Australia’s robotic bricklayer has just finished its first house – in under three days

Australia’s one-armed robot bricklayer has just built its first house in under three days, a milestone described by its Perth-based creator as a “world first”.

Robotic technology company FBR Limited says the Hadrian X, the commercial version of its robot, built a 180 square metre, three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in less than the targeted three days.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/australia-s-robotic-bricklayer-has-just-finished-its-first-house-in-under-three-days-20181114-p50fwr.html

https://www.fbr.com.au/view/hadrian-x

I like the name.

esselte said:

Australia’s robotic bricklayer has just finished its first house – in under three days

Australia’s one-armed robot bricklayer has just built its first house in under three days, a milestone described by its Perth-based creator as a “world first”.

Robotic technology company FBR Limited says the Hadrian X, the commercial version of its robot, built a 180 square metre, three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in less than the targeted three days.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/australia-s-robotic-bricklayer-has-just-finished-its-first-house-in-under-three-days-20181114-p50fwr.html

I don’t see it spreading any mortar on the bricks, or doing any pointing of the joins.

How many bricks did it lay in that video? I count about 360. 360 bricks in three days working day and night is just 50 bricks an hour, not the claimed 1,000 bricks an hour. Something doesn’t add up.

The real advantage of using a robotic bricklayer would be the ability to use oversized bricks.

mollwollfumble said:

esselte said:

Australia’s robotic bricklayer has just finished its first house – in under three days

Australia’s one-armed robot bricklayer has just built its first house in under three days, a milestone described by its Perth-based creator as a “world first”.

Robotic technology company FBR Limited says the Hadrian X, the commercial version of its robot, built a 180 square metre, three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in less than the targeted three days.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/australia-s-robotic-bricklayer-has-just-finished-its-first-house-in-under-three-days-20181114-p50fwr.html

I don’t see it spreading any mortar on the bricks, or doing any pointing of the joins.

It’s squirts something, I assume mortar or glue, at 0:37 in the video.

“The Fastbrick Wall System uses optimised blocks specifically designed for Hadrian X. They are approximately 12 times bigger than standard house bricks and are lighter, stronger and designed to minimise waste.

“The blocks are fused together using a special adhesive, which bonds in just 45 minutes, holds stronger and results in greater thermal and acoustic properties than traditional mortar. No more lost days waiting for mortar to dry.”

from their website that PWM linked to

The video is not of the construction of the 3 bedroom house being reported. The video is an earlier iteration of the robot used for factory testing.

I believe we can expect a video showing construction of the house itself in the next few days. Not sure if they built it outdoors or in their factory though.

The video shows the Hadrian 105.

The Hadrian X looks like this

Sell a few a trump, he wants a longish wall.

I wonder if they have upgraded security at the factory now that the story is out in the wild.

They said Ned Ludd was an idiot boy
That all he could do was wreck and destroy, and
He turned to his workmates and said: Death to Machines
They tread on our future and they stamp on our dreams

Tau.Neutrino said:

Sell a few a trump, he wants a longish wall.

I am reasonably sure that Trump still doesn’t know how big his wall needs to be.

roughbarked said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Sell a few a trump, he wants a longish wall.

I am reasonably sure that Trump still doesn’t know how big his wall needs to be.

Someone who leaves an umbrella blocking a plane’s entrance will have difficulty with a tape measure.

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

Not bullshit, just wasted effort.

If you want to erect housing faster, build it in large panels or modules in a factory, truck to site, and then put into position using a crane. I think prefab should shit all over a robot laying bricks. Bricks are yesterday’s technology.

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

Bullshit.

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

Not bullshit, just wasted effort.

If you want to erect housing faster, build it in large panels or modules in a factory, truck to site, and then put into position using a crane. I think prefab should shit all over a robot laying bricks. Bricks are yesterday’s technology.

they are printing houses now with a cement slurry mix

most of the houses they are pumping out now are garbage – its a ponzi scheme here

this is the wet dream of a property developer

wookiemeister said:

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

Not bullshit, just wasted effort.

If you want to erect housing faster, build it in large panels or modules in a factory, truck to site, and then put into position using a crane. I think prefab should shit all over a robot laying bricks. Bricks are yesterday’s technology.

they are printing houses now with a cement slurry mix

most of the houses they are pumping out now are garbage – its a ponzi scheme here

this is the wet dream of a property developer

Property developers are all wankers, so they probably don’t have wet dreams.

