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Bio-aggregate-based Building Materials : Applications to Hemp Concretes.
This book will present an overview of the knowledge on construction materials made from plant particles. This book is explains building materials that contain main raw material renewable, recyclable and easily available plant particles. The book will focus on particles and as well on fibres issued f...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Wiley,
2013.
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| Colección: | ISTE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1. Environmental, Economic and SocialContext of Agro-Concretes; 1.1. Sustainable development, construction and materials; 1.1.1. Environmental impacts of the construction sector; 1.2. Standardization and regulation: toward a global approach; 1.2.1. Standardization and regulation in force; 1.2.2. Limitations of the normative and regulatory framework; 1.3. The materials: an increasingly crucial element; 1.3.1. Role of the materials in energy consumption; 1.3.2. What is a low-environmental-impact material?; 1.3.3. Constantly-changing regulations.
- 1.4. The specific case of concretes made from lignocellular particles1.4.1. Development of agro-concretes in the context of France; 1.5. What does the term "Agro-concrete" mean?; 1.5.1. General definition; 1.5.2. Lignocellular resources; 1.5.3. General characteristics of lignocellular agro-resources; 1.6. Conclusions; 1.7. Bibliography; Chapter 2. Characterization of Plant-Based Aggregates; 2.1. Microstructure of the shiv particles; 2.1.1. Structure of the stem of fibrous plants; 2.1.2. SEM observation of hemp shiv particles; 2.1.3. Chemistry of the cell walls.
- 2.1.4. Density and porosity, in the case of hemp shiv2.2. Particle Size Distribution (PSD); 2.2.1. General characteristics of aggregates made from fibrous plants; 2.2.2. Fiber content; 2.2.3. Methods for characterizing the PSD; 2.2.4. PSD analyses; 2.2.5. Comparison of the results obtained by image analysis; 2.2.6. Characterization of the geometry of the particles; 2.2.7. Characterization of the PSD; 2.2.8. Conclusions; 2.3. Compactness and compressibility; 2.4. Water absorption capacity; 2.5. Bibliography; Chapter 3. Binders; 3.1. Portland cements; 3.1.1. General; 3.1.2. Production.
- 3.1.3. Chemical and mineral composition3.1.4. Properties; 3.1.5. Environmental impacts; 3.2. Lime; 3.2.1. General; 3.2.2. Aerial lime; 3.2.3. Natural hydraulic limes; 3.3. Lime-pozzolan mixtures; 3.3.1. Natural pozzolans; 3.3.2. Calcined natural pozzolans: metakaolin; 3.3.3. Fly ash; 3.3.4. Blast furnace slag; 3.4. Plaster; 3.4.1. General; 3.4.2. Production; 3.4.3. Chemical and mineralogical composition; 3.4.4. Properties; 3.4.5. Environmental impacts; 3.5. Summary; 3.6. Bibliography; Chapter 4. Formulation and Implementation; 4.1. Objectives; 4.1.1. Preamble; 4.1.2. Traditional applications.
- 4.1.3. Constituents and mixture4.1.4. Methods of implementation; 4.2. Rules of formulation; 4.2.1. Basis of usual formulations; 4.2.2. Influence of the proportion of paste in the mixture; 4.2.3. Quality of the paste and water content; 4.2.4. Homogeneity of the paste; 4.2.5. The relationship between formulation and strength; 4.2.6. The relationship between formulation and thermo-hydric properties; 4.3. Examples of formulations; 4.3.1. Origin of the data; 4.3.2. Walling application; 4.3.3. Flooring application; 4.3.4. Roofing application; 4.3.5. Other applications; 4.4. Installation techniques.