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Martin E. Iorns, F.I.F.S.
Consulting Industrial Engineer
1512 Lakewood Drive
West Sacramento, California 95691-4040
USA
Phone: (916) 371-4561
Fax: (916) 372-8290
A book is in preparation with sections on improved building techniques for:
Ferrocement boats, barges, houseboats --- Offshore concrete platforms in floating forms --- Slipform for floating bridges and airports -- Tanks for water, fuel, LNG, cryogenic applications --- Affordable fireproof, termite-proof, flood-proof, hurricane- and tornado-proof housing.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LAMINATED CONCRETE and FERROCEMENT by M. E. Iorns (an annotated bibliography of publications by others is available on request)
Author’s profile: Martin E. Iorns, F.I.F.S. (Fellow of the International Ferrocement Society) is a consulting industrial engineer in West Sacramento, California. He has presented 54 papers and obtained four patents on ferrocement and concrete construction methods. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Washington, Seattle, and studied Industrial Engineering at the University of Southern California. He is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Ferrocement and is a member of the Marine Technology Society, Coastal Society, Society of Small Craft Designers and American Concrete Institute Committees on Shells, Offshore Structures, Repair, and Ferrocement.
Abstracts are available on wave, wind, tidal, and solar energy production, aquaculture, flood protection, fireproof and hurricane-proof affordable housing; school and prison construction; waste disposal; arch and dome building, and structural “I”, “T”, multi “T”, and box beams.
Completed papers:
54. “Low-cost Ocean Platform Construction,” Presented at the American Concrete Institute Fall Convention Technical Session on Marine Structures, Oct. 28, 1998. Concrete International, Dec 1999, 9 pp.
53. “Ferrocement in Canada and the United States,” Sixth International Symposium on Ferrocement, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 6/7/98, 9 pp.
52.”San Francisco Bay Crossing Alternatives," Submitted to Northern California Chapter, ACI, May 1997.
51. "Low Cost Laminated Shotcrete Marine Structures," Presented at ACI/SCA International Conference on Sprayed Concrete, Edinburgh, Sept. 10-11, 1996, 7 pp.
50. "Ferrocement: Key to Messina Strait Crossing," Presented at International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures Symposium, Milano, Italy, June 5-9, 1995, 6 pp.
49. "Flood Protection with Ferrocement," Proceedings of Fifth International Symposium on Ferrocement" UMIST, Manchester, England, Sept. 5-9,1994. 5 pp.
48. "New Pontoon Technology Favors All-concrete Construction," Tunnels and Tunneling, London, V 26, No.7, July 1994, 3 pp
47. "Immersed Tunnel Cost Reduction," Proceedings of Third Symposium on Strait Crossings, Alesund, Norway, June 12-15, 1994. 3 pp.
46. "OTEC Cost Reduction," pending publication.
45. "Boat Decks to Bridge Decks," Concrete Repair Bulletin, International Association of Concrete Repair Specialists (IACRS), July/August 1992, 3 pp.
44. "Bridge Deck Construction and Repair with Laminated Ferrocement” American Concrete Institute Fall Convention, Dallas, TX, Nov. 10-15, 1991.4 pp.
43. "Offshore Construction of Very Large Floating Platforms. Oceans ‘91,” Honolulu, HI, October 1-3. 1991. 6 pp.
42. "Ocean Mining with Shoreline Protection." Seventh Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management (Coastal Zone ‘91), Long Beach, CA, July 8. 1991, 9 pp.
41. "Breakwaters for Shore Protection, Waste Management, and Wave Energy," Coastal Society 12th Conference. San Antonio, TX, October 21, 1990, 7 pp.
40. "Control of Oil Spills with Laminated Concrete.” Marine Technology Conference, MTS ‘90, Washington. D.C 9/26/90, 6 pp.
39. "Floating Airport Cost Reduction." Floating Airport Workshop. University of San Diego. Feb. 16, 1990. 8 pp.
