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There is almost zero experience with using CEBs in Guastavino-type masonry. The unresolved question is whether CEB tiles will deliver adequate structural performance. This can only be addressed with side-by-side comparisons of fired tiles vs. CEB tiles. One example that used pressed tiles is the Mapungubwe National Park Interpretive Centre, which won the Holcim Awards in 2008 | There is almost zero experience with using CEBs in Guastavino-type masonry. The unresolved question is whether CEB tiles will deliver adequate structural performance, similar to fired tiles. This can only be addressed with side-by-side comparisons of fired tiles vs. CEB tiles. One example that used pressed tiles is the Mapungubwe National Park Interpretive Centre, which won the Holcim Awards in 2008: | ||
*http://web.mit.edu/masonry/projects/projects_mapungubwe.html | |||
http://web.mit.edu/masonry/projects/projects_mapungubwe.html | *http://www.holcimfoundation.org/T873/A08AMack-gallery.htm | ||
http://www.holcimfoundation.org/T873/A08AMack-gallery.htm | |||
Another option would be to use [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php/Geopolymers geopolymer] tiles, which would require a relatively low (~450C) kiln temperature and may have structural properties similar to regular fired tiles. But that's really terra incognita. | |||
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Revision as of 15:50, 31 January 2010
From Abe Connally:
Marcin,
Have you been able to do any research on ferrocement? I found a slightly different way of doing ceilings and roofs that you might be interested in. It is called timbrel vaults or Catalan vaults.
Basically, it consists of creating a vault using tiles, and it requires very little formwork. The tiles then become the form for the roof, so you place your insulation on top of the tile vault, then a ferro-cement cap that could be sprayed on or applied by hand. It removes the need to stucco from below, which is a major pain with ferro-cement ceilings. Also, it reduces the need for steel in the ceiling, which saves a lot on building cost and complexity. You guys could make a tile machine similar to the Liberator CEB press, and use the tiles for the ceiling and the floor, making a building almost completely out of CEB-type material.
We are trying this method out on a small building in the next few weeks, and I will let you know how it goes. The method appears to be very promising, and it would make ferro-cement roofs very easy and fast to do.
Here are some links to look at:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guastavino_tile
- http://www.guastavino.net/
- http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2008/11/tiles-vaults.html
- http://crossway.tumblr.com/
Good luck, Abe
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There is almost zero experience with using CEBs in Guastavino-type masonry. The unresolved question is whether CEB tiles will deliver adequate structural performance, similar to fired tiles. This can only be addressed with side-by-side comparisons of fired tiles vs. CEB tiles. One example that used pressed tiles is the Mapungubwe National Park Interpretive Centre, which won the Holcim Awards in 2008:
- http://web.mit.edu/masonry/projects/projects_mapungubwe.html
- http://www.holcimfoundation.org/T873/A08AMack-gallery.htm
Another option would be to use geopolymer tiles, which would require a relatively low (~450C) kiln temperature and may have structural properties similar to regular fired tiles. But that's really terra incognita.