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1. Ferrocement

2. What is Ferrocement?
Ferrocement is the composite of Ferro
(Iron) and cement (cement mortar).

3. Basic Methodology of
forming Ferrocement
members
● Welding skeletal steel
framework
● Tying mesh reinforcement
tightly over it to form cage.
● Impregnating the mesh
cage with rich cement
mortar, finishing and curing

4. RCC VS
FERROCEMENT

5. MATERIALS USED
WELD MESH
CHICKEN MESH
STEEL BAR
CEMENT MORTAR
rich cement mortars of
mix proportions of
(1:1.5) to (1:4) by
volume

6. METHODS OF PLACING CEMENT MORTAR
PRESS FILL METHOD
PRESS SPRAY METHOD

7. TYPICAL CROSS
SECTION

8. CURING
The curing plays a very important role in
ferrocrete construction, as the structures
are very thin walled and likely to get dried
very quickly

9. ADVANTAGES
NO FORMWORK REQUIRED
WALL THICKNESS - 25 TO 50MM
LIGHTWEIGHT AND HOMOGENOUS
STRUCTURE
GREAT FLEXIBILITY IN FORM
DISADVANTAGES
EXPENSIVE AND LABOUR INTENSIVE
CAN GET DAMAGED IN CORROSIVE
ENVIRONMENTS
SUSCEPTIBLE TO CRACKING

10. Questions
What is of Ferrocement concrete? Explain its application in building industry.
Sketches Explaining ferrocement construction process.
Write advantages of ferrocrete over RCC construction