9th
International Rainwater Catchment Systems Conference
"Rainwater
Catchment: An Answer to the Water Scarcity of the Next Millennium."
Petrolina, Brazil - July 1999
Section 4: Technology of Rainwater Catchment Systems
Paper 4.2
Abanbars as a Trustable Method of Water Harvesting
Nasser Talebbeydokhti & B.Hooshyari
Department of Civil Engineering
Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
E-mail: taleb@succ.shirazu.ac.ir
Abstract
Uneven spatial and temporal distribution of precipitation,
high rate of evaporation, arid and semi-arid climate, evaporative geological
formations such as gypsum and salt domes in southern as well as desert areas of
Iran make it impossible to maintain the surface and ground water supply. The
only means to harvest water is century-old system called "abanbar". The main
objective of this paper is to investigate abanbars as a traditional method of
water harvesting. I will discuss architectural, structural, geo-technical,
hydrological, and hydraulic aspects of various types of abanbars and methods of
constructing and maintaining them
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