LOW COST CONSTRUCTION and affordable housingfinal.ppt

Low cost construction

1. LOW COST CONSTRUCTION

2. INTRODUCTION
•Thegreatestmaterialneedintheworldtodayistheneedfor
housingandlife-supportsystemsforthesustainabledevelopment
ofcivilization.
•Thedreamofowninganewhouseisnotpossiblenowadayforthe
middleclasspeoples.
•Theonlywaytosolvethisproblemismovingtoaffordable
construction.
•It’snotworkingfasterorharder.It’sworkingsmarter.
•Weshouldusenewmaterials,newtoolsandnewmethodsto
constructsuchabuilding.

3. BAMBOO REINFORCEMENT
•Bamboowasgivenrecentconsiderationforuseasreinforcementin
soil-cementpavementslabs.
•Forthiscaseultimateloadanalysiswasshowntobemore
economicalandsuitableforuse.
•Noneedtochangethetechniquesusedinconventionalreinforced
concreteconstruction.

4. RANDOM RUBBLE MASONRY
•Randomrubblemasonryisthefirsttypeofstonemasonry.Stones
arearrangedinrandom.
•Randomrubbleistheroughestsortofthestonemasonry.
•Thestonesusedarequarriedinsuchamannerandofpropersizes
sothattheycanbeliftedusingtheirhand

5. FILLER SLAB
•Fillerslabsareonesuchcost-effectiveroofingsystemwhichis
basedontheconcreteportionsandinsteadplacingfillermaterial
there.
•Thefillerslabisbasedontheprinciplethatforroofswhichare
simplysupported.
•InaconventionalRCCslablotofconcreteiswastedanditneeds
extrareinforcementduetoaddedloadoftheconcrete.

6. RAT TRAP BOND
•Rat-trapbond,alsoknownasChinesebond,consistingofrowlocksand
shinersinsteadofheadersandstretchers.
•Themainadvantageofthisbondiseconomyinuseofbricks.
•Internal & external plastering is not necessary
•The overall saving on cost of this wall compared to the traditional 9"
wall is about 25%