Design Ferro Cement Work
Large ferro cement water tank.
Design ferro cement work. Ferrocement or ferro cement is a system of construction using reinforced mortar or plaster applied over an armature of metal mesh woven expanded metal or metal fibers and closely spaced thin steel rods such as rebar. And when used for building boats no gravel is used so that the material is not concrete. Applications of ferrocement in construction is vast due to the low self weight lack of skilled workers no need of framework etc. The tank size will dictate the necessary sizes of the mesh 1 x research sourcestep 2 cut the electro welded mesh using the bolt cutters.
Design strategy identity system design content creation copywriting print digital editorial design motion live action broadcast 2d 3d animation compositing social media. Ferro cement is a composite material made up of mortar and light wire steel mesh. 2 layers of chicken wire 1 layer of electro welded mesh 2 layers of chicken wire 3 x. Ferrocement is used to construct relatively thin hard stro.
Step 1 cut the chicken wire hexagonal wire mesh using the wire cutters. The cement is typically a very rich mix of cement and sand in a 3 1 ratio. See more ideas about cement papercrete faux bois. Sep 1 2020 explore vinnie d s board ferrocement on pinterest.
May 19 2015 explore roro s board ferro cement followed by 146 people on pinterest. Ferro cement also called ferro concrete is a rich or composite mortar plaster applied to both sides of a thin and well distributed reinforcement layer usually a layer metal mesh and closely spaced thin steel rods. Normally plaster of 1 2 cement mortar should be applied to a matrix structure made of weld mesh would round the chicken mesh. The layering should be as follows.
Design parameters and construction details. The tank size will dictate the necessary sizes of the mesh 2 x research sourcestep 3 lay the chicken wire and electro welded mesh flat to create layers. The metal commonly used is iron or some type of steel. See more ideas about dome house earthship earth homes.
It was developed by p l nervi an italian architect in 1940.