38. "OTEC Seawater Pipe Comparisons." International Conference on Ocean Energy Recovery, Honolulu. HI. Nov. 28-30, 1989. 10 pp
37. "A Contractors' Guide to Laminated Concrete." Concrete International, Oct. 1989, pp. 76-80.
36. "Coastal Ocean Space Utilization with Laminated Concrete,” Coastal Zone '89, Charleston, South Carolina, July 1989. 8 pp.
35. "Laminated Concrete," Technical Session on Advances in Concrete Construction, American Concrete Institute Convention, Houston, TX, Nov. 1, 1988. 4 pp.
34. "Floating Formwork: Key to Lower OTEC Cost and Safe Deployment," Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology, Honolulu, May 16, 1988. 6 p.
33. "Laminated Concrete for Deep Ocean Construction," Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 2-5, 1988, OTC #5634. 4 pp. Co-authors: M. and W. Karsteter.
32. "Prevention of Ferrocement Corrosion,” International Ferrocement Information Center Symposium, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Feb. 1988, pp. 91-93
31. "Potential for Laminated Ferrocement in China," Lecture at Suchou Concrete and Cement Products Research Institute, Suchou, October 22, 1991. 5 pp.
30. "Method and Apparatus for Constructing an Offshore Hollow Column," US Patent #5,024,557 issued 6/18/91.
29. "Laminated Ferrocement for Better Repairs," Concrete International, Sept. 1987, pp. 34-38.
28. “Laminated Ferrocement: Key to Lower Offshore Construction Costs,” Sea Technology, Vol. 28, No. 4, April 1987, pp. 35-38.
27. "Commentary on Repair Chapter, 'Guide for the Design, Construction, and Repair of Ferrocement', ACI Committee 549, American Concrete Institute Convention, San Antonio, TX, 3/26/87, 2 pp.
26. "Structural Repairs With Ferrocement Laminate," American Concrete Institute Convention, Baltimore, MD, November 9-14, 1986, 6 pp.
25. "Mesh Types Commonly Used in Ferrocement," Journal of Ferrocement, V16, #4, Oct. 1986, 5 pp.
24. "Low-cost Recovery System for Oil, Gas, and Thermal Seepage," Marine Technology Society Conference, Washington D. C., Sept. 1986, 6 pp.
23. "Ferrocement m North America," Journal of Ferrocement, Vol.16, No. 2, April 1986, pp. 149-156.
22. "Shotcrete Laminated Ferrocement," Short Course on Design and Construction of Ferrocement Structures, Asian Institute of Technology, IFIC Pub. 47/85, Bangkok, Jan. 1985. 12 pp.
21. "Corrosion Prevention in Ferrocement Hulls," Journal of Ferrocement, April 1984, pp. 159-162.
20. "Ferrocement Boatbuilding Techniques for Terrestrial Use,” International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures 1983. Colloquium on Ferrocement, Moscow, Oct. 10-13, 3 pp.
19. "Cost Comparison: Ferrocement and Concrete vs Steel, "Concrete International, Nov. 1983, pp. 45-50.
18. "Materials and Methods," Journal of Ferrocement, Vol. 12, No. 3, July 1982, pp. 289-293.
17. "Shotcrete Laminating. An Improved Ferrocement Construction Technique," RILEM/ISMES International Symposium on Ferrocement, Bergamo, Italy, July 1981, pp. 3-10.
16. "Some Improved Methods for Building Ferrocement Boats." Journal of Ferrocement, V. 10, No. 3, July 1980. pp. 189-203.
15. "Cost Reduction and Quality Control in Ferrocement and Marine Concrete," Concrete Ships and Floating Structures Convention, Rotterdam, Nov.1979, Thomas Reed Publications, Ltd., London, Day 2, No. 5, 6pp. (Reprinted in the Journal of Ferrocement, Jan. 1980, pp. 11-17.).
14. "Ferrocement - Does This Material Have Real Promise for Commercial Use?" The Planimeter, Society of Small Craft Designers, Sum. 1979, 4 pp.
