Strawbale Archive for March 2002

Perhaps Jeff will be able to throw light on the discussion (so I can be sure 
to have my fact's straight).

Cheers,
Ben
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"Robert W. Tom" <archilogic@yahoo.ca> said:

> 3/9/02 12:12:39 AM, Ben Polley <info@harvesthomes.ca> wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> >I believe that Jeff's study also found that 3 string bales on edge had an 
> >improved load capability than the traditionally flat laid bales. 
> >
> >Are Jeff's tests generally accepted?  Do they reflect the norm in bale 
> >building? I believe that his walls are not unlike those we build but 
perhaps 
> >that is not the universal manner. 
> [snip]
> 
> 
> Ben;
> 
> I have to confess that I've not really paid much attention to the 1999 
Colorado
> compression tests by Ruppert et al because I felt that the issue of 
compression 
> resistance of plastered bale assemblies (bales laid flat) was never in 
question, 
> a fact which was confirmed in earlier studies such as the  Canadian (1993), 
> Australian/el Luponian (1998) & Washingtonian (1998) compression testing 
> of cement-plastered bale walls.
> 
> Although I am aware of the test Colorado test results and do have some 
thoughts
> on why the 3-string bale panels failed before the 2-string bale panels 
(which I can't
> take the time to go into now... later perhaps... ie mostly having to do 
with the quality
> of the plaster and eccentric loading ) , I was not aware that some of the 
test 
> panels were constucted with bales on edge.
> 
> Could you present the information relating to these (bales-on-edge) tests 
please ?
> 
> 
> --- * ---
> Rob Tom
> Kanata, Ontario, Canada
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