ABSTRACT

The paper summarizes research and development and mainly the use of ferrocement in Israel during the last decade and especially in the last two years. The first research poject was carried out in 1963, concentrating on the production of a folded, beam structure. Afterwards, in the mid seventies extensive research and development work was directed towards industriacization on one hand and do it yourself methods on the other. In the eighties construction of spatial structures gathered momentum and a number of buildings were built. The paper describes some of these as well as the problems of introducing a new product to the construction industry.