The aggregates will increase the compressive strength but probably don't help any with tensile strength. That is normally not a concern with the way papercrete is commonly used, either as infill or under compression, but never under tension.
One really nice advantage of using filler in pc is that you get to mix that much less. I'm using lightweight filler, like bottles. Personally I'm not excited about the idea of carrying around a load of rocks, and luckily my place has none.
spaceman
On 12/21/2011 6:30 AM, trendawareness wrote:
I'm a papercrete newbie myself, but it's my understanding that using stone and gravel aggregates will strengthen papercrete, but decrease its R-value in the process, much in the same way adding a lot of sand does. I'm sure some of the more experienced users on this forum could speak to this better than I can however. --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "ANNALIS" <n2art25@...> wrote:I lived in Walton Ky for a 1.5 years in 1989-1991. It is a great area and reminds me much of where I live now which is in Oklahoma. The summers are brutal with lots of humidity which make the heat seem unbearable. We are wanting to do some papercrete here and are thinking of doing slip forms. Has anyone used stone with their papercrete. I live on what seems to be a stone garden.......------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: papercreters-digest@yahoogroups.com papercreters-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: papercreters-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1890 / Virus Database: 2109/4693 - Release Date: 12/20/11
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