42500 Gallon Tire Cistern

What is a tire cistern?

The cistern is a circular space with a radius of 11’ and a height of 14’ surrounded by walls made of packed tires. An 8” deep concrete bond beam is poured on top of the last course of tires in order to tie the whole structure together.

All internal walls and partitions are non-structural and are mostly made with eco-bricks (plastic bottles filled with trash) which are bonded together with cob (earth + sand + straw) or a cement-based mortar.

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