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Ti Kay Plan

SHEET 1 - PLAN METRIC / METRIC PLAN

SHEET 2 - ELEVASYON / ELEVATIONS

SHEET 3 - ELEVASYON / ELEVATIONS

SHEET 4 - REMAK / NOTES

NOTES: ENGLISH NOTES ARE CORRECT. CREOLE TRANSLATION IS APPROXIMATE.

FOOTING: ENGINEER TO CHECK SOIL FOR BEARING STRENGTH AND ADVISE FOR FOOTING.

DESIGN: THIS PLAN IS FOR SINGLE STORY 38 cm THICK REINFORCED EARTHBAG WALLS OF 2.4m MAXIMUM HEIGHT, WITH LIGHT WEIGHT GABLE WALLS OF WOOD AND/ OR METAL. TO FUNCTION WELL IN SEISMIC RISK AREAS, KEEP DISTANCE BETWEEN OPENINGS AND TO WALL CORNERS AS SHOWN ON PLANS. SEE SHEET 5 FOR REINFORCEMENT SPACING. FOR TALLER WALLS, A LOFT, OR A SECOND STORY BUILT OF WOOD OR BAMBOO ADDITIONAL EARTHBAG PIERS OR BUTTRESSES MUST BE ADDED.

EARTHBAG CONSTRUCTION: USE WOVEN POLYPROPYLENE BAGS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN LEFT OUT IN THE SUN. FILL EARTHBAGS WITH SOIL THAT INCLUDES A NON-EXPANSIVE CLAY AND SAND OR GRIT. LAY 2 STRANDS BARBED WIRE BETWEEN COURSES. LAY WALLS LEVEL AND PLUMB, AND OVERLAP BAGS 20 cm MINIMUM. TIE BENCHES INTO WALLS WITH OVERLAPPING BAGS AND WIRE. TAMP ALL WALLS WELL. PLASTER EXTERIOR QUICKLY OR PROTECT BAGS FROM SUN.

FINISH COAT: EARTHBAG FILLED WITH MOST SOILS CAN SUPPORT CEMENT STUCCO IN FROST-FREE AREAS. VERY HEAVY CLAY FILL MAY REQUIRE LIME OR EARTH PLASTER. PRE-TEST PLASTERS. PREPARE LIME PLASTER WITH SAND AND LIME IN THE SAME PROPORTIONS AS CEMENT STUCCO.


REMAK: NÒT ANGLE YO KÒRÈK. TRADIKSYON KRÈYOL SE APEPRE.

PYE: ENJENYÈ CHÈK SOL POU FÒS KI BAY AK KONSEYE POU PYE.

KONSEPSYON: PLAN SE POU SÈL ISTWA 38 cm EPÈ RANFÒSE MIRAY RANPA EARTHBAG POU 2.4 m WOTÈ MAKSIMÒM, AK MI PWA LIMYÈ YO PALE NAN BWA AK / OSWA METAL. TRAVAY BYEN YO NAN ZÒN NAN DANJÈ TRAMBLEMAN TÈ, KENBE DISTANS ANT OUVÈTI AK POU KWEN MIRAY JAN LI PARÈT SOU PLAN. GADE FÈY 5 POU RANFÒSMAN. POU PI GWO WOTÈ, GALATA, OSWA ANWO NIVO BATI NAN BWA PIL AN PLIS OSWA KONTREFOR DWE TE AJOUTE.

KONSTRIKSYON EARTHBAG (SAC TÈ): ITILIZE TISE SAK POLIPROPILÈN KI PA TE KITE SOTI NAN SOLÈY LA. RANPIL SACHE KI GENTÈ KI GEN AJIL KI PA EKSPANSYON AK SAB OSWA GRAVYE. METE SAK NIVO AK PLON. PONN 2 FIL KAB VOLE AND CHAK KOUCH NAN SACHE. CHVOCHMAN TOUT SAK MINIMÒM 20 cm BAN MARE NAN MI YO AK SACHÈ YO AK FIL KAB. DAME TOUT MIRAY BYEN. EKSTERYÈ PLATTE VIT OSWA PWOTEJE SAK SOTI NAN SOLÈY.

MANTO FINI: EARTHBAG PLEN AK PI SOL KA SIPÒTE STUK SIMAN YO NAN SAN YO PA BLOKE. TRÈ LOU RANPLI AJIL KA BEZWEN PLATTE A LACHO OSWA TÈ. PLATTE TÈS ANVAN LÈ L SÈVI AVÈK. MENJE LACHO PLATTE AK SAB NAN YON PWOPÒSYON YO MENM JAN STUK SIMAN.

SHEET 5 - RANFOS / REINFORCEMENT

SHEET 6 - SEKSYON / SECTION

SHEET 7 - DETAY / DETAILS

SHEET 8 - DETAY / DETAILS

SHEET 9 - DETAY / DETAILS

SHEET 10 - DETAY / DETAILS

SHEET 11 - BILDING SEVI AVEK / BUILDING USES

SHEET 12 - ANGLE PLAN/ ENGLISH PLAN
TI KAY AN TÈ/ SMALL EARTHBAG KAY

 

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