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| Resources for the engineer working in developing countries | ||
| Essential resources for any civil engineer going overseas to take along | If travelling by air, you will be restricted to 2 -70lb suitcases. Considering personal items, you will be limited to a 12" - 18" row of books. Choose wisely. | |
| Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, Merritt, McGraw Hill | Has the most wideranging and practical information of any handbook for the general practitioner. | |
| Village Technology Handbook, VITA | Good general Appropriate Technology reference for the first timer. In English, French, Spanish. | |
| Hydraulics and fluid mechanics | Take a text you are familiar with | |
| Soil mechanics and foundations | Take a text you are familiar with | |
| On-Line Sourcse for Appropriate Technology Publications | ||
| Gate - GTZ (German Appropriate Technology Exchange) | ||
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VITA (Volunteers in Technical Assistance) |
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| WEDC (Water Engineering Development Centre) | ||
| Additional resources for specific areas | Depending on what area you will be focused on. Use the following publications. | |
| ACI Essential Requirements For Reinforced Concrete Buildings (For Buildings of Limited Size and Height, Based on ACI 318-02) | Has all the essential information needed for designing most concrete structures. | |
| Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, Portland Cement Association | You will be designing your own mixes. A good guide for doing so. | |
| Structural Engineering Handbook, Gaylord and Gaylord, McGraw Hill | A good compliment to MERRITT for someone involved with more complicated structural work. | |
| Micro-Hydro Design Manual, Adma Harvey, Intermediate Technology Publications | The best single manual on micro-hydro that I've found. | |
| Micro-Hydropower Sourcebook, Allen Inversin, NRECA | General coverage of the topic | |
| Simple Methods for the Treatment of Drinking Water, Gate -GTZ | ||
| Hand-Built Earthen Micro-dams, Mennonite Central Committee | Step by step guide used for small earthern dam construction on a village level. | |
| The Construction of Masonry Wells, Johann Zimmermann, Mennonite Central Committee | Wide diameter, hand dug wells cased with curved concrete block. | |
NOTE: Check for resources published in the country you are working in, such as in the Public Works and Water Departments.,local UN office | ||
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