Ferro 10 ... Symposium on ferrocement, Havana, Cuba, October, 2012 Books ... printed ferrocement manuals include lifetime email support
Cuba Real ... Page one : Havana
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Basics ... brief introduction to materials, proportions and definition of what ferrocement is
Definitions and materials ... Expanded introduction ... first look at design and materials for aquaculture, tanks, reservoirs, ponds
Examples from ferrocement.com ... techniques illustrated with sequential photographs of actual projects for sculptors and builders
Photos ... world-wide, works of many people
Sculpture ... includes sculptural photo list from photo section
Sculpture with fiber ... sculptural techniques using space-age mud and wattle
Structural shapes ... engineering without words ... graphic drawings of basic ferrocement shapes
Construction Guide ... complete instructions for water tanks, reservoirs, girders, roads. Not here? contact ferrocement.com
Compost Toilet elements ... Sanitary flycatcher design elements
Zero pollution converts waste to wealth.
Compost Toilet structure 2010 ... Conch shell spiral wall shape for privacy
Production technique, preliminary ... ease of low cost construction ... future feature, removable compost drawer
Build a ferro house ... shelter that pays for itself
fire, storm and earthquake safe - building permits are easy - low insurance and maintenance - long lasting
Joint wraps ... biological fiber unions for bamboo and sapling poles (the 5¢ joint wrap)
Bio-fiber Rain Gutter ... fabricated and attached to the $5 per square foot house
Shelter 2010 ... very low cost bamboo frame shelter ... the $5 per square foot house
Art, justice and pride of place lead to sustainable human culture ... photo essay, mostly.
Shelter 2009 ... very low cost bamboo shelter example begins
Space-age mud and wattle, bamboo, muslin, acrylic and cement
Roof measurement : 3 Meter length = 10' x 4 M width = 13'
Wall height : 2.5 Meter = 8.2 ft
Bamboo frame ... Antoon Versteegde series, very low cost bamboo house frame, The Netherlands, 2009
Bamboo mat walling and ferrocement roof ... Bangladesh, 2000
A model for low cost shelter with arched ferrocement roof and bamboo mat wall armature.
Center for Rural Development and Technology ... Indian Institute of Technology
Experimental verification of bamboo-composite bow beam with ferrocement band.
Shelter roof repair 2010 ... fiber patch repair of first fiber test roof.
ferrocement.com Roof Laboratory ... roofs made of organic fiber, acrylic and cement.
Roofs of farmed fiber and portland cement contribute to sustainable culture and ecological economics.
Birambye ... A Colorado based NGO builds a biological fiber and bamboo kitchen in Rwanda
Shelter, sustainability and the Rural Poor
Presentation 2007, ferrocement.com text presented at Red Cross sponsored Innovative Shelter Symposium,
Eindhoven Technical University.
Bahamas ... Example tank repair
Work at an orphanage also hints at some of the joys and hurdles encountered during humanitarian projects
Scaffold armature ... support for wet roof plaster
Also see chapter six of house construction manual and chapter eight of tank construction book.
Solar heating ... solar heat collected with space-age mud and wattle
heat and panel examples using various organic fibers, acrylic and cement
Storage of cement ... repack cement in plastic buckets
Water Well ... Intro to water wells (pozo artesiano) (est‰ncia de ‡guas) (source de eau)
Email contact ferrocement.com readily responds to specific questions not covered or encountered on this website
Online drawing tool Draw and send hand writing or a drawing to this website or anywhere on Earth
Economics ... cost of materials, competitive small business plan, sustainability and self sheltering
Biological fibers Bamboo, burlap, flax, cotton, hemp etc as reinforcement... Index
Advantages of ferrocement schools
glossary web
Ferrocement Boats link to ferroboats.com
Boats ferrocement.com overview
The Society of Protective Coatings (extensive links)
Welded wire mesh McNichols Company distributes high quality welded wire.
Carbon fiber and other reinforcement fabrics