EMERGENCY SANDBAG SHELTER (TRAINING GUIDE)

Emergency Shelter Village

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1(, 1)) 8ou must use 2 Compasses to ma1e the dome shape. chainswith or other non'stretch! cable'rope. 1) Collect the tools above. 2) Prepare the earth mix which is 4se stabilized cement or lime, or asphalt Attach one in the enough center %Center Compass), andwhen extend length at ever! row according to second one emulsion. 3) Add water to ball together s the ueezed, !et not leave the hand wet. "#ano cement$ at the perimeter %9eight Compass). "# an! bags do not con#orm to the compass remove them and re'build. lime is available, use raw earth #or a temporar! shelter. %&xperimental ' tr! snow in bags and compact.)

1-) () Place Pre'cut the bags door#or awa! a doorwa! #rom wind 1noc1'out and water. panel. )) *ig :tabilized the #oundation earth must trench be cut 3+ cm a#ter %12,) tamping deep.at -)ever! .evelrow and ' compact. don;t let the %/he cut #oundation stic1 bac1will together. be 2'310) completed Punch out bag pre'cut rows.) panels 0) Place tothe open bag a#ter in the a min. trench, o# )#old rows, the or end when under the dome to close, is completed. and start 12) #illing "nsert upright pipes li1e #or windows a short column. sloped to outside #or rain.

13) 2) Alwa!s Coil upper put in rows, 2'3 cans but don;t o# earth stand and on sha1e the wet to the bag. end. 2+)3) <ill 4se and gravit!5s place bag help above b! sloping the row the below bag on and !our wor1 leg, it inwards and wal1ing to meet bac1wards the compass as it circle. #ills '/amp do not the strain. bag with .et the gentle bagslope #ill as to #ull outside. as possible 21) Add and an chec1 arched theentr! position %door vault) with to the the compass openingtool. to buttress 1+) /wist and and protect tuc1 under the entrance. the bag&ntr! ends to is close. arched or sloped, short or tall.

22) Compact 11) Plaster the the exterior #illed bag be#ore as hard bagsas disintegrate !ou can using and a 23) tamper, waterproo# to ma1e with a smooth, locall! suitable solid, uni#orm materials bloc1. to 6nl! compacted resist moisture and earth erosion. becomes 2() strong. 6n top, 12) #inish Attach with continuous a water'resistant barbedcement$lime wire ' 1 wireplaster #or domes such up asto =eptile (m %12 #t), 2 wires %cement or #or lime bigger. mud'balls) 7here la!ered brea1s #rom occur, bottom overlap to top, the wires or 2)) b! a smooth 2#t. %-) cm). cement 13)or Continue lime plaster coiling #inish. bags. pa(e 3 2 !& 3 Ar%hite%t Ar%hite%t Na$er Na$er 8halili+ 8halili+ Cal-Earth Cal-Earth Institute+ Institute+ '''0%alearth0!r( '''0%alearth0!r(