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Grand Housing Development Program Volume III - Gtz

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BUILDING PARTS(CONTINUED)Column HCBThe column HCB has a size ofL=32 cm x W=16 cm x H=19 cm.It is used as a formwork for columnsand at the same time as apart of the wall.Column HCB viewed form topSlab HCBThis slab construction system, introducedby the Low-cost <strong>Housing</strong>Project, avoids formwork, reducesrequirements of skilled manpowerand time. The system has twomajor components: the pre-castbeam and the slab HCB.The production of the slab HCB isdone in the same way as productionof wall HCB.The slab HCB viewed from top / sideColumns made out ofcolumn-HCBsAfter constructing the column outof column HCB’s, one side of theColumn HCB with reinforcementHCB at the bottom of the columnhas to be opened to remove themortar that has fallen down duringwalling up. This has to be done toensure a reliable connection betweenthe cast-in concrete and theslab foundation.After walling up, the column is castwith concrete.Connection in between column andwallColumn HCB with reinforcement8Addis AbabaCity Government

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