Part One contains details of how to make and maintain a small hydraulic ram on a suitable site. Part Two takes a more technical look at ram performances and design considerations and also contains a useful bibliography.

A Manual on the Hydraulic Ram for Pumping Water

Watt, Simon

Reference

Intermediate Technology Publications

This definitive work provides step-by-step guidance in the techniques of digging and constructing a well, including the principles of groundwater storage, the actual construction, the materials required, and details of additional sources of information.

Hand Dug Wells and their Construction

Engineering & Transportation

Wood, W E

Engineering

A nutritional approach directed to rural women to encourage them to grow more and better food for their families in areas of widespread malnutrition. Includes details of suitable tools, plant varieties and gardening methods for the tropics and subtropics.

Gardening for Better Nutrition

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pacey, Arnold

Gardening & Landscape Design

Describes how cylindrical water storage tanks of up to 150 cubic meter capacity can be built using wire-reinforced cement-mortar. Covers design and planning; costs; standard, recommended and alternative construction methods, and other information.

Ferrocement Water Tanks and their Construction

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

First of 3 volumes of self-teaching material for students and entrepreneurs in the building industry. Includes organizing the office, assets and liabilities, bookkeeping, analysis, fixed assets, depreciation, balance sheets and profit and loss accounts.

Accounting and Book-keeping for the Small Building Contractor (International Development)

Business & Money

Miles, Derek

Economics

Topics covered in this volume include planning the year's work, job programmes, cash flow, investment decisions, billing procedures and work study techniques. Simply written, clearly illustrated and easy to read.

Financial Planning for the Small Building Contractor (International Development)

This excellent, clearly illustrated book has been written for those working with farmers on development and extension in rural areas who do not have much access to the technical know-how needed for developing irrigatedagriculture on a small scale.

Small-scale Irrigation

Stern, Peter

Uses diagrams and pictures to show how the basic design of the biogas pit can be adapted for construction in different soils, from sandstone to sheer rock, which should encourage other developing countries to embark on their own biogas programs. Reprinted in 1997.

A Chinese Biogas Manual: Popularising technology in the countryside

Chemistry

Taken from an original work by F Longland, this book is for all those involved in simple engineering work in rural areas. It deals with site surveying, engineering materials, water supplies, sanitation in general, planning and construction of roads, simple river crossings, bridges and small dams.

Field Engineering: An Introduction to development work and construction (Introduction to Development Work and Construction in Rural A)

Gives full details on how to build and use a versatile machine for working sheet metal.

How to Make a Folding Machine for Sheet Metal Work (Workshop Equipment Manual, 1)

Hitchings, Rob

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