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SUMMARY:&quot\;Bringing ferrocement into the 21st century&quot\; - Dr Pete
  Winslow - EXPEDITION
DTSTART:20120309T150000Z
DTEND:20120309T160000Z
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CONTACT:Lorna Everett
DESCRIPTION:“Ferrocement was invented in the mid-19th century by Joseph 
 Lambot\, consisting of very thin sections of cement mortar (10-40mm)  rein
 forced with fine steel mesh.  Until now its use has been almost entirely l
 imited to boats and “do-it-yourself” buildings\; ferrocement has not y
 et entered mainstream construction and architecture. A team from Expeditio
 n Engineering and Renzo Piano Building Workshop have\, over the past 18 mo
 nths\, taken ferrocement through a rapid technical development process in 
 order to take advantage of the unique properties of ferrocement to create 
 a large canopy above the new Greek National Opera House. This talk will de
 scribe and discuss the development and innovation process needed to take a
 n ‘old’ material to a new level\; more highly engineered than ever bef
 ore\, and in the context of the modern construction industry.”\n\n
LOCATION:Engineering Department - **LR6**
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