Ferrocement Roofing Channel

Ferrocement or ferro cement is a system of construction using reinforced mortar or plaster lime or cement sand and water applied over an armature of metal mesh woven expanded metal or metal fibers and closely spaced thin steel rods such as rebar the metal commonly used is iron or some type of steel.

Ferrocement roofing channel. Unlike ac sheet metal frp roof all the ferrocement panels are joined monolithically. Ferrocement channels roofing vs rcc slab my house is constructed 16 years ago in load bearing construction and it is in good condition. The length of these channel units equals to the length of the room to be roofed. The ferrocement roof consists panels size 1 5mtrs x1 2mtrs.

The maximum crack width was 0 075 mm. Approximately and ferrocement portal and purlins replacing ac sheets and structurals steel trusses and purlins. Will it be structurally stable and strong enough as compared with english bond walls and rcc slab roof. And when used.

I am thinking to construct 2 bed rooms and 1 toilet on first floor with rat trap bond walls and ferrocement roofing channels. The ferrocement channel section beam had a moment capacity of 19 5 kn m and an equivalent elastic modulus of rupture of 15 4 mpa. This is the reason why ferrocement roofing channels enable cost savings upto 40 and saves energy upto. Ferrocement channel roof provides light weight roofing 60 reduction in dead weight as compare to rcc pre casting of roof leads to substantial reduction in construction time 20 saving in cost possible because of reduction in steel quantity and elimination of coarse aggregates and.

There will be no nuts and bolt arrangement as in the case of ac sheet metal frp roofs. This roofing system is designed as a segmental element which is very easy to cast cure and then manually erect over the bearing walls. Ferrocement channels n a ferrocement is a thin wall of reinforced cement where layers of continuous mesh are covered on both sides with mortar n ferrocement elements are durable versatile light and waterproof n a ferrocement channel fc is a longitudinal element of a curved section oftensemi cylindrical. This paper includes the construction process and compares construction cost of ferrocement roofing channel system with conventional roofing system.

A ferrocement roof channel is a longitudinal element semi cylindrical shaped. The 6 10 m ferrocement hollow roof slab performed in bending in a ductile manner and had an ultimate load capacity is 7 33 kn including a self weight of 5 44 kn i e. The thickness of these elements is just 25 mm. It is precastusing moulds n a ferrocement channel uses less cement and steel while.