Introduction
Rapid population growth and industrial development have created great demands for human settlements. A still greater burden will fall on cities, towns, and rural communities in the near future. Developing countries already have acute housing shortages because of rapid population growth and sometimes due to natural disasters. Under normal conditions in developing countries, the roof of a dwelling structure constitutes the major expense, often as much as 60% of the total cost. For most people a long-lasting roof is too expensive. Ferrocement appears to have superior advantages over several other roofing materials and could well play a major role in housing construction in developing countries. The term ferrocement is commonly applied to a mixture of Portland cement and sand reinforced using number of layers of woven or expanded steel mesh.This is a premium article available exclusively for our subscribers.
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