Sources & refs for light & heavy construction, engineering, building materials, temporary structures & camping supplies. Note: some linked documents are in Adobe PDF format.
Topics keyed to Desert Structures and Rebar Rope & Rigging FAQ:
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These pages were written to give users, notably campers and artists trekking to the Black Rock Desert, and the Burning Man art festival, a few hints on how to build shelters and structures for the extreme heat, severe windstorms, and sudden rains of northwestern Nevada.
It is not intented to give specific structural or safety advice, just an overview of typical methods. If you are uncertain how to proceed, please consult a carpenter, rigger, architect, or engineer. Your camps and installations are your own responsibility.
This document is free for public/personal use, but copyrights apply.
Burning Man - main site
Art of Burning Man
Image Gallery
First Timer's Guide
Preparation & Survival Guide
Theme Camp & Art Installation Guide
JRS email newsletter
eplaya bbs
old eplaya bbs
Burning Man on the Web - 1992-2003
Field Manuals -- list of 400+ manuals
FM 5-104 General Engineering -- airfields, roads, water supply, equipment
FM 5-125 Rigging Techniques -- ropes, knots, wire rope (steel cable)
FM 5-232 Topographic Surveying
FM 5-233 Construction Surveying
FM 5-410 Military Soils Engineering
FM 5-420 Plumbing and Pipefitting
FM 5-422 Engineer Prime Power Operations -- generator info
FM 5-426 Carpentry
FM 5-428 Concrete and Masonry
FM 5-430-00-2 Road Design
FM 5-430-00-2 Airfield and Heliport Design
FM 5-499 Hydraulics
FM 8-40 Management of Skin Diseases in the Tropics
FM 8-50 Prevention and Medical Management of Laser Injuries
FM 8-51 Combat Stress Control
FM 10-52 Water Supply in Theater of Operations
FM 19-15 Civil Disturbances
FM 19-25 Military Police Traffic Operations
FM 21-10 Field Hygiene and Sanitation
FM 21-11 First Aid
FM 21-76 Survival
FM 90-3 Desert Operations - see section on
camouflage
Publications
Engineer Manuals
Technical Instructions
Safety & Health Requirements Manual
NAVFAC Design Manuals - general civil & marine construction
7.01, Soil Mechanics
7.02, Foundations and Earth Structures
OSHA - Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
Canadian safety standards for scaffold and other construction situations
US Forest Service CAD drawings for camp facilities
Bureau of Labor Statistics
American Society of Civil Engineers - ASCE
Berkeley Engineering
California Division of Mines and Geology - CDMG
Caltrans District 4
Rohn radio towers
Yellow Pages
© Bob Stahl | Home
REI - camping supplies
Pacific Domes
Skylighter - pyrotechnics supplies
Tarps & Tiedowns
Tentsmiths - authentic period tents
Twin Cities Surplus, Reno
Rigging
Enos Rigging
Dexter Rigging
Radio 10-Codes
Roper's Knot Page
Feeney Wire Rope & Rigging, Oakland
International Greenhouse - shade mesh & custom tarps
McMaster Carr - industrial equipment & supplies
Lumber, Hardware & Building Supplies
Directories
Sweet's - building material directory
Thomas Register - building material directory
RS Means construction dictionary