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

A standard Australian brick plus its mortar is about 100 mm. So to build a 3 metre wall will take a brickie a month?

sibeen said:

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

Bullshit.

yes really, thats how walls are really laid, when they get high they need a double wall thats tied together, australia has that problem of not knowing how to build shit properly.

wookiemeister said:

sibeen said:

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

Bullshit.

yes really, thats how walls are really laid, when they get high they need a double wall thats tied together, australia has that problem of not knowing how to build shit properly.

Yeah nah, that’s nt how walls are laid. Total bushwa.

I think the brickwork for my house was done in around a week.

I was checking up on it every weekend, one weekend nothing started but bricks on site, next week half done, next weekend fully complete. Not sure what days they started and finished.

sibeen said:

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

A standard Australian brick plus its mortar is about 100 mm. So to build a 3 metre wall will take a brickie a month?

you shouldn’t do anymore than 5 courses or so, let it cure and harden then do it again

they build as fast as they can to maximise profit

roman walls have lasted thousands of years, most of what they build here will be lucky to last a fraction of that

concrete/ cement has to be allowed to fully harden before adding to it

wookiemeister said:

sibeen said:

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

Bullshit.

yes really, thats how walls are really laid, when they get high they need a double wall thats tied together, australia has that problem of not knowing how to build shit properly.

On the eastern side of the country brick walls tend not to be structural. They are a veneer only, hence the nae brick veneer.

Over here they are build in double brick, with the inner walls being structural. But that has got something to do with seismic risk rating.

sibeen said:

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

A standard Australian brick plus its mortar is about 100 mm. So to build a 3 metre wall will take a brickie a month?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExltDReEdno

Bricklaying 101: How To Build A Brick Wall – DIY At Bunnings

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

sibeen said:

Bullshit.

yes really, thats how walls are really laid, when they get high they need a double wall thats tied together, australia has that problem of not knowing how to build shit properly.

On the eastern side of the country brick walls tend not to be structural. They are a veneer only, hence the nae brick veneer.

Over here they are build in double brick, with the inner walls being structural. But that has got something to do with seismic risk rating.

I mean load-bearing, technically.

wookiemeister said:

sibeen said:

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

A standard Australian brick plus its mortar is about 100 mm. So to build a 3 metre wall will take a brickie a month?

you shouldn’t do anymore than 5 courses or so, let it cure and harden then do it again

they build as fast as they can to maximise profit

roman walls have lasted thousands of years, most of what they build here will be lucky to last a fraction of that

concrete/ cement has to be allowed to fully harden before adding to it

Whoa, but didn’t you state “if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid”. There didn’t appear to be any mention of five (5) or so in that statement.

confused from Essendon

party_pants said:

I think the brickwork for my house was done in around a week.

I was checking up on it every weekend, one weekend nothing started but bricks on site, next week half done, next weekend fully complete. Not sure what days they started and finished.

the average joe has been brainwashed in thinking fast is good.

i laugh when i see these posh houses with big cracks down the front of them – bad workmanship

a friend used to live in an apartment in maroubra where they neglected to bother putting in expansion joints in the brickwork. periodically in hot weather the odd brick would go off like a gunshot

sibeen said:

wookiemeister said:

sibeen said:

A standard Australian brick plus its mortar is about 100 mm. So to build a 3 metre wall will take a brickie a month?

you shouldn’t do anymore than 5 courses or so, let it cure and harden then do it again

they build as fast as they can to maximise profit

roman walls have lasted thousands of years, most of what they build here will be lucky to last a fraction of that

concrete/ cement has to be allowed to fully harden before adding to it

Whoa, but didn’t you state “if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid”. There didn’t appear to be any mention of five (5) or so in that statement.

confused from Essendon

i’m afraid most of whats built over here is crap.
be as confused as you want

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

sibeen said:

Bullshit.

yes really, thats how walls are really laid, when they get high they need a double wall thats tied together, australia has that problem of not knowing how to build shit properly.

On the eastern side of the country brick walls tend not to be structural. They are a veneer only, hence the nae brick veneer.

Over here they are build in double brick, with the inner walls being structural. But that has got something to do with seismic risk rating.

My parents specified double brick for their new house on the South Mole Creek property. Very solid place.

Nonetheless still not as quake-proof as timber houses, as was demonstrated when he had that earthquake. Their place copped cracks in the plaster, my timber cottage had no damage at all as the vibrations were transmitted to the roof and largely dissipated as deafening sound.

sibeen said:

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

Bullshit.

