Construction Index ... ferrocement.com

Water reservoir construction ... Water Tank, 60 cubic meters (15,000 U.S. gallons)
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Rainwater ... chapter 14 of ferrocement tank construction manual, above

Tank Wall steel ... Armatures for various water tank volumes

Reservoir materials list ... Materials list for various tank sizes

Water Wells ... Intro to water wells (pozo artesiano)

Section 2 ... Sanitation

Compost Toilet elements ... Sanitary flycatcher design elements
Zero pollution converts waste to wealth.

Compost Toilet structure 2010 ... Conch shell wall spiral shape for privacy
Poduction technique, preliminary ... removable compost drawer, future feature ... ease of construction

Septic tank construction ... from chapter 11 of water tank construction manual
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Section 3 ... Shelter

The ferrocement house ... Traditional ferrocement house construction and design
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Shelter 2010 ... low cost bamboo frame shelter ... $5 per square foot house
Art, justice and pride of place lead to sustainable human culture.

Shelter 2009 ... begin low cost shelter example
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, Bamboo house frame, 2009, the Netherlands

Center for Rural Development and Technology ... Indian Institute of Technology
Experimental verification of bamboo-composite bow beam with ferrocement band.

Biological fibers ... Bamboo, burlap, flax, cotton, hemp etc as reinforcement ... index
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Section 4 ... Tools, techniques and other structures

Simple Arch Girder (6 Meters) (20 feet) (Top Loaded)

Arch chapter 1: Supports and Reinforcing Bar

Arch chapter 2: Finish the Girder Armature
Also see chapter three of house construction manual.

Cold joints Joining new and previous work

Roads ... Parallel ferrocement tire strips

Scaffold Bracing a wet concrete roof.
Also see chapter six of house construction manual and chapter eight of tank book.

Tools & Techniques

Aquaculture, Reservoirs, Pools, and Ponds
general ferrocement introduction

There is nothing tricky about building permits for structures made of ferrocement or any other building material. Codes set the minimum standard allowed for a permitted structure. This means that most homes are built to the minimum standard the law will allow. All one needs to do to obtain a permit is to have a set of plans with a licensed architectural stamp of approval. It’s as easy as that. Although locating an architect confident with use of the material requires a little persistence it is not impossible.

Food for thought ; ferrocement houses pay for themselves more than once per generation (low maintenance and insurance costs). Ferrocement tanks and reservoirs pay for themselves over and over by simply outlasting any other material.

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