Recently, in the depths of the prairie in Siziwang Banner, Ulanqab City, Inner Mongolia, on the grassland contracted by the herdsman Qiqige’s family, a pure white sheep house was built. It is 3.5 meters high, 20 meters long and 16 meters wide, covering an area of about 300 square meters, this is a sheep house made of glass fiber reinforced composite materials.
According to the general manager of a company that manufactures sheep sheds, the sheep sheds are all made of glass fiber reinforced composite materials, which are characterized by light weight and high strength. The proportion of glass fiber reinforced composite materials is only a quarter of that of steel, but its strength is 3 to 5 times that of steel. It has a strong ability to resist wind loads and snow loads; it can withstand extreme temperatures of minus 40 degrees Celsius and minus 50 degrees Celsius weather change. At the same time, glass fiber reinforced composite materials have corrosion resistance and weather resistance, and have good resistance to corrosion such as air, water, acid, and alkali. When used on grasslands, they can withstand corrosion from livestock urine and feces; Resists strong ultraviolet erosion on the grassland, and has excellent anti-aging performance. The service life of the sheep house is as long as 30 years.
When talking about the installation process, Mr. Gao said: “On the grasslands, due to the lack of water and electricity, it is very difficult to build sheep sheds and cow sheds with civil structures. Even a single screw has to run hundreds of kilometers. Go to the town to buy. The glass fiber reinforced composite sheep house is all frame structure. Taking a 300 square meter sheep house as an example, the weight of all the materials is about 5 tons, and it only needs one truck to transport all the sheep to the herdsmen. It is very convenient to carry out on-site assembly at home. Four or five workers can complete the entire project in only 4 days under normal weather conditions. Moreover, the ceiling is designed to be translucent and does not require lighting equipment.”
Standing in front of the glass fiber-reinforced composite sheep house, the herdsman Qi Qige said excitedly: "The winter here is very cold, with heavy snow, and the lowest temperature is about minus 40 degrees Celsius. Every herdsman will be frozen." A few sheep died. Compared with the sheep house my family uses now, this newly built sheep house is a 'villa'. This winter, more than 1,300 sheep in my family will no longer be frozen, and more than 300 ewes I can also give birth smoothly. It is also convenient for me to clean the sheep house."
my country's pastoral areas are mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Tibet and other places. Most of them are alpine grassland pastures. The winter lasts for as long as 7 months. Cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock need to be housed in civil houses, plastic greenhouses and other structures. Overwintering inside can effectively prevent fat loss and spring fatigue. Herdsmen have higher and higher requirements for sheep sheds and cow sheds, and the demand is also increasing.
Regarding the future market prospects of glass fiber reinforced composite materials for making sheep houses, etc., the reporter interviewed Zhang Fuxiang, vice president and secretary-general of the China Glass Fiber and Composite Materials Association. According to him, glass fiber composite materials have light weight and strength. High, impact resistance, corrosion resistance, good flame retardancy, convenient processing and molding, easy maintenance, etc., it is a very advanced and suitable material for making sheep houses and cow houses. Due to the serious overcapacity of the glass fiber composite material industry in recent years, there is an urgent need for enterprise transformation and upgrading. At the same time, there are still many unstable factors in the international glass fiber and composite material market, especially after the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the economic environment of the international financial market is relatively sluggish, and the export volume remains at about 10%. Relying on effective epidemic prevention and control measures, our country was the first to break out of the epidemic and resume work and production, and resumed stable social and economic growth. We rely on our own production and consumption to finally drive the economy to start a cycle within ourselves, and continue to promote the economy. before development. In order to promote internal circulation in the glass fiber and composite material industries, it is necessary to find new breakthrough points, find new markets, and achieve new growth. Sheep sheds, cow sheds, horse sheds, etc. will be the focus and highlights of the industry to achieve economic internal circulation. In Siziwang Banner alone, there are about 10,000 herdsmen whose sheep and cow sheds need to be remodeled and expanded. This will be a huge internal circulation market, which will drive the sustainable development of fiberglass and composite materials, and reduce the economic pressure brought about by the downturn in the international market .
Zhang Fuxiang pointed out that from the establishment of the sheep house project to the completion of the construction of the first sheep house, the association has given great help and guidance in structural design, technology research and development, and market development, and has been closely tracking the progress of the project. At present The formulation of industry standards such as sheep houses and the application of patents are in progress. The most important thing is that the glass fiber reinforced composite sheep shed is 30% lower than the cost of traditional building materials, and it will definitely be loved by herdsmen. After the first glass fiber reinforced composite sheep house is completed, construction of a sheep house and a horse house of about 450 square meters will begin in Inner Mongolia.
In the past, when people went to the grasslands to play, they would take pictures of the yurts and white yurts. Now when you enter the grassland, you will stop to appreciate the wind power generation columns towering into the blue sky and the constantly rotating wind blades. In the future, sheep sheds and cow sheds made of new materials will be dotted on the grassland, combining modernity and fashion, and will add another scene to the grassland.