Sunday, March 22, 2009

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Hey all,
If anyone would like to help me out, I’m looking for a few items:

-Any codes items relating to stone wall/mass wall construction, these may be masonry wall items that also apply to stone.
(Other than sections 9.20 and 9.21 of part 9)

-Any information regarding local geological info to do with limestone, sandstone, granite, marble or slate.

-Any examples of local natural stone buildings.

-Suggestions in regards to my thesis question as displayed under the blog title.

Thanks in advance,
Ivory
Posted by Ivory winston at 4:11 PM

10 comments:

  1. Reece BMarch 24, 2009 at 12:25 PM

    Hey Ivory, Take a look at these pis I took when I was in Nepal. They are the real deal when it comes to stone construction. They dont do it because they think it looks cool, they do it because they have to. These pics were taken in the Everest Region of the Himalayas. Follow the link. http://img204.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=picture362.jpg

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  2. Ivory winstonMarch 24, 2009 at 2:37 PM

    Wow,
    amazing pictures, thanks Reece!
    Are houses like this built all over Nepal or just in certain regions?

    ...Now all i have to do is find ways to make buildings like those meet local building codes..

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  3. Jill P.March 25, 2009 at 8:28 PM

    Neato! haha those pictures are really quite cool I must say. Are there any others?

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  4. Jordan HiltonMarch 28, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    Hey man, this isn't quite what you're asking for, but its still pretty usefull for what your doing.

    http://www.bcbuildinginfo.com/display_topic.php?division_id=3&topic_title_id=61&topic_id=823
    --good site for huge sources of information on stone building in BC

    http://www.buildingbc.com/page/SubStone.html
    --list of sub-contractors who work in stone around BC

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  5. Reece BMarch 28, 2009 at 8:09 PM

    Hey Ivory, You'll only find these in certain regions. These were taken way up in the himalayas were they have to use whats available or carry it in on yaks or on their backs. Its also a park, so there are laws for what they can use.

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  6. Reece BMarch 28, 2009 at 8:13 PM

    Ya jill, there are some albums from nepal on my face book page. These were the best I took of the stone construction though.

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  7. Ivory winstonMarch 28, 2009 at 9:10 PM

    Thanks jordan,
    the first link really has a lot of stuff, i havent gone through it all yet but it does look useful. also, the second link should be a good source of local info.

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  8. Dale ParkesMarch 29, 2009 at 4:28 PM

    Your thesis question is sound. Be sure to look at subsection 9.27.2 of the BCBC. In Appendix A there is a brief description of mass walls, as well at the other types of walls that are permitted under Part 9.

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  9. nadineschneiderMarch 29, 2009 at 6:43 PM

    Ivory,
    There is a book at the Kamloops library about restoring houses of brick and stone that could be useful...it is by the same guy who wrote a book I have about updating old houses, the information isn't too bad.

    http://webopac.tnrdlib.bc.ca/webOpac/results5.php?titleid=142322&graph=Y

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  10. Ivory winstonMarch 29, 2009 at 8:00 PM

    Thanks, ill check it out.
    It might give me a better idea as to what can damage a stone wall, and how it might be prevented.

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