I concur. That didn’t have to happen when I was a hoddy.

don’t tell me wookie is pontificating about something of which he knows nothing?

https://www.buildsoft.com.au/blog/is-australia-suffering-from-a-shoddy-work-epidemic

gaze upon the loveliness of australian building

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

Bullshit.

I concur. That didn’t have to happen when I was a hoddy.

My old man was a bit of a jack of all trades, a brickie being high up on the list. I can well remember carting bricks up driveways well before I was 10.

Bubblecar said:

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

yes really, thats how walls are really laid, when they get high they need a double wall thats tied together, australia has that problem of not knowing how to build shit properly.

On the eastern side of the country brick walls tend not to be structural. They are a veneer only, hence the nae brick veneer.

Over here they are build in double brick, with the inner walls being structural. But that has got something to do with seismic risk rating.

My parents specified double brick for their new house on the South Mole Creek property. Very solid place.

Nonetheless still not as quake-proof as timber houses, as was demonstrated when he had that earthquake. Their place copped cracks in the plaster, my timber cottage had no damage at all as the vibrations were transmitted to the roof and largely dissipated as deafening sound.

I think Perth metro is in a lower risk zone, hence double brick is standard. Years ago when I was working for a building company there were some zones outside the metro area where they were not allowed to build a standard Perth house, places like Cunderdin and Meckering. Being more earthquake prone the houses are build different out there. But I only worked there for about 3 months, so didn’t learn that much detail.

JudgeMental said:

don’t tell me wookie is pontificating about something of which he knows nothing?

i worked on building sites as a teenager building larger stuff

i was a gofer in the engineering dept as calculating concrete pours, setting down lines, making sure stuff din’t fall over etc. the brickies were quite careful at not trying to lay down too many bricks at once.

it might surprise you but concrete should be covered with hessian sheet once cured when its just gone off and firm to the touch – its to stop the level of concrete drying out too quickly compared to the deeper levels – they don’t do that here, you see large sections of concrete poured and left open to the blazing sun

as i said – they don’t know what they are doing.

sibeen said:

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

Bullshit.

I concur. That didn’t have to happen when I was a hoddy.

My old man was a bit of a jack of all trades, a brickie being high up on the list. I can well remember carting bricks up driveways well before I was 10.

funny enough my old man was a brickie too

wookiemeister said:

https://www.buildsoft.com.au/blog/is-australia-suffering-from-a-shoddy-work-epidemic

gaze upon the loveliness of australian building

Shoddiness in Oz houses is unfortunately not a new thing, as was demonstrated in all the asbestos extensions and other cheap shortcuts in the post-war building boom.

Bubblecar said:

wookiemeister said:

https://www.buildsoft.com.au/blog/is-australia-suffering-from-a-shoddy-work-epidemic

gaze upon the loveliness of australian building

Shoddiness in Oz houses is unfortunately not a new thing, as was demonstrated in all the asbestos extensions and other cheap shortcuts in the post-war building boom.

i would throw tradies in gaol for bad workmanship

Bubblecar said:

wookiemeister said:

https://www.buildsoft.com.au/blog/is-australia-suffering-from-a-shoddy-work-epidemic

gaze upon the loveliness of australian building

Shoddiness in Oz houses is unfortunately not a new thing, as was demonstrated in all the asbestos extensions and other cheap shortcuts in the post-war building boom.

People put up what they could afford. I don’t think that is particularly surprising.

i was told to make up a triangular frame for the balconies on the london metropole hotel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilton_London_Metropole

so what you are looking at there is my handywork believe it or not

the basement of the hotel ran close to the london underground and i think they had to counter vibration from the trains

the last thing i ever had much to do with construction was getting some agency work at a school that was being stripped out and demolished i think

i turned up the first day and got up on a cherry picker (no training/ no induction – you just had to use your brains) and held a measuring stick so they could survey the building

they had been working on this thing for a few months

i sat eating my lunch with this african dude who was the site engineer in the front of his car (no canteen) that first day

we sat facing the building and i cast my eye across the entire structure and suddenly realised that the entire structure was sagging radically between columns

i cautiously pointed this out, he stopped talking, sat up , gave the building a hard stare and within a few minutes all activity was halted and the entire structure had to be supported “acros” metal supports across all the floors to stop the thing collapsing

then there was the day at “the podium” in bath (UK)

