About the author  ⁄ Matthew Brand

Matthew Brand is an undergraduate Environmental Engineering student at the University of Vermont studying the impacts of climate change on infrastructure. He can be reached at mwbrand@uvm.edu.

Micro Tilt-Up Construction for Super Low Cost Structures

Overview of Cementitious Materials Used

In this article, the term “cement” was used throughout, referring to various cementitious materials. The first Dome was built with a standard non-structural mortar mix that can be purchased at any retail home improvement store. The panels can be fabricated with any number of cementitious mixes, including grout, mortar and concrete. The second Dome is under construction using a grout mixture with excellent results. Additional materials will be tested in conjunction with the carpet in the future.

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