GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLAGE BANSWARA

PRESENTATION ON “ PAPERCRETE”

SUBMITTED TO GUIDED BY SUBMITTED BY MR. RISHABH THAKUR MR. JITESH KUMAR SIDDHARTH SINGH ASHOK KUMAR JITENDRA KUMAR MANMOHAN SHARMA

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

INDEX INTRODUCTION PROPERTIES USE’S WHY MAKE PAPERCRETE HOW CAN WE MAKE PAPERCRETE STRUCTURES FROM PAPERCRETE

PAPERCRETE What is papercrete This is recently developed material. It is

made with repulped paper-fiber with a combination of portland cement and or clay.

This type of material is considered environmental friendly material.

It was discovered by Eric patterson and Mike McCain.

PROPERTIES Papercrete provides good insulation R-value is about 2.0 and 3.0 per inch Lightweight Its mold resistant material and can be

used as a sound-proofing material. It is dimensionally very stable. The more cement and mineral material

is used the more fire proof it becomes.

FIRE TEST’S

USE To make blocks for building and wall of

a houses. It can be molded into countless shapes

and allowed to cure hard. It can be poured into large, shallow

forms to make panels. It can be used to cover walls(plaster),

make partitions, make boxes, etc.

WHY MAKE PAPERCRETE Inexpensive - A block 12" by 8" by 5" can be  made for

15 cents or less, depending on the amount of cement used.

Strong - Papercrete and fibrous adobe are extremely strong, due to the presence of millions of fibers.

Lightweight - A block as above weighs only 3.5 lbs. Insulating - Papercrete has so much dead air space that

it makes an excellent insulator. A Papercrete wall requires no additional insulation. See an example here. (It's the pink building near the bottom.)

On-site Manufacture - You make your own building materials where you will use them.

HOW CAN WE MAKE BUILDING WALL USING IT

Firstly make pulp of paper using water with the help of stuccor.

MAKING PAPER SLURRY Soak newspaper for minimum 24 hours. Add 15 gallon wet paper in galvanized

tub. Mix and add water until slurry is

consistency of oatmeal. 50 gallon drain slurry into bucket of (1/8)”

holes for water remove. Capture water to reuse (shower basin

from trailer)

PAPER MIX

STUCCO TOW-MIX

INNER PART

DRAINING PAPER SLURRY• 50 gallon pail• Metal mesh can

MIX CLAY & CEMENT Mix to consistency of pudding.

Drained paper slurry is shoveled into a 5 gallon bucket.

DUMP INTO WHEELBARROW Then shovel into buckets.

FORMS Post is set in concrete Plate. 12” wide frame and plywood forms up

and ready for first pour.

POUR INTO FORMS

TAMP TO REMOVE AIR

REMOVE FORMS

STRUCTURES FROM PAPERCRETE

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