when a huge concrete slab fell three stories on to a car van vehicle below – what a mess the guy’s head was in his chest. he lived

before OHS there were ongoing and horrible tragedies on building sites – no one was forced to wear helmets

i ran up to the next disaster to find two women with their kids in prams had been knocked flying by some german tourist – ran down to call the ambulance

in those days people would work pissed at work and i mean PISSED

i turned up at the podium site to find the whole site farwelling some engineer, after three hours i figured i should get back to work (my self a little tipsy at 18 years old with no induction)

i used to climb straight up the side of the building site on the scaffolding – not inherently dangerous with any spatial skills

wookiemeister said:

then there was the day at “the podium” in bath (UK)

when a huge concrete slab fell three stories on to a car van vehicle below – what a mess the guy’s head was in his chest. he lived

before OHS there were ongoing and horrible tragedies on building sites – no one was forced to wear helmets

You get some frightening snaps in these old railway magazines. No safety equipment during all kinds of dangerous operations, ample scope for smashed hands and limbs as they manoeuvre heavy structures into position. Cranes and other gear at work with kids watching within squashing distance.

I’m glad you’ve saved so many people’s lives.

Have you ever considered becoming a safety officer?

Bubblecar said:

wookiemeister said:

then there was the day at “the podium” in bath (UK)

when a huge concrete slab fell three stories on to a car van vehicle below – what a mess the guy’s head was in his chest. he lived

before OHS there were ongoing and horrible tragedies on building sites – no one was forced to wear helmets

You get some frightening snaps in these old railway magazines. No safety equipment during all kinds of dangerous operations, ample scope for smashed hands and limbs as they manoeuvre heavy structures into position. Cranes and other gear at work with kids watching within squashing distance.

it was a frightening time, safety was virtually non existent, at the podium you’d keep your eyes up to watch for falling debris, there was literally NO house keeping measures, people would be getting crush injuries left right and centre

after the slab accident i was sent to find problems at the podium, i started on the roof and wandered around and put my foot on a newly laid brick wall say 25m/ 30m long ? the whole thing swayed and i quickly leapt away – it settled and i suddenly realised an entire section of wall hadn’t been tied to the wall next to it, the whole thing was just waiting to kill someone.

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

The sytsem does not use mortar.

Read the thread.

i just missed someone getting his arm being broken by his mate with a scaffold pole one day

the victim normally gave the other guy a lift and had waited for him at an arranged place and time but he never showed

arriving at work he was confronted by his mate and whacked with a metal pole – the people were as dangerous as the workplace itself

the saddest thing were the irish navvies , essentially irishmen aged beyond their years with hard work and alcohol, a typical story was leaving ireland for work in britain when they were 16 and rarely returning, at xmas time you’d see them staggering around shaking everyones hand in clothes you’d see them on the building site. normally they’d wear a cheap suit (yes really) whether pouring concrete or anything else.

wookiemeister said:

they are printing houses now with a cement slurry mix

3D printing houses suffers problems with sag in the material. It does not set fast enough.

one of the most dangerous situations was trench collapse – you stayed out of any hole deeper than 30cm, they were paranoid of that

i saw an irish navvy nearly becoming engulfed in a wall of earth that collapsed one day – no real harm just an appreciation of how quickly a collapse can happen – you have NO chance of getting out

esselte said:

wookiemeister said:

they are printing houses now with a cement slurry mix

3D printing houses suffers problems with sag in the material. It does not set fast enough.

yeah its a gimmick

once the earth swarms around you , you can’t move, he was trapped by his legs but they still had to pull him out

wookiemeister said:

i just missed someone getting his arm being broken by his mate with a scaffold pole one day

the victim normally gave the other guy a lift and had waited for him at an arranged place and time but he never showed

arriving at work he was confronted by his mate and whacked with a metal pole – the people were as dangerous as the workplace itself

the saddest thing were the irish navvies , essentially irishmen aged beyond their years with hard work and alcohol, a typical story was leaving ireland for work in britain when they were 16 and rarely returning, at xmas time you’d see them staggering around shaking everyones hand in clothes you’d see them on the building site. normally they’d wear a cheap suit (yes really) whether pouring concrete or anything else.

Your proper jacket and waistcoat was long the traditional labourer’s garb. Sometimes a tie and all, more usually a scarf in cold weather.

wookiemeister said:

as i said – they don’t know what they are doing.

The 3 bedroom house just built has passed all required BAS standards.

