Research and Design on Load Bearing Wall with Green Energy-Saving Straw Bale

2014 ◽  
Vol 587-589 ◽  
pp. 260-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bao Zhu Cao ◽  
Bin Yuan ◽  
Wen Feng Duan ◽  
Jian Li ◽  
Mo Wen
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
Structure Building ◽  
New Countryside ◽  
Straw Bale ◽  
Research And Design ◽  
Main Construction

The situation of the traditional house in Chinese rural areas was introduced with analyzing the residential structure, building materials and energy efficiency. According to the characters of different crops growing in countryside, we proposed the idea of using straw bale as the main construction material for load bearing wall in rural house. The tenon jointing and hardening bearing wall and the pre-stressed bearing wall with high density straw bale are designed. The constructional details of straw bale wall are provided also. It provides a new method for the construction of new countryside.

Inheritance and Innovation of Ecological Materials from Traditional Buildings in Zhejiang, China

2012 ◽  
Vol 461 ◽  
pp. 414-417
Author(s):  
Dan Hua Ying ◽  
Xua Nang Hu ◽  
Jian Ge ◽  
Dian Xin Jia ◽  
Yan Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Clay Brick ◽  
Indoor Thermal Comfort ◽  
Local Characteristics ◽  
Rural Economic Development ◽  
New Countryside Construction ◽  
New Countryside ◽  
Large Investment

This article engages in a survey on the countryside’s building materials in Zhejiang province, and indicates problems in the new countryside construction during the early 1990s to 2005: on one side, rarely few new materials for energy-conservation is being used; on the other side, traditional materials of local characteristics are abandoned. Therefore, this article indicates a range of materials which make improvement or innovation on traditional ones for the characteristic of Zhejiang rural areas. Then comparison is made between clay brick and these ecological materials. As a result, this guides villagers to improve the indoor thermal comfort and to promote rural economic development without large investment.

scholarly journals Physical Properties of Straw Bales as a Construction Material: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Cascone ◽  
Renata Rapisarda ◽  
Dario Cascone
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Resistance ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Acoustic Properties ◽  
Acoustic Insulation ◽  
The World ◽  
Straw Bale Walls ◽  
Straw Bale

Straw bale buildings provide significant benefits in terms of costs, human health, and environmental sustainability. Several studies in different regions have underlined the remarkable properties of straw bales as insulating and construction material; however, to the authors’ knowledge, there are no reviews published on this topic. The main objective of this paper is to provide a better understanding of straw bale systems, focusing on durability and thermal and acoustic insulation properties. To this end, previous tests and studies on straw bale buildings around the world were reviewed, comparing their results, assessing where research currently stands, and identifying the aspects that need to be further investigated. Results from previous tests have highlighted their ability to achieve excellent living comfort and encouraged their use. Guidelines for the characteristics to be achieved during the baling process are now required. Combining straw bale walls with a render or any type of high-density layer can improve both the thermal and acoustic properties of straw bale constructions. Finally, a quantitative assessment of the most significant properties, such as thermal resistance and acoustic insulation, is necessary to reduce the gap between straw bales and traditional building materials.

scholarly journals Fire-resistant cellulose boards from waste newspaper, boric acid salts and protein binders

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paalo Moreno ◽  
Nicole Villamizar ◽  
Jefferson Perez ◽  
Angelica Bayona ◽  
Jesús Roman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Boric Acid ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
Protein Binders

Abstract Housing construction consumes more materials than any other economic activity, with a total of 40.6 Gt/year. Boards are placed between construction materials to serve as non-load-bearing partitions. Studies have been performed to find alternatives to conventional materials using recycled fibers, agro-industrial waste, and protein binders as raw materials. Here, fire-resistant cellulose boards with low density and adequate flexural strength were produced for use as non-load-bearing partitions using waste newspapers, soy protein, boric acid, and borax. A central composite design (CCD) was employed to study the influence of the board component percentage on flame retardancy (UL 94 horizontal burning test), density (ASTM D1037-12) and flexural strength (ISO 178–2010). The cellulose boards were characterized by thermal analysis (ASTM E1131-14) and scanning electron microscopy. Fire-resistant cellulose boards were successfully made with low densities (120–170 kg/m3) and flexural strength (0.06–0.64 MPa). The mechanical performance and fire resistance of cellulose boards suggest their suitability for use as building materials. A useful and sustainable construction material with great potential is produced with the valorization of waste materials.

