Papercrete

1
Papercrete

• Rosa Estrada
• MEEN 3344

2
Papercrete

• What is Papercrete
• This is a recently developed material . It is
  made with repulped paper-fiber with a combination
  of Portland cement and or clay
• This type of material is considered environmental
  friendly material.
• It was discovered by Eric Patterson and Mike
  McCain.

3
Making Papercrete

• First paper is gotten. The paper can be gotten
  form newspaper, junk, mail. Magazines, and books.
  
• The paper may be soaked into water
• A mixer is used to mix the material with Portland
  Cement and maybe with other additives.

4
Structures from Papercrete
5
Properties

• Dried Concrete has very low strength
• Papercrete provides good insulation
• R-value is about 2.0 and 3.0 per inch
• Lightweight
• Its mold resistant material and can be used as a
  sound-proofing material.
• Compressive strength of 140-160 lb/sq in

6
Continued

• It is dimensionally very stable
• Does not support flames and will smolder for
  days.
• The more cement and mineral material is used the
  more fire proof it becomes.
• Resist rodent and insect infestation

7
Disadvanteges

• Safety factors. There are many variations in
  creating papercrete that no one know which one is
  the best.
• There is no way to get a loan using it as
  collateral
• Papercrete is still not classified as anything
  and therefore it is hard to find a good creditor
  willing to give you a loan and if one finds one
  the rates might be higher.

8
References

• http//www.papercrete.com/
• http//papercretenm.com/
• http//www.papercrete.info/home/papercrete-pros-an
  d-cons/
• http//livinginpaper.com/
• http//www.greenhomebuilding.com/papercrete.htm