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{{stub}}[[Image:Storage_tank_for_rooftop_harvesting_icon.png|right|80px]][[Image:brickcement.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A brick-cement tank before the application of the cement. Photo: Arrakis and Connect International - [http://www.arrakis.nl/reports/Manual_Fabricating_Brick_Cement_Tanks_short_03_lr.pdf Fabricating Brick Cement Tanks.]]]Brick cement tanks are a low cost option for storing water gained through water harvesting. They are cheaper than ferro-cement tanks and easier to build. In clay areas, be sure to build the tank robustly enough to resist cracking. Ground tanks should always be designed as either hemispherical (half ball shape) or cylindrical because those shapes equalize the pressure of water and soil whether the tanks are full or empty (square or rectangular tanks will always crack).<br>Water extraction can be done using gravity, [[Handpumps]] or other pumps, or with a bucket.

===Suitable conditions===* The area should be suitable for [[Image:Storage_tank_for_rooftop_harvesting_icon.png|rightrooftop rainwater harvesting]]. Volumes can be 0.5 to 30 m3.* Tanks should not be located near a pit latrine/toilet or rubbish or on an ant hill.Brick cement tanks are * Avoid building the tank next to a low cost option for storing water gained through water harvestingtree as the roots may undermine the foundation and dry leaves will block gutters. In general it is cheaper * The height of the gutters should be higher than ferro-cement the proposed tank height.* Do not site tanks and easier where heavy vehicles will pass close to buildtank foundations.

'''Design'''{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="none"|-! width="50%" style="background:#efefef;" | Advantages! style="background:#f0f8ff;" | Disadvantages|-| valign="top" | - Cheaper and easier to build than ferro-cement tanks <br>| valign="top" | - Clay areas require sturdier tanks (more costly) <br>|}

Brick cement tanks are constructed by placing an upright ring of bricks <br>===Resilience to changes in a circle, with 3 rings of steel wire tightened around them. If the tank diameter is bigger than 2 meters more rings are needed. A second, third and fourth ring of bricks are added and suitably tightened. Cement is then applied on the inside and outside of the brick walls and to cover the bottom. A metal or PVC outlet pipe can be installed at the bottom. Once the cement has been applied, the tank needs to be covered with paper or plastic and kept wet for 7 days to cure the cement. Another curing option is to fill it up after the second day of installation. environment=======Drought====

[[Image'''Effects of drought''':Brick cement tankBadly made concrete and cracked linings (e.g.PNG|thumb|right|150px|Construction in tanks, dams, waterways, wells, and other structures). <br>'''Underlying causes of a small brick cement tankeffects''': Less water used for curing; Impure water used for mixing. <br>'''To increase resiliency of WASH system''': Ensure adequate mixing, Mozambiqueratios, purity of ingredients; Minimize water content in mixture; Ensure adequate curing. ]]

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Volumes can ===Construction, operations and maintenance==='''General advice on cement''': A common cause of cracks in structures and linings (e.g. in tanks, dams, waterways, and wells) is errors in mixing and applying the cement. First, it is important that only pure ingredients are used: clean water, clean sand, clean rocks. The materials have to be 0mixed very thoroughly.5 Second, the amount of water during mixing needs to minimal: the concrete or cement needs to 30 m3be just workable (somewhat dry) and not fluid. Lastly, it is essential that during curing the cement or concrete is kept moist at all times, for at least a week. Structures should be covered with plastic, large leaves or other materials during the curing period, and kept wet regularly.

'''Specific advice''':

[[Image:Brick cement tank.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Construction of a small brick cement tank, Mozambique. Materials consist of (locally produced) bricks (or blocks of hard rock), cement and steel wire. Approximately 1 bag of 50 kg cement per m3 tank volume. The bigger the volume of the tank, the lower the amount of materials (and thus costs) per m3 tank volume. Photo: Arrakis and Connect International - [http://www.arrakis.nl/reports/Manual_Fabricating_Brick_Cement_Tanks_short_03_lr.pdf Fabricating Brick Cement Tanks.]]]

