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SIP Stay In Place formwork or molds
The 8 square foot Stay-In-Place form set as it is assembled, braced and clamped before concrete infill.
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See the method
in production.
Every film below is footage from LCM projects and equipment: a house cast inside Stay-In-Place formwork, foam concrete pumped into moulds, blocks and screeds produced on site, and the density and strength checks that hold the process together.
- Films
- 14
- Channels
- 2
- Topics
- 4
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Simple House Construction with SIP system
A complete house structure cast with lightweight cellular concrete inside Stay-In-Place formwork, without columns, beams or brickwork. The clearest single demonstration of how the method comes together on site.
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Walls cast in one operation
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Built concrete homes with SIP System
Site footage of a concrete house built with the SIP system, showing how quickly the walls are completed.
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Better concrete walls with SIP
Casting a monolithic lightweight concrete wall in one operation so no plastering, columns or beams are required.
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From foam generation to placement
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Pumping Foam concrete to formwork
LCM lightweight cellular concrete pumped directly into formwork, which removes the need for vibration.
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Off mixer foam shoot
Foam generated off the mixer and injected into the mortar stream to build the target density.
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Lightweight Construction Methodology - Truck foam batching
Batching LCM foam into a truck mixer for large volume pours such as decks and slabs.
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Mix and pour
The complete mixing and placing cycle of a lightweight cellular concrete batch.
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LCM - Truck LCM mix pouring to bridge deck
LCM mix delivered by truck and poured onto a bridge deck, showing the weight saving benefit.
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Products and quality control
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LCM Blocks making
Producing lightweight cellular concrete blocks and panels with the foaming agent and generator system.
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Leveling floor screed
Lightweight concrete used as a leveling floor screed, one of the most common LCM applications.
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780 compressive strength at 3.8 Mpa in Thailand
Compressive strength check on a 780 kg/m3 lightweight concrete mix produced with LCM.
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Slump Lift
Slump and lift measurement used to keep the production consistent during casting.
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LCM in one film
An overview of LCM lightweight cellular concrete in production: the material, the equipment and the way a project moves from trial mix to finished element. Start here if you are evaluating the system for the first time.
Two channels, all released films
New footage is published on the LCM channels. Follow them there to see projects as they are cast.
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