrations and tables.

Additional information

Weight 500 g
Published

Cement & Concrete Institute
ISBN

978-0-9584779-6-3
Publication date

Second Edition 2011
Contents
Standard concrete mixes for hand compaction
Chapter 1
Construction details common to all reservoirs
1.1 Choice of reservoir 3
1.2 Materials and workmanship 3
1.3 Capacities of reservoirs 4
1.4 Choice and preparation of site 4
1.5 Setting out footings of circular reservoirs 5
1.6 Wall footings 6
1.7 Floors 6
1.8 Wall reinforcement 9
1.9 Piping and plumbing 11
1.10 First filling of reservoirs 12
Chapter 2
Circular reservoirs with walls of reinforced
concrete
2.1 Forms 13
2.2 Wall reinforcement 17
2.3 Wall concrete 17
2.4 Construction joints 17
2.5 Stripping of forms and finishing 18
Chapter 3
Circular reservoirs with walls of fired clay
bricks
3.1 Bricks and bricklaying 19
3.2 Wall reinforcement 20
3.3 Plastering 20
Chapter 4
Circular reservoirs with walls of concrete
masonry units
4.1 Wall construction 23
4.2 Wall reinforcement 24
4.3 Plastering 24
4.4 Manufacture – splaying of ends of blocks 24
Chapter 5
Circular reservoirs built with travelling moulds
5.1 Type of mould and wall thickness 27
5.2 Wall reinforcement 27
5.3 Concrete for walling 27
5.4 Piping and plumbing 29
5.5 Plastering 29
Chapter 6
Circular reservoirs with wall of corrugated
galvanised steel
Chapter 7
Drinking troughs
7.1 shapes of troughs 33
7.2 Basic construction for all shapes 33
7.3 Brick or block walls 34
7.4 Concrete walls 34
7.5 Surrounds 34
Chapter 8
Rectangular reservoirs and swimming pools
8.1 Site 35
8.2 Wall footings 35
8.3 Walls and wall reinforcement 36
8.4 Drainage 36
8.5 Floors 36
8.6 Backfilling between walls and face of
excavation 36
8.7 Wall coping and paving of surround 37
8.8 Accessories 37
8.9 Piping and plumbing; water purification 38
Chapter 9
Elliptical swimming pools
9.1 General dimensions 39
9.2 Setting out 39
9.3 Excavations and sump 39
9.4 Concrete footings 40
9.5 Pools of other dimensions 42
9.6 Floor 43
9.7 Wall reinforcement and construction 43
9.8 Backfilling on outside of walls 43
9.9 Finishing; accessories; water purification 43
Chapter 10
Data to assist in estimating quantities of
materials required 45
Appendices
Appendix 1 -Calculation of reinforcement in walls
of circular reservoirs 51
Appendix 2 – Reinforcement for walls of circular
Reservoirs: high-tensile vs mild steel 51
Appendix 3 – Cobblestone floors and paving 52