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STEVE'S
LINKS PAGE
to other interesting stuff
Ferrocement Educational Network
http://www.ferrocement.net/#On-line
a great
discussion group on cementous stuff. What I'm doing is not really ferro
because I'm light on the ferro part, but the group covers a lot of ground.
Use Google advanced search to review the archives
http://www.earth-auroville.com
These folks in India are doing earthen vaults. Their site is a gold mine of good information about vaults in general.
Mark Ketchum's
Concrete Shell Page
http://www.ketchum.org/shells.html
By Milo S. Ketchum -- Lots of information on concrete shells. Good photos,
design basics, forming and construction recomendations.
Enersearch by Bo Atkinson
http://www.midcoast.com/~bo/dreamgeometry.html
Bo has a great sculpture site, lots of good ideas and sound advice mixed with wild and crazy stuff.This is a big site, look around.
Mortar Sprayer & Tools
http://www.mortarsprayer.com
Nolan is a great resource for all things concrete. He sells small mortar sprayers which are ideal for spraying small thin shell structures and for plastering walls.
Felix Candela
http://www.google.com/images?q=Felix+Candela
http://html.rincondelvago.com/felix-candela.html
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Los_Manantiales.html
http://www.ketchum.org/shellpix.html#candela
A Spanish architect who did some amazing thin shell constructions in Mexico
International Thin-Shell Association
http://www.itsa.info/
Concrete Thin Shell Structures-- the wave of the future
http://www.itsa.info/Convention04links.shtml - Their links page
The Dirt Cheap Builder
http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com
Ms. Charmaine Taylor/ Taylor Publishing
good source for alternative building books.
Charmaine Taylor is a world authority on lime, amoung other things.
PVA Structural Fibers
For more information, look at
Engineered Cementitious Composites Technology Network
www.engineeredcomposites.com
Kuraray America, Inc.
http://www.kuraray-am.com/pvaf/overview.php
PVA fiber for concrete and mortar
Pacific Gunite
http://www.ferrotanks.com
Plans and info on Ferro tanks
Lloyd Turner
http://www.geocities.com/flyingconcrete/lloyd-turner.htm
Very nice, appropriately sized domes that were built years ago
Ferrocement
http://www.ferrocement.com/
Good photos of ferro possibilities
Green Home Building
http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/pumicecrete.htm
Photos of my stuff here, which I like. A big site - look around .
Pumice-Crete Building Systems of NM
http://www.pumicecrete.com/
This is what they are up to in New Mexico, USA
pozzolan
http://www.cyclopsdisplays.com/greg/Pozzolan.html
A good introduction to pozzolans
Hadrian Tridi-Systems
http://www.tridipanel.com
Polystyrene wire mesh panels for prefab. I like these more and more even if I haven't used them extensively.
Santiago Calatrava
http://www.calatrava.com/
Inspiring Spanish architect
Foam Lite Concrete, Inc.
http://www.foamliteconcrete.com/index.html
Light weight concrete made from recycled styrofoam
Gaudí & Barcelona Club
http://www.gaudiclub.com/ingles/i_vida/i_menu.asp
An on line look at the work of Antoni Gaudi
Monolithic Dome Institute
http://www.monolithicdome.com/
I'm not big on large domes but here's a link
Institute for Planetary Renewal
http://PlanetaryRenewal.org/ipr/ubs.html
Richard Austin, Founder & Director. Richard is working on inovative inflatable form work and lots of other low cost building ideas.
The World Of Ferro-Cement Boats
http://www.ferroboats.com/
Ferro Boats
Nylon-Cement
http://www.angelfire.com/in2/manythings/page5.html
nylon fishnet and cement-- use your imagination
The Underground Home Web Site
http://www.liquefaction.com/berm/
Underground buildings, lots of further links.
Lamina Design
http://laminadesign.com/
Free-form structures from planar (sheet) materials
La Maison Sculptee
http://www.rom.fr/lucas/visite.html
Concrete sculpture in France
Tsui Design & Research, Inc.
http://www.tdrinc.com/architecture.html
Eugene Tsui
Earth homes
http://www.earthhomes.co.uk/Home%20Page.htm
Underground, roundie- curvie in the UK
Les Détails
http://www.rom.fr/lucas/detail.html
Cool sculpture
Team Sandtastic
http://www.teamsandtastic.com/
Seems like a guy could spray some of this stuf with concrete--???
John P. Kennedy, Wildlife Sculptor
http://www.cazenovia.us/kennedy/process.htm
Concrete animals
Structural Group
http://www.structural.net/index.html
A good site to search for concrete related stuff
Auburn University,
Department of Building Science
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/architecture/bsc/classes/bsc314/timeline/timeline.htm
Historical time line of concrete-- we're just getting started---
TechnoLogos
http://www.tecnologos.it/Articoli/articoli/numero_010/concrete.asp
Short History of Concrete
Clay Brick and Paver Institute
http://www.brickbydesign.com/
lots of detailed technical stuff on building with bricks.
There are some great pictures of brick buildings and lots of design advice.
Living Systems Architecture and Construction
http://www.pouredearth.com/pouredearth.htm
I did a bunch of poured earth in Colorado and love it . This dude is way beyond me ( also very expensive) but check it out.
Other misc concrete links for folks with high speed access:
http://www.kebyar.com/
www.hubbellandhubbell.com
http://www.wildstyleinc.com/index.html
http://www.gts-domes.com/Quonsets.html
http://www.arche.psu.edu/thinshells/module%20III/roofs.htm
http://www.concretenetwork.com
http://www.webspace4me.net/~mikehill/pages.aux/pond/recipes.html
http://www.livinginpaper.com/domes_vaults.htm
www.nycon.com
http://www.pubs.asce.org/WWWdisplay.cgi?0413242
http://www.archinform.net/stich/1341.htm?ID=a52fd94dafa3638c7f5e6cace7efe8ab
http://www.meandertravel.com/greekferries/santorini.htm
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science
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