ERA Training Manual for LBRC

Training of Trainer Personnel on Environmentally Sound Design and Implementation of Public Works-

Community Roads of the ProductiveSafety Net Program (PSNP)

LBRC Manual developed specifically for Ethiopia

Target Trainees

Chapter 1:

Terminology:

Terminology:

Rural Terrain Shoulder Widths

DS6

DS6

DS6

Chapter 2:

Basic Tools List1 Measuring Tape2 Staff rods3 Range poles4 Straight edge (3m long)5 Pegs6 Axe7 Machete8 Pickaxe and mattock9 Shovel and spade10 Hoe and forked hoe11 Rake and spreader12 Hammer13 Crow bar14 Feathers and wedges

15 Hand rammer16 Bow saw17 Grass cutter18 Wheel barrow19 Water tank with sprinkler20 Buckets (different sizes)21 Cylindrical roller22 Concrete mixer & vibrators23 Concrete pipe moulds24 Water containers and tanks25 Other plant, vehicles, motor cycles, tractor(s) with trailer(s) etc as appropriate 26 Dump trucks & water tankers (optional)

Survey Tools & Aids for Setting Out

• Pegs• Tape measures (30m

& 3m)• Ranging rods• Profile boards• Protractor• Nylon fishing thread• Hand level

• Triangle sets (600, 450,900,)

• Sliding Hammer• Club Hammer• Metal spike• Metal Traveller• String in role• Camber board

Chapter 3:

Setting Out Horizontal Alignments

Setting Out Horizontal Curves

String Method

Chapter 4:

Setting Out Vertical Alignments

Step by step

Chapter 5:

Setting Out Cross-Sections

Setting Out Cross-Sections

Setting Out Cross-Sections

Chapter 6:

Soil Properties

Concrete Mix Ratios

Chapter 7:

Annexes:

Training of Trainer Personnel on Environmentally Sound Design andImplementation of Public Works-

Community Roads of the ProductiveSafety Net Program (PSNP)

June 13-24, 2011Ghion Ambassel Hotel

Dessé, Ethiopia