RE: [Strawbale] 'sliding' ring beam

["Martin Oehlmann" <martin.oehlmann@wxs...>]

Dear Andre,

 

back from Brittany I did not found your discussion before. However the hybride-pavillion you saw at the Floriade had been build with a sliding ring beam. During pre-compression the ringbeam went down, the bales - placed one by one between vertical beams - where additionally fixed with strings, so they don't move out of shape during compression, as we experienced with round shapes before.

 

When compression had been realised, the ringbeam gets fixed to the vertical beams and the roof load is nicely balanced.

 

Best wishes, Martin

 

 

PS: Thanks to Simon and now to Jan Holland for their list job.... Perceive your place in Straw-Bale-Wall-Halla...

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: strawbale-admin@amper....muni.cz [mailto:strawbale-admin@amper....muni.cz]Namens Coralie & Andre de Bouter
Verzonden: vrijdag 17 mei 2002 11:38
Aan: ESBN
Onderwerp: [Strawbale] 'sliding' ring beam

Dear Barbara,

 

I read one of your comments on the 'sliding' ring beam. Did I understand correctly that you only use posts where you need them for doors and windows? And that the ringbeam slides over those posts so that the bales can be put under compression?

 

The principle of combining post and beam with compression is something I find most interesting of all the SB techniques we've seen in our travels. (while trying to minimize the amount of wood for the posts)

 

Could you sent me a little sketch of the detail where the posts meet the ringbeam?

 

Bye,

Andre