Tentative recommendations for the construction of ferrocement tanks

S. P. Shah

Tentative recommendations for the construction of ferrocement tanks

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Abstract

Although some practical specifications are available fbr the construction of ferrocement boats, to the best of the author's knowledge no technical specifications for the construction of ferrocement structures have yet been published. Specifications are essential if the use of ferrocement is to become widely accepted and if the gap between the "try and see what happens" approach and advanced research results is to be reduced. Based on l) tests at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle of model pressurized ferrocement water tanks where cracking and leakage characteristics were studied, 2) the experience in ferrocement and knowledge of its mechanical behavior and 3) an extensive survey of ferrocement related literature where some forms of specifications or recommendations were found and analyzed, the author has developed tentative recommendations for the construction of ferrocement water tanks. Although these recommendations are written specifically for water tanks, they may be used either as a model for other types of ferrocement structures or as part of a more general and complete specification document on ferrocement.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Ferrocement--Materials and Applications
Editors	Gajanan M. Sabnis
Publisher	American Concrete Institute
Pages	103-113
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9780870317002
State	Published - Aug 1 1979
Externally published	Yes
Event	1978 Ferrocement: Materials and Applications Symposium at the 1978 Annual Convention of the American Concrete Institute - Toronto, Canada Duration: Apr 9 1978 → Apr 14 1978

Publication series

Name	American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication
Volume	SP-061
ISSN (Print)	0193-2527

Conference

Conference	1978 Ferrocement: Materials and Applications Symposium at the 1978 Annual Convention of the American Concrete Institute
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto
Period	4/9/78 → 4/14/78

Keywords

Concrete construction
Construction materials
Ferrocement
Quality control
Shotcrete
Specifications
Structural design
Tanks (containers)
Tests
Water tanks
Welded wire fabric
Wire cloth

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction
Materials Science(all)

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Shah, SP 1979, Tentative recommendations for the construction of ferrocement tanks. in GM Sabnis (ed.), Ferrocement--Materials and Applications. American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication, vol. SP-061, American Concrete Institute, pp. 103-113, 1978 Ferrocement: Materials and Applications Symposium at the 1978 Annual Convention of the American Concrete Institute, Toronto, Canada, 4/9/78.

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