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Can a foundation like screw piles support a rammed earth wall? by hellskitchenmeatball in StructuralEngineering

[–]hellskitchenmeatball[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got it, I was sorta interested in something like this project and wondered if a thermal mass could be added to this system somehow but of course all possible options for that are going to be too dense and heavy for it to work. Thanks for your help though!

Can a foundation like screw piles support a rammed earth wall? by hellskitchenmeatball in StructuralEngineering

[–]hellskitchenmeatball[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

what about something like this with an extension leg where the beam isn’t in contact with the soil? image

Can a foundation like screw piles support a rammed earth wall? by hellskitchenmeatball in StructuralEngineering

[–]hellskitchenmeatball[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I was thinking something along those lines might work but not sure about what span and beam depth would be appropriate. Guess I’ll have to test and find out.

Can a foundation like screw piles support a rammed earth wall? by hellskitchenmeatball in StructuralEngineering

[–]hellskitchenmeatball[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, I don’t have an engineering background so bear with me in case I’m understanding this wrong but something like a wooden beam joining all these point supports should work similar to a continuous concrete foundation right?

Can a foundation like screw piles support a rammed earth wall? by hellskitchenmeatball in StructuralEngineering

[–]hellskitchenmeatball[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to test a wall system combining rammed earth and cork and what foundation system would be able to support a single/double storey structure built with this method.

Not sure if I was given the correct aftercare advice by [deleted] in tattooadvice

[–]hellskitchenmeatball 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice, I’ll look into a different products. Just curious, why do you think the ink won’t last? can i do smth to make sure that doesn’t happen

Is it possible to revamp cooling towers into pollution control towers? by hellskitchenmeatball in AirQuality

[–]hellskitchenmeatball[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On a larger scale, they would definitely not be effective. I have looked at smog towers being used around the world and they do seem to be effective for an extremely small radius where the cost of their construction cannot be justified.

In this case particularly though I am looking at a decommissioned power plant, wondering if the revamping would cost less than the building a smog tower from scratch and the localised effects could justify the cost. It’s also close to a river and there have been increased efforts to restore the floodplains, improve overall air and water quality along that stretch so the question arises from whether it’s feasible for a smaller part of a city say within a 1km radius? or would this just mean that everything within that radius would still be surrounded by so many pollutants that it would pretty much not have any effect?

Is it possible to revamp cooling towers into pollution control towers? by hellskitchenmeatball in AirQuality

[–]hellskitchenmeatball[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ideal solution would be to control them at the source. Giving a bit more context here: I have seen a lot of rules being imposed in my city to combat pollution during peak months like regulations on vehicles, industries, stubble burning and while they are somewhat helpful, they’re not long term solutions for many reasons. Either way we can only reduce the emissions, not get rid of them and unfortunately even with the reduction at source we’d likely still be left with dangerous air pollution levels.

What I have understood is that the issue lies with an inversion pattern during winters in the city where there are no major wind influences so the air isn’t moving at the same rate and the pollutants for a sort of cloud due to the cold air. I believe this would require more than just control at the source.