Low-cost load-carrying devices : the design and manufacture of some basic means of transport
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Low-cost load-carrying devices : the design and manufacture of some basic means of transport
(Local-level transport in developing countries)
Intermediate Technology Pub., c1995
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityアジア専攻
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Description
The major transport task facing most poor people is to move relatively small loads over short distances, usually off-road. This book describes basic transport technologies such as shoulder poles and back-frames, wheelbarrows and handcarts, carriers and panniers for bicycles, and load-carrying panniers for animals and animal-drawn sledges.
Table of Contents
- CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1
- 1.1 Background 1
- 1.2 Scope and contents 3
- 1.3 Introduction of new or improved transport technologies 4
- 1.4 How to use this book 5
- 1.5 Notes on presentation and units 6
- CHAPTER TWO: ASSESSMENT OF BASIC TRANSPORT
- TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS 7
- 2.1 Types of technologies 7
- 2.2 Characteristics of basic transport technologies 9
- 2.3 Selection guide 34
- CHAPTER THREE: CARRYING AIDS 37
- 3.1 Introduction 37
- 3.2 Back-mounted basket 38
- 3.3 Shoulder pole 44
- 3.4 Back-mounted carrying frames 50
- CHAPTER FOUR: HAND-PROPELLED WHEELED VEHICLES 57
- 4.1 Introduction 57
- 4.2 Wheelbarrows 58
- 4.3 Handcarts 75
- CHAPTER FIVE: BICYCLE MOUNTED CARRYING DEVICES 91
- 5.1 Introduction 91
- 5.2 Rear carrier 92
- 5.3 Panniers 98
- 5.4 Front carrier 105
- 5.5 Load-carrying on the bicycle cross-bar 108
- CHAPTER SIX: LOW-COST ANIMAL TRANSPORT 111
- 6.1 Introduction 111
- 6.2 Animal-mounted panniers 111
- 6.3 Animal-drawn sledges 118
- ANNEX 1: WHEELS AND BEARINGS 127
- ANNEX 2: METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION 161
- ANNEX 3: SIMPLE BRAKE FOR A HANDCART 175
- ANNEX 4: SOURCES OF INFORMATION 179
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