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I have seen fiber reinforced concrete in bag form at the box stores.
When asked why is there four engines on a 747------ "cause we couldn't fit six" a Boeing engineer
I think the quickcrete 3000 or similar high strenght premixed concretes have fiber in the mix already. read the fine print.
3 60lb bags per cubic foot, 2 80 lb bags.
zak
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
"so it goes"
>> 3 60lb bags per cubic foot, 2 80 lb bags. << Does the 3000 PSI yeild different amounts than the "regular"?
No, and I might not have got that right.
I think I'm close though.
Lets see- I get .6 cu ft for 80 lb, .45 for 60 lb bag. So those numbers are what you'd want to get for 1 cu ft of concrete.zak
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
"so it goes"
I thought it was 2/3 cu ft for 80# and 1/2 cu ft for 60#
http://www.csgnetwork.com/concretecalc.htmlzak
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
"so it goes"
gotcha. Thanks.
cuft of concrete is about 145 lbs but that with water too
Usually it's the blue bag at HD. I use it for shower pans.
Forrest
Edited 10/29/2006 7:45 pm by McDesign