The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-27
BRICK AND STONE MUST GIVE war
THE NEW PROCESS IS KNOWN AS
POURED METHOD OF
CONSTRUCTION.
Several New Structures in Honolulu
Built by the New Process and !,
Promises to Become Very eopu.
Tar in THIS City.

A NEW IDEA in building. which has
only comparatively recently been
- adopted in cities Of the mainland,
has reached Hawaii and is being
put into practice extensively in Homo
lulu Brick and stone are dispensed
with and preparation Of cement takes
their place. the cement being pour
ed" into wooden mods or forms.
which when the mass within them has
hardened TO rock-like firmness and
solidity are removed leaving a per-
feet firsproof. and substantial wall.
column. root. or whatever other por-
ton OF the building has been nodded.
These buildings have come to be
known as poured" buildings. and such
one in process OF being constructed
is the new Punahou Preparatory
School. at Oahu College. A visit to
the new building will be to most Ho-
nolulans a revelation The walls OF
the structure are rapidly going up. the
entire sides OF the building being rails
ID is Inches during yesterday. The
.apidity OF the building and its COM
oarative inexpensiyeness are its chief
dement's OF value.
The peculiar conditions OF the Ha-
waiian Islands render this method OF
building most desirable. since all the
materials necessary for the substantial
part of the structure are right at hand
md do not need to be fresghted across
the ocean. The solid Ii formed OF a.
mixture OF crushed rock. rock sand
aud cement with sufficient water 10
bring il 10 soft. doughy consistency.
and into the mods that are prepared
10 receive it this mixture Is poured.
allowed to harden. and by this process
becomes solid wall.
Process Of Construction.
The cribs or forms into which the
mixture is poured and nodded are so
built that the lower portion can be
slipped of and placed on top OF the
upper. the upright fixtures being left
tat ionary as the wall goes up so that
n firm grip NAV be kent on the wall
md the perpendicular direction main
tanned. The cement mixture dries and
hardens completely within period OF
twelve hours. and as soon as one
strata hardens the crib Is removed
from the slides on either side aud
crib some three feet IN height. ready
for filling. Ia the wall structures. to
increase the tensile strength. long.
twisted rods of steel are stood upright
through the space OF the crib. and
when the cement mixture is poured
into the crib and hardens the twisted
-ods are imbedded in the formation.
An ingenious piece Of machinery Is
used for the mixing OF the crushed
-ock and cement. Quantities Of crush
d rock and rock sand. in the proper
proportions. are thrown into a revoiv-
ing cylinder. and 70 this Is added the
prescribed amount OF cement dust
Water from a pine leading 70 the cen
ter CT the cvlinder. or barrel wheel.
Is then SLOWLY allowed 10 run. and the
wheel revoIyes. churning and mixing
the materials thoroughly until
foughy mass OF the MIXTURE Is ready
FOR the wheeIbarrows and the elevator.
20 be taken TO the TOP Of the sail and
poured into the waiting cribs
Elaborate Patterns Possible.
The shape and imprint Of the hard
med mass Is an exact reproduction
Of the inside OF the crib and bv this
NE0%tcS rt1bDt az F0&AEA~1 IL AgASt& -
lion car be n0ided into fhs hardened
-ock. The front OF the Club stables
was moldt in this way. and the entire
building OF the Automobile stables IS
# poured" material as IL also the
foundation Of the Young building and
The Sachs building now going 10. The
cribs may be so arranged as 10 give
the appearance Of cut stone. the pat
tern being checked or IN blocks. Eiab-
orafe castings are done on the columns
and about the windows and over the
srched doorwavs. At the new Pre-
1arafory School several columns Of
fhe smoofhuess OF marble have been
east the mixture being truly poured
n this case. as n the casting % cylin-
aricai columns and such work the
preparation is used IN almost LIQUID
form holdings ct beautiful decorat-
i've patterns are made n this way and
attached 10 the buildings when com
1Ieted. or are imprinted IN the main
walls.
Practically IacestructabIe.
As 20 the durability Of the cement
mixture. It's champions point triumph
antlv 70 thu cement rock Of the ruins
Of PompeFE unearthed 10 modern times.
the cement having been made 1909
years before Christ There Is no doubt
OF is strength and durability. Thor