Ferrocement or ferro-cement is a system of construction using reinforced mortar or plaster (lime or cement, sand, and water) applied over an "armature"...
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Concrete ship (redirect from Ferrocement barge)
Concrete ships are built primarily with ferrocement (reinforced concrete) hulls, reinforced with steel bars. This contrasts against more traditional materials...
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Faux bois (redirect from Faux Bois, Ferrocement)
opened for an exposition in Paris in 1867. In 1873, the inventor of ferrocement, Joseph Monier expanded his patents to include bridges. He designed the...
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Boat building (section Ferrocement)
were copper-bottomed to prevent being slowed by marine fouling. GRP and ferrocement hulls are classic composite hulls, the term "composite" applies also...
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Award Reliance Foundation received the Late VD Joshi Award for the Best Ferrocement Structure for the year 2016, for construction of natural water-harvesting...
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Cambridge, Md.: Cornell Maritime Press. ISBN 0-87033-178-7. OCLC 858712. "Ferrocement – The World of Ferroboats". Retrieved 2022-12-26. WH Mullins boat history...
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Car float – Unpowered barge with railroad tracks mounted on its deck Ferrocement or "Concrete" Barge – World War II barges Crane barge – Ship with a crane...
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The Big Duck is a ferrocement building in the shape of a duck. Located in Flanders, New York, the building was originally constructed in Riverhead, and...
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stuccoing. Concrete reinforced with chicken wire or hardware cloth yields ferrocement, a versatile construction material. It can also be used to make the armature...
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the case of low-cost versions in developing countries, with concrete, ferrocement, plastic, or wood covered with linoleum. Slabs can also be made of wood...
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