Can staff be bent and how does it compare to modern building materials?

[Stephen Tashi]

To anyone who has experience with the building material "staff" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_(building_material) ): Can it actually be bent? How would staff differ from a modern fiber reinforced plaster?

 

[jedishrfu]

Here's some more details on its use:

http://www.buffaloah.com/a/DCTNRY/mat/cast/bfloplas/gfrc.html

where it seems modern folks prefer GFRC over staff...

Here's an article on GRG usage and why its favored over other techniques:

http://www.awci.org/cd/pdfs/9204_a.pdf