A Comprehensive Review of the improvement of the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Unfired Clay Bricks by incorporating Waste materials

M Lachheb, N Youssef, Z Younsi - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the construction sector has significantly increased demand for new building
materials that can reduce environmental impact and promote sustainable design strategies …

Earthen blocks with natural fibres-A review

A Jesudass, V Gayathri, R Geethan, M Gobirajan… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Earthen materials have been used for thousands of years for its easy availability and cost
effectiveness. In recent times, earthen materials are gaining its momentum as the entire …

Modeling, multi-response optimization, and performance reliability of green metal composites produced from municipal wastes

AA Akinwande, OA Balogun, V Romanovski - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
For the purpose of reducing and reusing municipal wastes, used aluminum products, waste
glass, and rice husk were selected and reprocessed into green-metal composite. The …

Reproduction of traditional adobes using varying percentage contents of straw and sawdust

MC de Castrillo, I Ioannou, M Philokyprou - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the reproduction of traditional adobes, focusing on the effect of fibre
type and quantity. Several adobes were produced in the laboratory using 30% to 70% by …

Recycling of synthetic waste wig fiber in the production of cement-adobe for building envelope: physio-hydric properties

AA Akinwande, AA Adediran, OA Balogun… - … Research in Africa, 2022 - Trans Tech Publ
Waste wigs are often disposed of in their volume in landfills, thus constituting a nuisance to
the environment. Recycling these wigs in masonry bricks is a way via which they can be …

Estimation of seepage velocity and pi** resistance of fiber-reinforced soil by using artificial neural network-based approach

NT Duong, KQ Tran - Neural Computing and Applications, 2023 - Springer
Seepage erosion is one of the most important parameters leading to the failure of hydraulic
structures like embankments or dams. The present study therefore focuses on develo** …

Multi-criteria decision analysis for optimum selection of different construction bricks

P Murugesan, P Partheeban, S Manimuthu… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Theis research aims to analyse a solar dryer based geopolymer bricks and compare it with
other types of bricks available in the market. In recent days, some research studies are …

Lightweight fired clay brick production for archeological heritage site maintenance application

B Sukkaneewat, N Petchwattana, J Sanetuntikul - Materials and Structures, 2023 - Springer
In this paper, azodicarbonamide (AC), a thermo-sensitive chemical blowing agent, was
applied to produce the lightweight fired clay brick with low thermal conductivity and suitable …

New Lime-Based Hybrid Composite of Sugarcane Bagasse and Hemp as Aggregates

A Zúniga, R Eires, R Malheiro - Resources, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bio-based materials help reduce the consumption of non-renewable resources, contributing
to the development of sustainable construction. Industrial Hemp Concrete (IHC), which uses …

Passive of CRFS Technology in Soil-Cement Application

AA Carvalho Jr, KS Leite, JME Matos - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In Brazil, with the ban on the production, sale, and use of chrysotile asbestos, the sector's
industry opted to replace asbestos with CRFS Technology—Cement Reinforced with …