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Guides — long-form chapters (13)

Concrete Alternatives and Natural Binders for Off-Grid Construction

title: "Concrete Alternatives and Natural Binders for Off-Grid Construction"

Earth Building Methods: Cob, Adobe, Rammed Earth, and Earthbag

title: "Earth Building Methods: Cob, Adobe, Rammed Earth, and Earthbag"

Geotechnical Foundations for Off-Grid Building

Every other building system is replaceable. A roof can be re-roofed; a wall can be re-clad; a window can be replaced; a slab crack can be patched a…

Greenhouse Construction: Year-Round Growing in North Texas

title: "Greenhouse Construction: Year-Round Growing in North Texas"

Hazard-Resistant Building for North Texas

A house in Fannin County, Texas, has to survive an unusually broad portfolio of weather. In a single decade the same structure will be asked to…

Heating and Cooling Systems: Passive Design and Thermal Mass

title: "Heating and Cooling Systems: Passive Design and Thermal Mass"

Hydraulic Engineering for Water Control Structures

A homestead lives or dies by how it handles water. Too little, and the well is dry, the garden is dust, the cattle are stressed, the wildfire is…

Plumbing and Water Systems: Gravity-Fed Design Without Electricity

title: "Plumbing and Water Systems: Gravity-Fed Design Without Electricity"

Roofing Systems: Thatch, Shakes, Sod, and Natural Materials

title: "Roofing Systems: Thatch, Shakes, Sod, and Natural Materials"

Sanitation Infrastructure: Outhouse, Composting Toilets, and Greywater

title: "Sanitation Infrastructure: Outhouse, Composting Toilets, and Greywater"

Site Selection and Foundation Preparation for Off-Grid Construction

title: "Site Selection and Foundation Preparation for Off-Grid Construction"

Stone Masonry Basics: Building with Field Stone

title: "Stone Masonry Basics: Building with Field Stone"

Timber Frame Construction: From Tree to Raising

title: "Timber Frame Construction: From Tree to Raising"

Manuals & references (48)

Adobe Rammed Earth Buildings McHenry

Reference document.

Arch Dam Design

Reference document.

Carpentry

Reference document.

Carpentry

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Channel Stability Assessment for Flood Control

Reference document.

Conduits, Culverts, and Pipes

Reference document.

Construction Control for Earth and Rock-Fill Dams

Reference document.

Construction with Large Stone

Reference document.

Design and Construction of Levees

Reference document.

Design of Beach Fills

Reference document.

Design of Coastal Revetments, Seawalls, and Bulkheads

Reference document.

Design of Sheet Pile Cellular Structures (Cofferdams)

Reference document.

Design of Surfaced Areas, Roads, and Pavements

Reference document.

Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Relief Wells

Reference document.

Discontinuities in Rock Foundations

Reference document.

Earthquake Design and Evaluation of Civil Works Structures

Reference document.

Earthquake Ground Motions for Hydraulic Structures

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Evaluation and Repair of Concrete Structures

Reference document.

Flood-Runoff Analysis

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Flotation Stability Criteria for Concrete Hydraulic Structures

Reference document.

Geotechnical Finite Element Analysis

Reference document.

Geotechnical Investigations

Reference document.

Gravity Dam Design

Reference document.

Ground Improvement and Embankment Construction

Reference document.

Grouting Technology

Reference document.

HUD Adobe Rammed Earth Straw Bale

Reference document.

Hydraulic Design of Navigation Locks

Reference document.

Hydraulic Design of Spillways

Reference document.

Hydrologic Engineering Requirements for Reservoirs

Reference document.

Ice Engineering

Reference document.

Laboratory Soils Testing

Reference document.

Landscape Planting and Vegetation on Levees

Reference document.

NPS Preservation Brief Adobe

Reference document.

Overtopping of Levees and Floodwalls

Reference document.

Retaining and Flood Walls

Reference document.

Roller-Compacted Concrete

Reference document.

Sedimentation Investigations of Rivers and Reservoirs

Reference document.

Slope Stability of Earth and Rock-Fill Dams

Reference document.

Soil Sampling and Laboratory Calibration

Reference document.

Source Log: USACE Engineer Manuals

All items are public domain US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Manuals or comparable Bureau of Reclamation federal works. Pulled via…

Stability of Concrete Navigation Structures

Reference document.

Standard Practice for Concrete in Civil Works Structures

Reference document.

Standard Practice for Shotcrete

Reference document.

Structural Design of Concrete-Lined Flood Control Channels

Reference document.

Survivability (Fighting and Protective Positions)

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Systematic Drilling and Blasting for Surface Excavations

Reference document.

Test Quarries and Large-Stone Production

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Tunnels and Shafts in Rock

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Source library (public domain) (12)

Building a Chimney and Fireplace from Field Stone and Brick

title: "Building a Chimney and Fireplace from Field Stone and Brick"

Concrete Alternatives: Natural Building Without Portland Cement

title: "Concrete Alternatives: Natural Building Without Portland Cement"

Earthbag Construction: Building with Local Materials in Texas Clay

title: "Earthbag Construction: Building with Local Materials in Texas Clay"

Electrical Wiring Basics for Off-Grid Systems

title: "Electrical Wiring Basics for Off-Grid Systems"

Greenhouse Construction for Year-Round Growing in North Texas

title: "Greenhouse Construction for Year-Round Growing in North Texas"

Outhouse and Sanitation Systems: Off-Grid Waste Management

title: "Outhouse and Sanitation Systems: Off-Grid Waste Management"

Plumbing Without Infrastructure: Gravity-Fed Water Systems

title: "Plumbing Without Infrastructure: Gravity-Fed Water Systems"

Rocket Mass Heaters and Efficient Masonry Heating

title: "Rocket Mass Heaters and Efficient Masonry Heating"

Roofing Without Commercial Materials: Traditional and Alternative Methods

title: "Roofing Without Commercial Materials: Traditional and Alternative Methods"

Stone Masonry Basics for Off-Grid Building

title: "Stone Masonry Basics for Off-Grid Building"

Timber Frame Joinery: Traditional Joining Without Nails

title: "Timber Frame Joinery: Traditional Joining Without Nails"

Well Drilling and Hand Pump Systems: Accessing Groundwater

title: "Well Drilling and Hand Pump Systems: Accessing Groundwater"

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