Ferrocement in Himachal Pradesh: Sustainable Construction Solutions

Er. Umesh Pathania, Sr. Technical Officer, Council For Science, Technology & Environment, Shimla (HP), projects Ferrocement Technique used for Rainwater Harvesting, Structures, School Buildings, Toilets, Bathrooms, etc. in Himachal Pradesh.

Precast Ferrocement roof - Sundernagar

Ferrocement is a composite made of Ferro (Iron) and cement (cement micro-conc). Ferro cement can be considered as a type of thin-walled reinforced concrete construction in which small-diameter wire meshes are used in form of uniformly distributed throughout the cross section. Discretely placed reinforcing bars and selected Portland cement mortar is used instead of concrete. In ferro cement, wire-meshes are filled with cement mortar. It is a composite, formed with closely knit wire mesh; tightly wound round skeletal steel and impregnated with rich cement mortar (micro concrete).