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*$1 for unstabilized, $1.20 for stabilized - [http://www.midwestearthbuilders.com/BuildingInfo.html] | *$1 for unstabilized, $1.20 for stabilized - [http://www.midwestearthbuilders.com/BuildingInfo.html] | ||
=Proejcted OSE Costs - Expected to be Attained at [[Summer X]] | =Proejcted OSE Costs - Expected to be Attained at [[Summer X]] 2021= | ||
{{Hint| | {{Hint|Absolute production cost ranges from 5 to 40 cents per block under the assumptions below. Note - soil digging is not included, which adds 1.5 gallon per hour cost of fuel to the overall operation.}} | ||
*Costs based on availability of on-site soil | *Costs based on availability of on-site soil | ||
*6 block per minute machine - 8 hour shift - 1 gallon per hour for CEB, 0.5 gallon per hour for tractor (25% duty cycle assuming nearby pile of soil that has already been dug), one gallon per hour for soil mixer, local clay soil, '''10%''' cement stabilized | *6 block per minute machine - 8 hour shift - 1 gallon per hour for CEB, 0.5 gallon per hour for tractor (25% duty cycle assuming nearby pile of soil that has already been dug), one gallon per hour for soil mixer, local clay soil, '''10%''' cement stabilized | ||
Latest revision as of 01:42, 30 April 2021
Commercial
- $1 for unstabilized, $1.20 for stabilized - [1]
Proejcted OSE Costs - Expected to be Attained at Summer X 2021
Hint: Absolute production cost ranges from 5 to 40 cents per block under the assumptions below. Note - soil digging is not included, which adds 1.5 gallon per hour cost of fuel to the overall operation.
- Costs based on availability of on-site soil
- 6 block per minute machine - 8 hour shift - 1 gallon per hour for CEB, 0.5 gallon per hour for tractor (25% duty cycle assuming nearby pile of soil that has already been dug), one gallon per hour for soil mixer, local clay soil, 10% cement stabilized
- Total costs for 2880 block:
- 2.5 gal* 8=20 gal fuel = $50 at current gas prices
- Cement - $10 per bag for 100 block - 29 bags of cement - $290
- Labor - $25/hr for tractor operator, $15/hr for stacking block on pallets x2 - $440/day
- Water - 20 ml/block = 58 liters = 15 gallons at 2 cents - 30 cents in water
- Plastic wrap
- Pallets
Total costs -
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Links
- Soil Preparation for CEB
- Aidan notes - Talk:Cost_of_CEB_Block