[AT] OT Concrete Slip Forms

[charlie hill]

Ralph it works IF you can get the cement to mix in properly.  From my
experience with it, the cement has to be mixed in when all of the other
ingredients are pretty dry or the cement will ball up in little balls and
won't mix in properly (not much different than screwing up a batch of
pancake batter by pouring the flour in the milk).

Soil/cement doesn't have the strength of concrete but it is hard and
durable.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
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Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Concrete Slip Forms


> I recall reading a similar method of building barn floors back in the 70s.
> Called "Soil cement" it involved putting donwn sand, gravel and cement in
> the area for the floor and then using a rototiller to mix it up. I haven't
> heard any mention of it in years so probably was not too successful.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
>
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>
> >    Spencer,
> >
> >            In the late 40's and early 50's  there was a big push to
build
> > runways on airports
> >    across the country using the soil/cement process.
> >
> >            Apparently they didn't prove satisfactory since you never
hear
> of
> > them now.
> >    Don't think I ever landed on one in all of my flying days.
> >
> >    Ted
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