13. "Ferrocement Update," Seaworthy Dreams Magazine, Marston Mills, MA, Mar. 1970 1 p.
12. "Fire Resistance." Journal of Ferrocement, Oct.'78, p. 275.
11. "Ferrocement Studied," Pacific Yachting Vancouver, BC, Sept. 1978, p. 9.
10. "Ferrocement Boats Reinforced with Expanded Metal." Journal of Ferrocement, V. 7, No. 1, July 1977, pp. 16. Co-author, L. L. Watson.
9. "Sheathing of a Large Wooden Barge," and “Sheathing of the Joseph Conrad." Journal of Ferrocement, Vol. 5, No. 6/7. June1977, pp. 30-34. Co-author G. L. Bowen.
8. "Test Results of Ferrocement Panels Reinforced With Expanded Metal," Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 4/29/77
7. "The Potential of Ferrocement," Journal of Ferrocement, Aug/Sept. 1975, pp. 13-14
6."Ferro-Cement Reinforced," Motor Boating and Sailing, 2/73, p 5.
5."Ferrocement for the Amateur Builder," Ferrocement Times, Mountain View, CA, April 1971, pp 2-15.
4. "Ferrocement Advice," National Fisherman, June 1967. 1 p.
3. "Cement Boatbuilding Problems Aired," National Fisherman, May 1967, p. C-10.
2. "New Process Slashes Boat and Marina Costs." Fibersteel Corp., W. Sacramento, CA, Jan. 1965, 2pp.
1. "A Better Material for Marinas." Fibersteel Corp., 6/64, 4p.
Click HERE to go to Mr. Iorns' companion World Wide Web site
Iorns is available for consultation by owners and designers working on projects described here. Please telephone (916) 371-4561 for information on the feasibility and estimated cost of your project at no charge. Documents related to the above
http://home.att.net/~miorns/
Martin E. Iorns, F.I.F.S.
Consulting Industrial Engineer
1512 Lakewood Drive
West Sacramento, California 95691-4040
USA
Phone: (916) 371-4561
Fax: (916) 372-8290
A book is in preparation with sections on improved building techniques for:
Ferrocement boats, barges, houseboats --- Offshore concrete platforms in floating forms --- Slipform for floating bridges and airports -- Tanks for water, fuel, LNG, cryogenic applications --- Affordable fireproof, termite-proof, flood-proof, hurricane- and tornado-proof housing.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LAMINATED CONCRETE and FERROCEMENT by M. E. Iorns (an annotated bibliography of publications by others is available on request)
Author’s profile: Martin E. Iorns, F.I.F.S. (Fellow of the International Ferrocement Society) is a consulting industrial engineer in West Sacramento, California. He has presented 54 papers and obtained four patents on ferrocement and concrete construction methods. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Washington, Seattle, and studied Industrial Engineering at the University of Southern California. He is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Ferrocement and is a member of the Marine Technology Society, Coastal Society, Society of Small Craft Designers and American Concrete Institute Committees on Shells, Offshore Structures, Repair, and Ferrocement.
Abstracts are available on wave, wind, tidal, and solar energy production, aquaculture, flood protection, fireproof and hurricane-proof affordable housing; school and prison construction; waste disposal; arch and dome building, and structural “I”, “T”, multi “T”, and box beams.
Completed papers:
54. “Low-cost Ocean Platform Construction,” Presented at the American Concrete Institute Fall Convention Technical Session on Marine Structures, Oct. 28, 1998. Concrete International, Dec 1999, 9 pp.
53. “Ferrocement in Canada and the United States,” Sixth International Symposium on Ferrocement, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 6/7/98, 9 pp.
52.”San Francisco Bay Crossing Alternatives," Submitted to Northern California Chapter, ACI, May 1997.
51. "Low Cost Laminated Shotcrete Marine Structures," Presented at ACI/SCA International Conference on Sprayed Concrete, Edinburgh, Sept. 10-11, 1996, 7 pp.
50. "Ferrocement: Key to Messina Strait Crossing," Presented at International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures Symposium, Milano, Italy, June 5-9, 1995, 6 pp.
