Bulking Factor, Continious System, Formwork, Californian Method, Pipe Clamps, Release Agents, Soil Science, Cement Content, Lime Content, Stabilisation Factor, Crush Tests, Test Blocks, Soil Selection, Council Approval, Mix Ratio's, Moisture Content, Mix Procedures, Ram Vibration, Ram Technique, Production Volumes, Cost per M2, Finishing & Touch Ups....
are just some of the issues discussed during the Theoretical part of this Course.
The day is broken into two parts:
Part One: Theory & Best Practice (Based on InSynch's Experience & Theory)
Lunch
Part Two: Practical - the students select Soil, Prepare and Mix it, Build Formwork and Ram a small test block.
Finally: before we go home, we have a quick sneak peak of the test wall by removing the formwork and revealing the wall.....
"Aaawwh... it looks beautiful", says Sancha, an Architect all the way from Bloemfontein.
Most of the other students flew all the way from Cape Town to do the course.
Lets hope they enjoyed the course and are going to start producing some Rammed Earth buildings in the Mother City.
Alastair
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