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EMERGENCY SANDBAG SHELTER (TRAINING GUIDE)
Emergency Shelter Village
Cal-Earth Institute is happ t! hu"#l $e$i%ate the
&!ll!'int'! paes t! the !er'hel"in re*uests relate$ t! the
latest series !&$isasters in the '!rl$ (the Asian tsuna"i+ the
S!uth A"eri%an &l!!$s+
s!uth %!ast USA hurri%anes+ Su$an,Dar&!ur s re&uees+
$estru%tie &iresar!un$ the l!#e+ the re%ent $isastr!us
earth*ua.e in Central Asia+espe%iall /a.istan)0 It is "eant as a
start t! pr!i$in ui$an%e &!r
hu"an shelter0
N!tes !n the &!ll!'in t'! paes1
2) These t'! paes %an #e printe$ in %!l!r+ !r #la%. an$
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3) The %an #e printe$ !n the &r!nt an$ #a%. !& !ne sheet
!& paper+ str!nen!uh t! resist %!nstru%ti!n site $a"aes0 This
sheet %an als! #e la"i-
nate$ in plasti%04) Cal-Earth re*uests !ur %!""ents a&ter
%!nstru%ti!n site e5perien%e(this is a &irst $ra&t)0
6) The translati!n !& these paes int! the l!%al lanuae is
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1) Collect the tools above. 2) Prepare the earth mix which is
stabilized with cement or lime, or asphalt
emulsion. 3) Add enough water to ball together when sueezed, !et
not leave the hand wet. "# no cement$
lime is available, use raw earth #or a temporar! shelter.
%&xperimental ' tr! snow in bags and compact.)
() Place the door awa! #rom wind and water. ) *ig the #oundation
trench 3+ cm %12) deep. -) evel andcompact. %/he #oundation will be
2'3 completed bag rows.) 0) Place the bag in the trench, #old the
endunder to close, and start #illing upright lie a short
column.
) Alwa!s put in 2'3 cans o# earth and shae to the end. ) 4se
gravit!5s help b! sloping the bag on !our
leg, and waling bacwards as it #ills ' do not strain. et the bag
#ill as #ull as possible and chec theposition with the compass
tool. 1+) /wist and tuc under the bag ends to close.
11) Compact the #illed bag as hard as !ou can using a tamper, to
mae a smooth, solid, uni#orm bloc.6nl! compacted earth becomes
strong. 12) Attach continuous barbed wire ' 1 wire #or domes up to
(m %12#t), 2 wires #or bigger. 7here breas occur, overlap the wires
b! 2#t. %- cm). 13) Continue coiling bags.
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Center C!"pass Heiht C!"pass
1(, 1) 8ou must use 2 Compasses to mae the dome shape. 4se
chains or other non'stretch! cable'rope.Attach one in the center
%Center Compass), and extend the length at ever! row according to a
second oneat the perimeter %9eight Compass). "# an! bags do not
con#orm to the compass remove them and re'build.
1-) Pre'cut bags #or a doorwa! noc'out panel. :tabilized earth
must be cut a#ter tamping at ever! row 'don;t let the cut stic bac
together. 10) Punch out pre'cut panels to open a#ter a min. o#
rows, or whenthe dome is completed. 1) "nsert pipes #or windows
sloped to outside #or rain.
1) Coil upper rows, but don;t stand on the wet bag. 2+)