49. "Flood Protection with Ferrocement," Proceedings of Fifth International Symposium on Ferrocement" UMIST, Manchester, England, Sept. 5-9,1994. 5 pp.
48. "New Pontoon Technology Favors All-concrete Construction," Tunnels and Tunneling, London, V 26, No.7, July 1994, 3 pp
47. "Immersed Tunnel Cost Reduction," Proceedings of Third Symposium on Strait Crossings, Alesund, Norway, June 12-15, 1994. 3 pp.
46. "OTEC Cost Reduction," pending publication.
45. "Boat Decks to Bridge Decks," Concrete Repair Bulletin, International Association of Concrete Repair Specialists (IACRS), July/August 1992, 3 pp.
44. "Bridge Deck Construction and Repair with Laminated Ferrocement” American Concrete Institute Fall Convention, Dallas, TX, Nov. 10-15, 1991.4 pp.
43. "Offshore Construction of Very Large Floating Platforms. Oceans ‘91,” Honolulu, HI, October 1-3. 1991. 6 pp.
42. "Ocean Mining with Shoreline Protection." Seventh Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management (Coastal Zone ‘91), Long Beach, CA, July 8. 1991, 9 pp.
41. "Breakwaters for Shore Protection, Waste Management, and Wave Energy," Coastal Society 12th Conference. San Antonio, TX, October 21, 1990, 7 pp.
40. "Control of Oil Spills with Laminated Concrete.” Marine Technology Conference, MTS ‘90, Washington. D.C 9/26/90, 6 pp.
39. "Floating Airport Cost Reduction." Floating Airport Workshop. University of San Diego. Feb. 16, 1990. 8 pp.
38. "OTEC Seawater Pipe Comparisons." International Conference on Ocean Energy Recovery, Honolulu. HI. Nov. 28-30, 1989. 10 pp
37. "A Contractors' Guide to Laminated Concrete." Concrete International, Oct. 1989, pp. 76-80.
36. "Coastal Ocean Space Utilization with Laminated Concrete,” Coastal Zone '89, Charleston, South Carolina, July 1989. 8 pp.
35. "Laminated Concrete," Technical Session on Advances in Concrete Construction, American Concrete Institute Convention, Houston, TX, Nov. 1, 1988. 4 pp.
34. "Floating Formwork: Key to Lower OTEC Cost and Safe Deployment," Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology, Honolulu, May 16, 1988. 6 p.
33. "Laminated Concrete for Deep Ocean Construction," Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 2-5, 1988, OTC #5634. 4 pp. Co-authors: M. and W. Karsteter.
32. "Prevention of Ferrocement Corrosion,” International Ferrocement Information Center Symposium, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Feb. 1988, pp. 91-93
31. "Potential for Laminated Ferrocement in China," Lecture at Suchou Concrete and Cement Products Research Institute, Suchou, October 22, 1991. 5 pp.
30. "Method and Apparatus for Constructing an Offshore Hollow Column," US Patent #5,024,557 issued 6/18/91.
29. "Laminated Ferrocement for Better Repairs," Concrete International, Sept. 1987, pp. 34-38.
28. “Laminated Ferrocement: Key to Lower Offshore Construction Costs,” Sea Technology, Vol. 28, No. 4, April 1987, pp. 35-38.
27. "Commentary on Repair Chapter, 'Guide for the Design, Construction, and Repair of Ferrocement', ACI Committee 549, American Concrete Institute Convention, San Antonio, TX, 3/26/87, 2 pp.
26. "Structural Repairs With Ferrocement Laminate," American Concrete Institute Convention, Baltimore, MD, November 9-14, 1986, 6 pp.
25. "Mesh Types Commonly Used in Ferrocement," Journal of Ferrocement, V16, #4, Oct. 1986, 5 pp.
24. "Low-cost Recovery System for Oil, Gas, and Thermal Seepage," Marine Technology Society Conference, Washington D. C., Sept. 1986, 6 pp.
