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[Cob] ButtressesKim West kwest at arkansas.netWed Jul 21 11:28:23 CDT 2004
Does anyone here know whether a rounded rectangle shaped building will require buttresses like square ones do? Our trench was relatively square, and so was the concrete beam and the stone stemwall [we used urbanite that was very near to right angles on the corners]. The first [approximately] 1 foot of cob was somewhat rounded, but from there on up we intend to make the somewhat rounded corners rise at a steep angle and end up a rounded rectangle. The buidling is 16'X16' interior with 2 foot thick walls where the cob meets the stemwall. The walls aren't exactly straight lines--they undulate since we decided to follow the natural curves of the stones in the stemwall. If square it should require one buttress per side. What if it ends up a rounded rectangle? Will it still need buttresses? Thanks for all of the replies to my last post and for any help with this. Happy cobbing! Kim
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