Abstract:
With rapid advancement in construction industry the need has been felt
to come up with cheaper & stronger alternatives of various housing
components. Keeping in view this door and window shutters have been
selected to be developed with these characteristics. They should be
possessing high degree of toughness, ductility & durability as compared to
conventional wood & steel.
To develop door & window shutters of above mentioned qualities
ferrocement has been used. Ferrocement is a highly versatile form of
composite material made of cement mortar & layers of wire mesh closely
bound together to create a stiff structural form. It not only helps in
achieving strength & economy but also possesses engineering properties such
as fracture, tensile & flexure strength, toughness & impact resistance.
Ferrocement has got a vast field of applications. It is fast replacing
different housing elements. An attempt has been made to check its
suitability as door and window. It not only helped in achieving better
strength but also was cost effective
