Enhanced thermal resistance of rammed earth blocks with recycled industry by-products

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Jain, Deepak, Mukherjee, Abhijit, Porter, Hannah and Blake, Joshua. 2019. "Enhanced thermal resistance of rammed earth blocks with recycled industry by-products." International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 138 (138), pp. 447-458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2019.01.017
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Enhanced thermal resistance of rammed earth blocks with recycled industry by-products

ERA Journal ID3768
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsJain, Deepak, Mukherjee, Abhijit, Porter, Hannah and Blake, Joshua
Journal TitleInternational Journal of Thermal Sciences
Journal Citation138 (138), pp. 447-458
Number of Pages12
Year2019
PublisherElsevier
Place of PublicationFrance
ISSN0035-3159
1290-0729
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2019.01.017
Web Address (URL)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1290072917313170
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Design, construction and operation of built environments emit 40% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gases. Search for alternative building materials is imperative for ensuring sustainable habitat for world's increasing population. Rammed earth is one such material with dramatically lower embodied energy and emission than concrete or brick. This paper explores further reduction of operational emission of rammed earth by improving its thermal resistance by recycling industrial by-products such as crumb rubber. The dividend from the introduction of the filler material is examined. The results have been validated with experimental data. Effect of volume fraction, size, shape and spatial distribution of the filler has been presented. It is noted that the recycled fillers considerably improve the thermal insulation. However, they induce increased thermal stress on rammed earth. Thus, a trade-off between strength and thermal resistance needs to be reached. The results would be useful for arriving at an optimal spatial design of the filler to achieve the target thermal resistance and strength.

KeywordsFinite element analysis; Structure-property relationship; Mechanical behaviour; Thermal insulation; Recycled industry by-products; Rammed earth
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020400505. Construction materials
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