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News

Now, back in print
2009-12-04

 Until recently this seminal work in the ferrocement field was available only as a used book, and a hard to find and expensive used book at that.

Now,  Hill Family Books has republished  Stanley Abercrombie's classic book on ferrocement. You can order this book directly from the publisher: Hill Family Books, P.O. Box 130661, Roseville, MN 55113 and also via PayPal through their website at www.hillfamilybooks.com

Please tell them you heard about this through the Ferrocement Educational Network.



 

Ferro-9
2009-05-18
FERRO-9 The ninth international ferrocement symposium information.
Interview with Paul Sarnstrom- director, FEN
Notes from a Previous Class
2007-03-01
In early March of 2007 the FEN was contacted by Eric Stevens, a structural engineer in Durango Colorado. Eric agreed to help the Fort Lewis College chaper of EWB [Engineers Without Borders] do the designs and drawings for two FC water tanks. The largest of these tanks is 18' diameter and 6' high and since neither Eric or the EWB chapter had ever done FC work in the past they asked for the assistance of the FEN.
Some feedback from the professors and students follows:
  • "Very helpful in learning the basics of FC."
  • "Greatly improved our confidence that we can successfully construct tanks this summer."
  • "I really learned a lot about application techniques working one-on-one with Paul."
  • "Getting theory, application and practical assistance was very helpful."
  • "FC is great stuff and I will look for other applications."
The Ferrocement Educational Network is a non-commercial,  not-for profit organization. The FEN is dedicated to serving educational needs in the field of ferrocement [also spelled ferro-cement and ferro cement].

The FEN, this website, and its associated discussion area, the FC Forum, is dedicated to the detailed collection, dissemination, and discussion of ferrocement technology.

To correct any factual errors or to inform me of any ferrocement information, please

Paul Sarnstrom -- Director Ferrocement Educational Network

A SPECIAL NOTE ON CONTENT

Many valuable resources, lots of educational material, and examples are available in the LINKS section of this website. Much of this has been contributed to the FEN by both experts and experimenters in the field of FC.

The FEN greatly appreciates authors who publish FC related papers on this website. As users you can show your appreciation to the author by contacting them and thanking them for sharing.

The FEN strongly encourages anyone who wants to share FC information with others to contact the FEN concerning publication. These papers can be from FC engineers, architects, builders, sculptors or anyone that uses FC.
Thank you,
Paul Sarnstrom