23. "Ferrocement m North America," Journal of Ferrocement, Vol.16, No. 2, April 1986, pp. 149-156.
22. "Shotcrete Laminated Ferrocement," Short Course on Design and Construction of Ferrocement Structures, Asian Institute of Technology, IFIC Pub. 47/85, Bangkok, Jan. 1985. 12 pp.
21. "Corrosion Prevention in Ferrocement Hulls," Journal of Ferrocement, April 1984, pp. 159-162.
20. "Ferrocement Boatbuilding Techniques for Terrestrial Use,” International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures 1983. Colloquium on Ferrocement, Moscow, Oct. 10-13, 3 pp.
19. "Cost Comparison: Ferrocement and Concrete vs Steel, "Concrete International, Nov. 1983, pp. 45-50.
18. "Materials and Methods," Journal of Ferrocement, Vol. 12, No. 3, July 1982, pp. 289-293.
17. "Shotcrete Laminating. An Improved Ferrocement Construction Technique," RILEM/ISMES International Symposium on Ferrocement, Bergamo, Italy, July 1981, pp. 3-10.
16. "Some Improved Methods for Building Ferrocement Boats." Journal of Ferrocement, V. 10, No. 3, July 1980. pp. 189-203.
15. "Cost Reduction and Quality Control in Ferrocement and Marine Concrete," Concrete Ships and Floating Structures Convention, Rotterdam, Nov.1979, Thomas Reed Publications, Ltd., London, Day 2, No. 5, 6pp. (Reprinted in the Journal of Ferrocement, Jan. 1980, pp. 11-17.).
14. "Ferrocement - Does This Material Have Real Promise for Commercial Use?" The Planimeter, Society of Small Craft Designers, Sum. 1979, 4 pp.
13. "Ferrocement Update," Seaworthy Dreams Magazine, Marston Mills, MA, Mar. 1970 1 p.
12. "Fire Resistance." Journal of Ferrocement, Oct.'78, p. 275.
11. "Ferrocement Studied," Pacific Yachting Vancouver, BC, Sept. 1978, p. 9.
10. "Ferrocement Boats Reinforced with Expanded Metal." Journal of Ferrocement, V. 7, No. 1, July 1977, pp. 16. Co-author, L. L. Watson.
9. "Sheathing of a Large Wooden Barge," and “Sheathing of the Joseph Conrad." Journal of Ferrocement, Vol. 5, No. 6/7. June1977, pp. 30-34. Co-author G. L. Bowen.
8. "Test Results of Ferrocement Panels Reinforced With Expanded Metal," Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 4/29/77
7. "The Potential of Ferrocement," Journal of Ferrocement, Aug/Sept. 1975, pp. 13-14
6."Ferro-Cement Reinforced," Motor Boating and Sailing, 2/73, p 5.
5."Ferrocement for the Amateur Builder," Ferrocement Times, Mountain View, CA, April 1971, pp 2-15.
4. "Ferrocement Advice," National Fisherman, June 1967. 1 p.
3. "Cement Boatbuilding Problems Aired," National Fisherman, May 1967, p. C-10.
2. "New Process Slashes Boat and Marina Costs." Fibersteel Corp., W. Sacramento, CA, Jan. 1965, 2pp.
1. "A Better Material for Marinas." Fibersteel Corp., 6/64, 4p.
Click HERE to go to Mr. Iorns' companion World Wide Web site
Iorns is available for consultation by owners and designers working on projects described here. Please telephone (916) 371-4561 for information on the feasibility and estimated cost of your project at no charge. Documents related to the above
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Date: 2004-03-24 04:27 am (UTC)Even if they did the books were lowball $70 and highball $300 something.
It'd be nice to know whether this is going to be anything more than just a small press release.
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Date: 2004-03-24 10:55 pm (UTC)taking care of a customer, even if you can't make the sale, always pays off.
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Date: 2005-11-24 02:13 am (UTC)I typed out that list.
He passed away last summer.
He was blind and he relied on two assistants to conduct his business.