 |  | Rainwater Reservoirs above Ground Structures for Roof Catchment (GTZ, 1989, 102 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Preface |
|  | 1. Introduction |
| | 1.1 Brief outline of the history of rainwater catchment technologies |
| | 1.2 Rainwater catchment at public buildings in Lobatse, Botswana |
| | 1.3 Water saving and reuse of water |
| | 2. Catchment possibilities and choice of reservoir types |
| | 2.1 Cost-benefit ratio |
| | 2.2 Introduction of the different types of reservoirs and their advantages |
| | 2.3 History of ferro-cement |
| | 2.4 Calculation of rainwater volume and choice of reservoirs |
| | 3. Material testing and mixing |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 3.1 Sand |
| | 3.2 Water |
| | 3.3 Cement |
| | 3.4 Reinforcement |
| | 3.5 Mixing cement plaster |
| | 3.6 Curing |
| | 4. Installation of a corrugated iron tank |
| | 5. Construction of ferro-cement reservoirs |
| | 5.1 Reservoir without mould¹ |
| | 5.2 Reservoir with factory-made mould¹ |
| | 5.3 Reservoir with made-on-site mould¹ |
| | 5.4 Repair of ferro-cement reservoirs |
| | 6. The reinforced bricktank |
| | 6.1 The technology |
| | 6.2 Tendering a reinforced bricktank |
| | 6.3 Tables of material and quantities |
| | 7. Gutters and downpipes |
| | Appendix: Technical drawings |
