Talk:Ferrocement

Could this be used with air-formed domes? --Conor 13:37, 11 March 2011 (PST)

There are plenty of ferrocement domes, but not necessarily built with use of an air form. Air-formed domes (like Monolithic) are typically somewhat thicker than most FC structures, and only have steel rebar and not a fine mesh. --Rasmus 14:11, 11 March 2011 (PST)

It seems like ferrocement binishells would work, don't you think? Binishells are already damn cheap to build, but with a cheaper building material than concrete, they could be even cheaper --Conor 16:00, 11 March 2011 (PST)

These are all similar modes of construction, namely a concrete dome reinforced with steel. The composition of the mix varies somewhat, for example the mix used for FC is often 40-50% cement, the rest sand. But FC is thinner and therefore lighter, using less cement and steel. If one wants to build a very large dome, FC may not be practical because too much work. In developing countries, not a problem because labor is cheap. Monolithic with shotcrete is very fast and probably the better option when labor is scarce/expensive. I don't know much about binishells, the reinforcement seems to have coils that lengthen when the airform is inflated (?), sounds very proprietary. --Rasmus 16:51, 11 March 2011 (PST)