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Bobby- the entire OPC industry has looked at various additives for years to reduce costs and weight /amount of cement from their mixes. most average people can't get 'real' flash, but might be able to get rice hull ash or similar. rice hulls themselves are little ovals with an air pocket inside, when burned the ash works even better. mixing hulls with paper is just one more reason I call papercrete an "idea"..the options to add organics and others are endless..
does
does eveyone have the 14 page paper on Rice Hull House building by Oliver? if not I ca add it here and hope it is accessible.
also Stephens build earth bag huts of rice hulls..lightweight, insulating.
Use of fly ash
I think it says that we should put as least as much fly ash in our
Charmaine
Charmaine Taylor/Publishing & Elk River Press
PO Box 375 Cutten CA 95534
www.papercrete.com
Charmaine Taylor/Publishing & Elk River Press
PO Box 375 Cutten CA 95534
www.papercrete.com
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