The shell carries most of the load. Cellular concrete pours like a melted milkshake. Hydrostatic pressure is created even in a shallow pour of about 2 feet. Air bubbles that are not part of the microbubbles suspended in the matrix are forced out, even under window details where you would think a bubble could be trapped. The walls sputter & bleed cellular concrete along pinholes & seams due to the pressure. Even tiny lettering from sample containers is transferred. Every cranny is filled.
If you are pumping cellular concrete inside the structure how do you ensure that the metal gets covered/penetrated completely. It seems that could be a weak point if you have air pockets and moisture attacking your steel armature.
I am guessing the strength of the cage can withstand the application of cement with no support underneath.
The shell carries most of the load. Cellular concrete pours like a melted milkshake. Hydrostatic pressure is created even in a shallow pour of about 2 feet. Air bubbles that are not part of the microbubbles suspended in the matrix are forced out, even under window details where you would think a bubble could be trapped. The walls sputter & bleed cellular concrete along pinholes & seams due to the pressure. Even tiny lettering from sample containers is transferred. Every cranny is filled.
ShambhalaVillage 2 years ago
If you are pumping cellular concrete inside the structure how do you ensure that the metal gets covered/penetrated completely. It seems that could be a weak point if you have air pockets and moisture attacking your steel armature.
I am guessing the strength of the cage can withstand the application of cement with no support underneath.
KonaChuck22 2 years ago