Ashok found what I was looking for on this link. A segmental vault.
Now what materials will I use? Papercrete is light. I like that. What
do I cover the papercrete blocks with to seal it and make it look
adobe? Will I be able to stand on it? Thanks, Jason
http://www.earth-auroville.com/index.php?nav=menu&pg=vault&id1=1
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "jasonfitz321"
<jasonfitz321@...> wrote:
>
> One more thing that I was thinking. Here in Mexico when they pour
> concrete roofs sometimes they put a layer of block down to insulate
> the roof and then they pour the roof. I guess the same can be done
> with PC blocks. Use boards to support the blocks and then pour over
> them. Maybe that is more work? Anyway, its a thought.
>
> Jason
>
> --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "jasonfitz321"
> <jasonfitz321@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello. I just joined after spending half the day looking at as
much
> as
> > I could about papercrete. I am a missionary in the mountains of
> Mexico.
> > This year I plan to build a base for agricultural training,
> missionary
> > outreach, assisting the poor and the sick. I wanted to bounce off
> some
> > ideas off you all to see if I could do something creative and
> > economical. I need to build a small meeting area of about 40 x
> 60ft.
> > and along the sides have side by side dormitories. I want to use
a
> roof
> > that is not tin because I want it to look indigenous. I am not
sure
> if
> > a dome could spread a 50ft. radius with just papercrete blocks? I
> need
> > to learn the paper adobe as well to give the outside a natural
> look. I
> > am probably out of my league to try to build a huge structure but
I
> > wanted to put it out there. I seen the domes at Eves Garden but
> they
> > appear to be at max maybe 25 ft.? It looks like he is just
curving
> the
> > blocks and then adding stucco. Good day, Jason
> >
>
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