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dc.contributor.author Suluxan, S
dc.contributor.author Nanayakkara, I
dc.contributor.author Arooz, R
dc.contributor.author Halwatura, RU
dc.contributor.editor Weeraddana, C
dc.contributor.editor Edussooriya, CUS
dc.contributor.editor Abeysooriya, RP
dc.date.accessioned 2022-08-10T08:46:26Z
dc.date.available 2022-08-10T08:46:26Z
dc.date.issued 2020-07
dc.identifier.citation S. Suluxan, I. Nanayakkara, R. Arooz and R. U. Halwatura, "A Preliminary Study on Fabric Formwork for a Mud-concrete Slab System," 2020 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), 2020, pp. 84-89, doi: 10.1109/MERCon50084.2020.9185318. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/18614
dc.description.abstract Mud concrete and fabric formwork are existing technologies in construction industry which are gaining importance with the drive towards a climate conscious construction industry. The current work aims at combining these two technologies toward developing an earthen slab system. A preliminary study was done to assess the viability of fabric formwork for mud-concrete casting and identify potential challenges in developing such a technology. A series of tests were done to identify the performance of commonly available grey fabric ('amu redi') with changing unsupported span lengths of fabric, thickness of overburden mud-concrete layers, and water content of the mud-concrete wet mix. The experimental work verified the viability of using commonly available fabric as formwork for typical mud concrete mixes. The study showed an upper bound on the thickness of the overburden mud concrete layer beyond which the influence on the fabric, measured as the maximum deflection, was negligible as arching effects transfers the loads laterally. A peak water content at which the maximum deflection of the fabric was the highest was observed. In addition, the use of fabric formwork was observed to give a smoother surface finish. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher IEEE en_US
dc.relation.uri https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9185318 en_US
dc.subject sustainability en_US
dc.subject mud concrete en_US
dc.subject fabric formwork en_US
dc.subject deflection en_US
dc.title A preliminary study on fabric formwork for a mud-concrete slab system en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.department Engineering Research Unit, University of Moratuwa en_US
dc.identifier.year 2020 en_US
dc.identifier.conference Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference 2020 en_US
dc.identifier.place Moratuwa, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 84-89 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Proceedings of Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference 2020 en_US
dc.identifier.email suluxan95@gmail.com en_US
dc.identifier.email isurun@uom.lk en_US
dc.identifier.email rizznaz@gmail.com en_US
dc.identifier.email rangikauh@gmail.com en_US
dc.identifier.doi 10.1109/MERCon50084.2020.9185318 en_US


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