WEDC Technical Brief No. 5: slotted bamboo tubewell screen
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posted on 2025-02-05, 13:13 authored by Bruce EatonThis Technical Brief concentrates on one option for constructing well screens: bamboo.
In north-east India and Bangladesh, many thousands of bamboo tubewells have been installed, and some have performed satisfactorily for seven years or more. Even if they last for a shorter time, their very low cost makes replacement feasible. They are an alternative to commercially-produced well screens made from brass, steel or plastics.
The technique described here can also be used to slot pvc pipe.
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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The Worth of Water. Technical Briefs on Health, Water and SanitationPages
17 - 21Publisher
Practical Action PublishingVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
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All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission of Practical Action Publishing.ISBN
9781853390692eISSN
9781780443935Publisher version
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- en
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Mr Matthieu Leger, impersonating Mr Bruce Eaton. Deposit date: 5 February 2025Usage metrics
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