1. Fibre Reinforced
Gypsum Panels!
An alternative and a green building material!!

2. GFRG panels are manufactured
using Gypsum as a core material
Originally developed in
Australia
Rapid walls
Suitable for load bearing wall (up
to 10 stories)
GFRG Panels

4. Why is it special?
Conventional building materials
 Emit Co2
Sand and water is scarce
 Energy is intense
 Demand is increasing
 Construction time is high
Cost’s spiralling up
And so.. We need an alternative!

5. ALTERNATIVE MATERIAL
GFRG
NO
Co2
Eco
friendly
Re-Used
Saves
sand and
water
Low energy
based
production
process

6. Weight reduction
Weight of 1 sq.m
brick wall 9” thick
with 2 sides plaster
400kg
Weight of 1 sq.m
RAPIDWALL panel
40kg Weight reduction
90%
Weight of 1 sq.m
panel with concrete
infill
250kg Weight reduction
37.5%

7. Comparison btwn conventional
and RW building
Parameters Rapidwall building Conv building
Plinth area 1201 sft 1310 sft
Cement requirement 9.36t 20t
Steel requirement 1.434t 3.518t
Brick requirement - 55,000
Water requirement 7000 l 1.7 lakh l
River sand req 14.5 cum 41.64 cum
Self wt 56.16 t 204 t
Period of construction 37 days 165-180 days
Labour requirement 150 mandays 720 mandays
Cost of construction 5.6 lakhs 8.6 lakhs
Embodied
energy/sq.m
194.38 kWh 35.59kWh

8. Strength of RW panel
Compressive strength of panel with concrete infill
180 kg/cm2
Flexural strength of panel with concrete infill 20.83
kg/cm2
Tensile strength 28.8 kN/m
Water absorption <2%
Fire resistance-4 hrs
Free from corrosion
Rot and termite proof
Light in weight
Earthquake resistant

9. A single
panel
saves
0.8t of
cement
10,000 l
of water
A lorry
load agri
soil
Emission
of 2.9 t of
Co2

10. A few other applications
Roof panels
Compound walling
Individual Dwelling Construction
Walls that require high fire rating
Permanent formwork for suspended
slabs

11. To increase load bearing
capacity

12. Benefits of GFRG panels
Very fast construction
Saving in transport cost
No problem of disposal of waste
Green building
High thermal efficiency
No wastages
Help in Rehabilitation scheme/rebuilding
scheme
Additional storey
No plastering
Panels can be re-used

13. Contd
Ideal for large compound walls
More profit
Conserves energy and scare materials
like water, sand
Helpful for low income and middle
income people too!

15. Construction
 Foundation
 Walls
 Concrete infill
 Slabs
 Finishing work

16. Thank You!!!