Thread: Shavingcrete
View Single Post
Old 05-28-2023, 11:45 AM   #165 (permalink)
freebeard
Master EcoModder
 
freebeard's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: northwest of normal
Posts: 28,849
Thanks: 8,188
Thanked 8,963 Times in 7,403 Posts
Steel rebar and mesh wasn't used until the 18th Century.

I can't [easiiy] find any history, but burlap is also used as reinforcement and surface finish.

Adding the air doesn't help compressive strength. The video's conclusion is that 'ductcrete' is preferred to aircrete.
__________________
.
.
Without freedom of speech we wouldn't know who all the idiots are. -- anonymous poster
  Reply With Quote