Building with

Rapid walls
By
K. J. Sai pranavi
11612023
 CONSTRUCTION

RAPID
WALL

ENVIRONMENT
 INTRODUCTION :

• In India the projected population by 2026 will be 1,400 million.

• By 2015, just four years away, it is estimated that the housing shortage will top 90 million.
• In order to overcome this huge housing shortage is an urgent need for alternative building
materials.

Building materials that:

•Are energy efficient
•Have little or no CO2 emissions
•Are strong & durable
•Can be constructed quickly
•Are resistant to natural disasters like earthquakes, cyclones and fire
•Can be produced at a cost to meet needs of masses and
•Have the ability to be recycled
 Features

• Protection from all the elements - Fire,

hurricanes and cyclones and temperature

• Rapid wall uses "fewer raw materials but doesn’t

compromise on load bearing capability

• High quality finish

• More cost effective than other building products

 Rapidwall Conventional
Materials used Saving in %
Building Building
Cement 16 tonnes 32.55 tonnes 50.8
Steel 1800 kg 2779 kg 35.2
River sand 20 m3 83.37 m3 76
Granite metal 38 m3 52.46 m3 27.56
Bricks - 57200
Rapidwall 500m² -
Water 50000lt 200000lt 75
Built Area 143m² 154.45m² 8
Labour 389 man days 1200 man days 67.59
Construction Time 21 days 120 days 82
Total Weight of
170 tonnes 490 tonnes 65
superstructure
Construction Cost 13.25lacs 18.27lacs 27.5
 Mechanical Properties
Specifications Unfilled Filled with concrete
Weight (123mm Rapidwall) 44 kg/m² 250 kg/m²
Sound rating (Rw) 48 dB 54 dB
Fire Rating 1 hour 4 hours*

Ultimate Design Bending Capacity Ø x 2.5 kNm/metre width Ø x 22.7 kNm/metre width

870kN/M filled with 20Mpa

Load Bearing Capacity 100kN/m - 2 Stories residential
concrete - 8 stories (Typically)
Void volume / M2 86 litres / m² N.A.
Horizontal shear strength 50kN/m T.B.A.
Axial Load capacity / compressive
160kN/m T.B.A.
strength
Less than 5% after 24 hours
Water Absorbtion N.A.
immersion
COLLECTION OF RAW MATERIALS

WASTE GYPSUM PILED UP INTO A HILL

 MANUFACTURING

1)POUR THE GYPSUM OVER THE MOULD 2)GLASS FIBERS ARE SPREADED EVENLY
3)ROLLING 4)PLACING THE SPECIAL ALUMINIUM PLATES
5)2ND COAT OF GYPSUM 6)TAMPING WITH THE RAMMAR
7)2ND COAT OF GLASS FIBERS 8)AGAIN ROLLED
9)REMOVING ALUMINUM PLATES 10)TAKING OUT THE PANEL
11)PLACING PANELS IN DRYING CHAMBER 12)CUTING INTO REQUIRED SHAPE
 TRANSPORTATION
The panels are kept in a vertical position
using “stillages” so as to avoid any
damage during transportation.
Presently two plants are working in India:
1. Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited, “Priyadarshini”, Eastern
Express Highway, Sion, Mumbai.
2. FACT – RCF Building Products Ltd., FACT Cochin Division Campus,
Ambalamedu, ochi (Kerala).

, Australia.Rapid Building Systems has its own plant in Kilmore,

Victoria which comprises of both Rapidwall and Rapidflow
manufacturing facilities. It was established in 1994
 Construction

1)EXCAVATING UP TO 1M 2.FOOTING WITH FLYASH BRICKS

3.PLINTH BEAM 4.PROJECTING VERTICAL
BARS /STARTUP BARS
Lifting , placing
Connecting startup bars with main reinforcement bars
EVERY 3RD CAVITY SHOULD
BE FILLED WITH RCC WITH
10mm bars
Construction of stair case and slab
Construction of 2nd floor
and finishing works
Constructed at IIT Madras in 1 month duration
 Limitations of use

•Curved walls or domes should be avoided. In case it is essential,

use masonry /concrete for that particular area.
•The electrical / plumbing drawing should be such that
most of the pipes go throughthe cavities
•The shorter span of slab (floor / roof) should be restricted
to 5 m
 Few Building Constructed in India are:

1. Residential buildings at Udipti Karnataka owner Mr. Satish Rao, built

by Harsha Pvt. Ltd., Udipi,Bangalore.
2.Utility Building for Konark Railways at Madgao, South Goa, built by
Harsha Pvt. Ltd., Udipti, Bangalore.
3. Residential building at Udipti by Harsha Pvt. Ltd.
4. 3 storey residential building at Calicut by NMS Rapidwall
Construction Company, Calicut (2014).
5. Two storeyed building at IIT Madras.
6. Residential building at RCF Mumbai.
7. Model house at Cochin.
 Environment
Rapidwall has such low CO2 emissions
Rapidwall is 100% recyclable.
RAPID WALL SAVES TIME AND MONEY
REDUCED BUILD AREA AND LIGHTNESS OF STRUCTURE BRINGING
SAFETY AGAINST EARTHQUAKES
thanks!