Brick cement tanks are constructed by placing an upright ring of bricks in a circle, with 3 rings of steel wire tightened around them. If the tank diameter is bigger than 2 meters, more rings are needed. A second, third and fourth ring of bricks are added and suitably tightened. Make sure the wrapping of the barbed wire, g 12.5, is tight around the outer side of the tank in a spiral spaced 5 cm at the lower half of the tank, where the greatest strength is needed, and 10 cm on the upper half. Cement is then applied on the inside and outside of the brick walls and to cover the bottom. A metal or PVC outlet pipe can be installed at the bottom. Once the cement has been applied, the tank needs to be covered with paper or plastic and kept wet for 7 days to cure the cement. Another curing option is to fill it up with water after the second day of installation.

== Costs ==Maintenance====* Basic water quality testing is recommended during the first year with further testing when water quality is in doubt. Eg. the 'HACH' pillo test, costing about US$ 1 per test. Treatment to manage microbiological quality is also recommended.* Removal of debris and overhanging vegetation from gutters and the roof (preventing stagnation of water in the gutters) is required. * Physical inspection and repairing cracks with cement is also needed.

Materials consist ===Costs===[[Image:BrickTank.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This hemispherical tank built of (local produced) burnt bricks (or blocks reinforced with barbed wire and chicken mesh is for roof catchment of hard rock), cement and steel wiredomestic water. [http://www.infonet-biovision. Approximately 1 bag of 50 kg cement per m3 tank volumeorg/default/ct/180/soilConservation Infonet-biovison: Water storage. ]]]The bigger the volume cost of the tank, the lower the amount of materials (underground tanks can be high and thus costs) variable in cost per m3 tank volume.* Brick cement tank of 1 storage (average around US$30-40 per m3: 1 bag of cementstorage), 100 bricks, 1 kg of wire US$ 20 sometimes a lot more depending on various factors. * Brick Sub-surface hemispherical tanks made from stone masonry and bricks/cement tank of 6 in Ethiopia cost in the range 113 - 219 Euro per m3: 3 bags of cementstorage including all costs, 300 bricks, 3 kg with costs varying with parameters such as trucked water for construction and solidity of wire US$ 40construction (more solidly built tanks in clay areas cost more).

'''Other cost estimates''' <br>

* Brick cement tank of 1 m3: 1 bag of cement, 100 bricks, 1 kg of wire US$ 20.

* Brick cement tank of 6 m3: 3 bags of cement, 300 bricks, 3 kg of wire US$ 40.

* Water jars from brick - US$78 per m3 storage (0.7 m3 for US$55).

* Thinner walled brick-cement tanks that are reinforced externally with steel wire can be cheaper and easier to construct than ferrocement tanks. Volumes can be up to 30m3 and the tank is rendered inside and outside. Cost: US$6.7 - $20 per m3 of storage (e.g. 1m3 for US$20; 6m3 for US$40).

* In Kenya, brick/cement tanks cost $37 per m3 of storage (21m3 tank cost $780).

* In Sri Lanka, brick tanks cost 28 per m3 of storage (5m3 tank cost $140).

== Applying conditions =Field experiences==={{#ev:youtube|KinpClgH-IE|200|right|How to build a big tank}}* Brick cement tanks have been constructed in Nicaragua and Ghana, among other countries.* [http://en.howtopedia.org/wiki/How_to_Build_an_Underground_Brick_Dome_Water_Tank How to Build an Underground Brick Dome Water Tank.] Case study in Sri Lanka.

Areas suitable ===Manuals, videos and links===* [http://www.paceproject.net/UserFiles/File/Water/Brick%20tanks%20for%20storage.pdf Brick tanks for rainwater storage]. Action Sheet 22. PACE.* [http://www.arrakis.nl/reports/Manual_Fabricating_Brick_Cement_Tanks_short_03_lr.pdf Draft Short Manual On Fabricating Brick Cement Tanks]. Arrakis & Connect International, 2006.* [rainwater harvesting]http://www.infonet-biovision.org/default/ct/180/soilConservation Water Storage]. Infonet-biovision.

== Examples and initiatives =Acknowledgements===Brick cement tanks have been constructed * CARE Nederland, Desk Study: [[Resilient WASH systems in Nicaragua and Ghana, among other countriesdrought-prone areas]]. October 2010. {{Joinus}} == Movie ==* Construction [http://www.youtubepaceproject.comnet/UserFiles/File/watch?v=KinpClgH-IE&amp;feature=related wwwWater/Brick%20tanks%20for%20storage.pdf Brick tanks for rainwater storage]. Action Sheet 22.youtubePACE and SEARNET Rainwater Harvesting Technologies.com/watch?v=KinpClgH-IE&amp;feature=related ]

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