[TheForge] Speaking of shops...

[Larry Brown]

I think you are referring to a Quonset(Spelling?) type building. You might 
have to frame the inside to support the weight when coating but it would be 
a serious shelter afterwards. A friend of mine makes pools by spraying the 
concrete onto formed rebar so a rebar frame 2-3" off the hut, coated with 
sprayed concrete should hold water if you turn it over;-)  The buildings 
are usually galvo and can be had in several gauges
Larry Brown

At 04:45 PM 1/18/2009 -0500, you wrote:
>Anyone familiar in practical terms with those buildings whose
>construction is one of a series of modular arches made of scrunched up
>metal?  I don't know whether they are aluminum or stainless, though I
>doubt they are the latter.
>
>Anyhow, I was wondering whether such a building would be strong enough
>to serve as a form for poured concrete construction.  Put up the
>building and, say, spray gunite all over it to perhaps a 12" depth,
>perhaps even with a rebar mesh halfway in.
>
>I am inclined to think it would not be strong enough to hold up the wet
>concrete, but I don't really know.  Any ideas?  It would make for one
>hell of a strong building.  Spray insulation onto the inner surfaces and
>   it would be pretty much nicer in the cold weather.  I could even
>envision an earth sheltering scheme for such construction.