Re: SB: lateral bracing

[Richard Schmidt <rrschmid@polymail.cpunix.calpoly.edu>]

Ruth, I'd be concerned about more than what you expressed in your posting
-- the engineer's concern about lateral bracing for the structure itself.

Don't forget that bales themselves are heavy, especially after being
plastered, and that if completely unconnected (as you indicated in your
post), they can come apart in an earthquake just like unreinforced brick
or block walls come apart. I wouldn't want to be burried beneath a pile of
falling bales! For the life of me, I cannot understand the reluctance of
some on the list to do sensible things like sewing or wiring bales (no
personal criticism -- a general observation :)). It is so simple to take a
baling needle and completely weave together a wall of bales; or to stretch
chicken wire over the whole wall; and in my experience just makes the
whole thing so much stronger. Why not just do it?



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