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Exploring Lightweight and Earthquake-resistant Construction with Ferrocement Sandwich Panels

  1. Ravikal Gautam
  2. Alok Yadav, Shakti Kumar

Abstract

The creation of sandwich panels made of ferrocement as non-load-bearing building components is examined in this study. The sandwich panels had one layer of wire mesh netting between two thin pieces of ferrocement for reinforcement. Two thin ferrocement layers strengthened with a thermocol sheet made up the sandwich sections. The two iron lattice sections were connected by steel wires. Three sandwich panels in total were made. Compared to traditional masonry walls and reinforcement concrete panels, the suggested pieces weigh less. This kind of environmentally friendly and earthquakeresistant building method would dominate the construction industry.

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