Cement-bonded composites from lignocellulosic wastes

SR Karade - Construction and building materials, 2010 - Elsevier
A large quantity of lignocellulosic wastes is generated worldwide from various sources such
as agriculture, construction, wood and furniture industries leading to environmental …

Treatments of plant biomass for cementitious building materials–A review

LTT Vo, P Navard - Construction and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
The use of plant biomass for developing energy efficient and low cost construction materials
is an emerging field in building construction and civil engineering. Although the biomass …

Overview on biobased building material made with plant aggregate

S Amziane, M Sonebi - RILEM Technical Letters, 2016 - letters.rilem.net
Global warming, energy savings, and life cycle analysis issues are factors that have
contributed to the rapid expansion of plant-based materials for buildings, which can be …

The mechanical, transport and thermal properties of mortar and concrete containing waste cork

DK Panesar, B Shindman - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2012 - Elsevier
This study examines the impact of cork used as sand replacement or stone replacement on
the plastic, mechanical, transport, microstructural and thermal properties of mortar and …

Application of rice husk in the development of new composite boards

J António, A Tadeu, B Marques, JAS Almeida… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The main objective of the paper is to propose a new composite material incorporating rice
husk. This paper reports an experimental study on the mechanical, thermal and acoustic …

Cement-cork mortars for thermal bridges correction. Comparison with cement-EPS mortars performance

A Brás, M Leal, P Faria - Construction and Building Materials, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the advantage of cork-mortars for renderings when
compared to EPS-mortars, from a thermal characteristics point of view, namely in steady and …

A design tool for resource-efficient fabrication of 3d-graded structural building components using additive manufacturing

F Craveiro, HM Bartolo, A Gale, JP Duarte… - Automation in …, 2017 - Elsevier
The construction sector is under increasing pressure to improve its efficiency and
effectiveness, reducing environmental impacts, material use and costs. A computational tool …

Physical performance of industrial and EPS and cork experimental thermal insulation renders

MG Gomes, I Flores-Colen, H Melo, A Soares - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nowadays, there is a concern in getting buildings with reduced environmental impact and
improved thermal and energy performance. The need to use new technologies to comply …

Cork-based mortars for thermal bridges correction in a dwelling: Thermal performance and cost evaluation

A Brás, F Gonçalves, P Faustino - Energy and Buildings, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of the present work was to simulate the behaviour of cork-based mortars in the
minimization of energy consumption and condensation effects in an existing dwelling from …

Lightweight screed containing cork granules: Mechanical and hygrothermal characterization

A Moreira, J António, A Tadeu - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the use of expanded cork
granule waste with cement-based mixtures to produce lightweight screeds as an overlay of a …