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 …

A comprehensive review on valorisation of octal by-product as supplementary admixtures in the production of fired and unfired bricks

D Singh, R Kumar, NS Nighot, A Rajput… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Growing urbanization leads to the generation of significant amount of different kind of
wastes, which has raised concerns among citizens and governments, globally. On the other …

Adsorption of a cationic dye (Methylene bleu) by Typha Latifolia: Equilibrium, kinetic, thermodynamic and DFT calculations

A El Amri, J Bensalah, A Idrissi, K Lamya… - Chemical Data …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the adsorption performance of methylene blue (MB) on rough R and Typha
Latifolia RS was studied. On one hand, the effect of various parameters on the adsorption …

Recycling plastic waste materials for building and construction Materials: A minireview

J Nyika, M Dinka - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
The production of plastic wastes is a growing environmental problem in the era of
industrialization and economic growth due to the varied applications of polymeric materials …

[HTML][HTML] Recycled wastewater treatment plant sludge as a construction material additive to ecological lightweight earth bricks

H Limami, I Manssouri, K Cherkaoui… - Cleaner Engineering and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sludge disposal has major drawbacks on the environment when damping wastewater
treatment sludge in landfills and estuaries. In addition to financial drawbacks manifested by …

Effect of straw fibers addition on hygrothermal and mechanical properties of carbon-free adobe bricks: From material to building scale in a semi-arid climate

A Alioui, SI Kaitouni, Y Azalam, EM Bendada… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
To achieve net-zero carbon emissions in a building's lifecycle, a comprehensive approach is
required, addressing both embodied and operational carbon footprints. To support this goal …

Influences of agro-wastes on the physico-mechanical and durability properties of unfired clay blocks

N Jannat, RL Al-Mufti, A Hussien, B Abdullah… - … and Building materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for construction materials along with the challenge of waste
management has necessitated the development of sustainable materials utilising wastes …

Effect of reinforced recycled sawdust-fibers additive on the performance of ecological compressed earth bricks

H Limami, I Manssouri, O Noureddine, S Erba… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study assesses the potential of waste wood sawdust, as a construction material
additive, on the mechanical, thermal and physicochemical properties of compressed earth …

Rheological and physico-mechanical investigations on the destabilization of unfired clay bricks with almond husk additive by salt

O Noureddine, I Manssouri, H Sahbi, H Limami… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In the aim of enhancing unfired clay bricks' strength, waste materials incorporation gains
huge interest among researchers. In this context, various methodologies are extensively …

Recycling argan nut shell and wheat straw as a porous agent in the production of clay masonry units

B Moumni, M Achik, H Benmoussa, A Oulmekki… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work aims to study and compare the effect of incorporating argan nut shell
(ANS) and wheat straw (WS) into clay mixtures as construction materials additives on …