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Sunday 29 April 2012

Composite Columns


Composite Columns
This technique is extensively used in Auroville since 1995. Two types of round hollow CSEB have been designed: the round block 240 and the round block 290. These blocks are reinforced with reinforced with cement concrete. Both types of blocks are laid with a cement sand mortar CSM 1: 3 of 1 cm thickness. Note that stabilised earth mortar cannot be used for this composite technique for the reason that the stabilised earth mortar will shrink and will not adhere on the steel rods. The steel rods do not exceed 1.5 m high, as it is difficult to slide down the blocks if the steel bars are the entire height of the column. Therefore some extension rods are regularly placed with an overlap of 50 time the bar diameter.

 
Block 240
Block 240 (240 mm diameter)
•    Vertical reinforcements should be ø 12 mm for the blocks 240.
•    Stirrups must be ø 6 mm and placed every 20 cm c/c.
•    The holes where the reinforcement are inserted are cast with concrete 1 cement: 2 sand: 4 (1/2” gravel)
•    The columns 240 must be linked on 2 sides of the building
      (through a beam or ring beam). It cannot be left free standing (without any link through a beam to the building).
•    Note that this block should not be used for seismic zones.
 
Block 290
  Block 290 (290 mm diameter)
•    Vertical reinforcements should be ø10 mm for the blocks 290, as the holes are not large enough to accept a bigger diameter.
•    Stirrups must be ø 6 mm and placed every 20 cm c/c. Note that for seismic zones, stirrups should be ø8 TS and placed at 10 cm c/c
•    The holes, where are inserted the reinforcement, are cast with concrete 1 cement: 2 sand: 4 (chips gravel)
•    The columns 290 can be linked only on 1 sides of the building (through a beam or ring beam). It cannot be left free standing (without any link through a beam to the building).
•    Note that this block can be used for seismic zones.
Building a composite column 290

Trench foundation for a composite column 290
Steel reinforcement for a composite column 290
Casting concrete in holes and fixing a stirrup

Casting the plinth beam
 
Checking the level of the first block
Casting concrete in the holes
 

Fixing a stirrup
Checking the spacing of bars
Steel reinforcement at the head


Casting the head with the beams

Completed head


Composite columns 290 and 240


Section of a composite column 290

Composite columns 290 and 240


Building a composite column 240
Steel mat with ø 12 TS
Sliding down a round block 240
Adjusting the level of the first block
Laying mortar 1 cement: 3 sand
Inserting a stirrup ø 6 MS, 9 cm diameter
Casting concrete 1 cement: 2 sand: 4 gravel ½”


Building a composite staircase 290

Placing a precast concrete step for a staircase

Adjusting a block for a staircase

Casting a stirrup with 1 cement: 3 sand

Inserting a block for a staircase

Laying the landing slab

Completed staircase completed in 3 days
 
Composite staircase 290 completed after 3 days
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