What’s your problem, Ned?

Luddite anger demonstrated right here.

esselte said:

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

The sytsem does not use mortar.

Read the thread.

not in that link

esselte said:

wookiemeister said:

as i said – they don’t know what they are doing.

The 3 bedroom house just built has passed all required BAS standards.

What’s your problem, Ned?

Luddite anger demonstrated right here.

Sorrry, BCA…

Building Code Australia

Bubblecar said:

wookiemeister said:

i just missed someone getting his arm being broken by his mate with a scaffold pole one day

the victim normally gave the other guy a lift and had waited for him at an arranged place and time but he never showed

arriving at work he was confronted by his mate and whacked with a metal pole – the people were as dangerous as the workplace itself

the saddest thing were the irish navvies , essentially irishmen aged beyond their years with hard work and alcohol, a typical story was leaving ireland for work in britain when they were 16 and rarely returning, at xmas time you’d see them staggering around shaking everyones hand in clothes you’d see them on the building site. normally they’d wear a cheap suit (yes really) whether pouring concrete or anything else.

Your proper jacket and waistcoat was long the traditional labourer’s garb. Sometimes a tie and all, more usually a scarf in cold weather.

ahhh ! so this is quite commonplace!

Hilarious.

Boom chicka wawahah, Wookie.

I don’t doubt there’s downsides to this system, but you are off the reservation here mate.

Get yourself under control.

most of the navvies in britain i met could barely read but they had genius level powers of deduction due to lack of literacy

building sites have (had?) heaps of irishmen mostly real gents – apart from the odd chain smoking cunt with a problem with everyone that no one liked.

esselte said:

Hilarious.

Boom chicka wawahah, Wookie.

I don’t doubt there’s downsides to this system, but you are off the reservation here mate.

Get yourself under control.

welcome to wookie world my friend

wookiemeister said:

esselte said:

Hilarious.

Boom chicka wawahah, Wookie.

I don’t doubt there’s downsides to this system, but you are off the reservation here mate.

Get yourself under control.

welcome to wookie world my friend

I’m a big fan of wookie world. Lot’s of stuff you’ve been ridiculed for that I didn’t find so ridiculous.

Not here. Not now.

esselte said:

wookiemeister said:

esselte said:

Hilarious.

Boom chicka wawahah, Wookie.

I don’t doubt there’s downsides to this system, but you are off the reservation here mate.

Get yourself under control.

welcome to wookie world my friend

I’m a big fan of wookie world. Lot’s of stuff you’ve been ridiculed for that I didn’t find so ridiculous.

Not here. Not now.

i’m sorry

is that a compliment or a complaint?

wookiemeister said:

esselte said:

wookiemeister said:

welcome to wookie world my friend

I’m a big fan of wookie world. Lot’s of stuff you’ve been ridiculed for that I didn’t find so ridiculous.

Not here. Not now.

i’m sorry

is that a compliment or a complaint?

No,

It’s a pimp-slap.

esselte said:

It’s a pimp-slap.

theres a cream for that

wookiemeister said:

esselte said:

It’s a pimp-slap.

theres a cream for that

Is that over the counter or prescription? I wouldn’t know, so I’m asking.

esselte said:

wookiemeister said:

esselte said:

It’s a pimp-slap.

theres a cream for that

Is that over the counter or prescription? I wouldn’t know, so I’m asking.

i make them rub the lotion on it

wookiemeister said:

esselte said:

wookiemeister said:

theres a cream for that

Is that over the counter or prescription? I wouldn’t know, so I’m asking.

i make them rub the lotion on it

OK, back to status quo. I just hose ‘em down.

esselte said:

wookiemeister said:

esselte said:

Is that over the counter or prescription? I wouldn’t know, so I’m asking.

i make them rub the lotion on it

OK, back to status quo. I just hose ‘em down.

only if they refuse the lotion

esselte said:

“The Fastbrick Wall System uses optimised blocks specifically designed for Hadrian X. They are approximately 12 times bigger than standard house bricks and are lighter, stronger and designed to minimise waste.

“The blocks are fused together using a special adhesive, which bonds in just 45 minutes, holds stronger and results in greater thermal and acoustic properties than traditional mortar. No more lost days waiting for mortar to dry.”

from their website that PWM linked to

The video is not of the construction of the 3 bedroom house being reported. The video is an earlier iteration of the robot used for factory testing.