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation of Two Test Setups on Straw Bales Used as Load-Bearing Elements of Buildings

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 539
Author(s):  
Petr Lehner ◽  
Marie Horňáková ◽  
Pavel Vlček ◽  
Jiří Teslík
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
True Strain ◽  
Hydraulic Press ◽  
Statistical Investigation ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
The Real ◽  
Basic Series ◽  
Sustainable Materials ◽  
Straw Bale ◽  
Testing Design

The importance of green and sustainable materials in civil engineering is undeniable. Alongside modern practices that improve the properties of standard building materials, there are ways to revive forgotten techniques, including straw bale buildings. Straw bales are load-bearing structures, which are applied based on handed-down experience and lack standard approaches in testing, design, and application. Therefore, a goal ahead is to describe every aspect of the process in technical detail. The objective of this paper is to highlight practical ideas for testing straw bales on a hydraulic press machine and to provide a basic statistical investigation of the results obtained. Two basic series were prepared, one without a side barrier and the other with a side barrier. The reason for this was to delineate the limits of the real behaviour of the straw bale on the load bearing wall of the house. Due to the assumed slight embedment of adjacent bales, the real result were within these limits. The experimental plan, basic results, simplified correlations, and statistical evaluation are presented. Recommendations for a further testing and evaluation are provided. As expected, the results with and without the lateral barrier differ by almost 18% for the true strain.

The Mitigation Measures of Frequent Earthquake in the Construction of New Rural Area

2012 ◽  
Vol 594-597 ◽  
pp. 1629-1633
Author(s):  
Wei Liu ◽  
Xiao Long Zhang ◽  
Pan Zou
Keyword(s):  
Rural Area ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Seismic Model ◽  
Rural Housing ◽  
New Countryside

Currently, losses throughout the disaster caused by the earthquake in rural areas represent a large proportion of the losses, and the probability of earthquakes occurred in rural areas is much higher than cities. Losses caused by earthquake disasters on rural are mainly the destruction of rural housing, which are about more than 80% per cent of total losses.Based on this, the research of mitigation measures,considering the new building materials and new seismic model,is carried out for the construction of new countryside in earthquake zone.The aim of the research is to strengthen rural areas of the seismic shockproof measures and provide new references to create harmonious security new countryside.

Studies on the Design of New Countryside Green House of Hubei Province

2012 ◽  
Vol 512-515 ◽  
pp. 2808-2811
Author(s):  
Qiu Yue Hua ◽  
Bo Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Green House ◽  
Building Energy Conservation ◽  
New Countryside ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Climatic Characteristics

based on the analysis of the impact of the climatic characteristics of Hubei on the green house of rural areas and adoption of the method of architectural design and green energy saving with low technicalization and cost, the purpose of building energy conservation will be achieved, which is suitable for the development and promotion of the energy saving buildings in rural areas.

scholarly journals Crushed Bricks: Demolition Waste as a Sustainable Raw Material for Geopolymers

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7572
Author(s):  
Gigliola D’Angelo ◽  
Marina Fumo ◽  
Mercedes del Rio Merino ◽  
Ilaria Capasso ◽  
Assunta Campanile ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Crushed Brick

Demolition activity plays an important role in the total energy consumption of the construction industry in the European Union. The indiscriminate use of non-renewable raw materials, energy consumption, and unsustainable design has led to a redefinition of the criteria to ensure environmental protection. This article introduces an experimental plan that determines the viability of a new type of construction material, obtained from crushed brick waste, to be introduced into the construction market. The potential of crushed brick waste as a raw material in the production of building precast products, obtained by curing a geopolymeric blend at 60 °C for 3 days, has been exploited. Geopolymers represent an important alternative in reducing emissions and energy consumption, whilst, at the same time, achieving a considerable mechanical performance. The results obtained from this study show that the geopolymers produced from crushed brick were characterized by good properties in terms of open porosity, water absorption, mechanical strength, and surface resistance values when compared to building materials produced using traditional technologies.

scholarly journals Analysis of Porous Structure in Autoclaved Materials Modified by Glass Sand

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 408
Author(s):  
Anna Stepien
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Micro Ct ◽  
Structure Building ◽  
Acoustic Insulation ◽  
Ct Analysis ◽  
Glass Sand ◽  
Aerated Concrete ◽  
Wall Construction ◽  
Dominant Phase

This paper describes the use of glass sand in the production of autoclaved bricks. Traditional autoclaved materials consist of SiO2, CaO, and H2O. The purpose of the tests is to analyze the possibility of using glass sand in autoclaved materials and to determine their properties and durability. Depending on the structure, building materials can have porosities ranging from 0% (glass, metals) to over 90% (thermal insulation materials such as aerated concrete). Porosity of materials is directly related to the strength of materials and their density, and further to the thermal and acoustic insulation properties of products used especially for external wall construction, i.e., bricks, concrete, and aerated concrete. This type of silicate brick is formed at a temperature of 203 °C, therefore the dominant phase forming the microstructure is tobermorite, in contrast to the C-S-H phase, which dominates in concretes and which is characterized by a larger specific surface. The nature of pores, their number, appearance and arrangement in the material can be studied using computer techniques (SEM, XRD, computed tomography, porosimetry). Computed tomography (micro-CT analysis) showed that the number of voids in the material modified by glass sand is about 20% in relation to the weight of the product. The density of the product with glass sand was determined to be 2.2 kg/dm3.

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