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Rapid Wall
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Introduction
A prefabricated walling panel
Made using gypsum plaster or phospho-gypsum, reinforced with chopped glass fibers
Technology developed by Rapid Building Systems Pty Ltd (RBS), an Australian company, in 1990.
It owns the world-wide patent for the same
Suitable for exterior walls, interior walls, floor slab and roof slab
Manufacturing Plant – Parts of Plant
Plaster feed hoppers
Casting tables
Core-tables that insert and remove the plugs that form the cells in the Rapidwall panel
A travelling gantry or crab assembly that mixes and dispenses the plaster as well as the chopped glass-fibre rovings onto the casting tables, over which it passes
A Rapidcure drying oven used to cure the panels
A Rapidsaw for process panels to design specifications
Advantages
Product Benefits
Load-bearing for multi-story construction
Earthquake resistant - ideal for seismic-prone areas
Lightweight
Fire-proof
Good sound attenuation
Produced from cost-effective, naturally occurring raw materials
Water and rot resistant
Termite resistant
High quality finish
Cyclone Resistant
Challenges:
Operational Issues:
Heavy panels: The large weight of the panels (40 kg/sq m) makes installation of the product difficult without the use of crane.
On site cutting: The product need to be cut on both sides of the panel with high precision if required on site cutting. There could be mismatch in dimensions of cutting on either side of the panel.
Customer Perception: Due to the gaps in the panel, it shall sound on knocking. It shall createa a perception of inferior quality in the minds of customer.