I believe we can expect a video showing construction of the house itself in the next few days. Not sure if they built it outdoors or in their factory though.

Thanks. That explains things.

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

australia has that problem of not knowing how to build shit properly.

Not bullshit, just wasted effort.

If you want to erect housing faster, build it in large panels or modules in a factory, truck to site, and then put into position using a crane. I think prefab should shit all over a robot laying bricks. Bricks are yesterday’s technology.

Brick wall + earthquake = disaster.

It’s really quite strange for me as an Australian to see so many countries that don’t build anything of brick.

mollwollfumble said:

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

it stinks of bullshit

if you are using mortar it has to cure properly and harden before the next course can be laid.

australia has that problem of not knowing how to build shit properly.

Not bullshit, just wasted effort.

If you want to erect housing faster, build it in large panels or modules in a factory, truck to site, and then put into position using a crane. I think prefab should shit all over a robot laying bricks. Bricks are yesterday’s technology.

Brick wall + earthquake = disaster.

It’s really quite strange for me as an Australian to see so many countries that don’t build anything of brick.

It doesn’t matter bricks or prestressed concrete. If Australia suddenly started having more eathquakes. We simply don’t have any earthquake standards.

roughbarked said:

mollwollfumble said:

party_pants said:

Not bullshit, just wasted effort.

If you want to erect housing faster, build it in large panels or modules in a factory, truck to site, and then put into position using a crane. I think prefab should shit all over a robot laying bricks. Bricks are yesterday’s technology.

Brick wall + earthquake = disaster.

It’s really quite strange for me as an Australian to see so many countries that don’t build anything of brick.

It doesn’t matter bricks or prestressed concrete. If Australia suddenly started having more eathquakes. We simply don’t have any earthquake standards.

That’s strange, I was sure there was something called AS 1170.4, and something called the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, but I suppose I must have imagined them.

The Rev Dodgson said:

roughbarked said:

mollwollfumble said:

Brick wall + earthquake = disaster.

It’s really quite strange for me as an Australian to see so many countries that don’t build anything of brick.

It doesn’t matter bricks or prestressed concrete. If Australia suddenly started having more eathquakes. We simply don’t have any earthquake standards.

That’s strange, I was sure there was something called AS 1170.4, and something called the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, but I suppose I must have imagined them.

Sarcastic civil engineers are the worst! :-p

Friend of mine has been getting worried as they have been having a LOT of earthquakes near them recently, and their house is brick

Over a hundred in a week…
Mag 5.6 only 3km deep (they all have been between 1 to 3 km deep) and it’s been ongoing for months apparently

The Rev Dodgson said:

roughbarked said:

mollwollfumble said:

Brick wall + earthquake = disaster.

It’s really quite strange for me as an Australian to see so many countries that don’t build anything of brick.

It doesn’t matter bricks or prestressed concrete. If Australia suddenly started having more eathquakes. We simply don’t have any earthquake standards.

That’s strange, I was sure there was something called AS 1170.4, and something called the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, but I suppose I must have imagined them.

Probably but most of Austtralia doesn’t have to worry much. Remember Darwin and Tracy? Well

boppa said:

Friend of mine has been getting worried as they have been having a LOT of earthquakes near them recently, and their house is brick

Over a hundred in a week…
Mag 5.6 only 3km deep (they all have been between 1 to 3 km deep) and it’s been ongoing for months apparently

Yes. WA has some earthquakey spots and Australia isn’t free of them.

Funny thing is he was a kiwi, so you’d expect him to be used to them lol

Witty Rejoinder said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

roughbarked said:

It doesn’t matter bricks or prestressed concrete. If Australia suddenly started having more eathquakes. We simply don’t have any earthquake standards.

That’s strange, I was sure there was something called AS 1170.4, and something called the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, but I suppose I must have imagined them.

Sarcastic civil engineers are the worst! :-p

Can’t argue with that.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

That’s strange, I was sure there was something called AS 1170.4, and something called the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, but I suppose I must have imagined them.

Sarcastic civil engineers are the worst! :-p

Can’t argue with that.

Didn’t see anyone raise an argument.

Witty Rejoinder said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

roughbarked said:

It doesn’t matter bricks or prestressed concrete. If Australia suddenly started having more eathquakes. We simply don’t have any earthquake standards.

That’s strange, I was sure there was something called AS 1170.4, and something called the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, but I suppose I must have imagined them.

Sarcastic civil engineers are the worst! :-p

are they worse than hitler ?