Mechanical and thermal properties, and comparative life-cycle impacts, of stabilised earth building products

Narayanaswamy, AH and Walker, P and Venkatarama Reddy, BV and Heath, A and Maskell, D (2020) Mechanical and thermal properties, and comparative life-cycle impacts, of stabilised earth building products. In: Construction and Building Materials, 243 .

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Abstract

The study presented here investigates the use of alkali-activation and waste materials in stabilised compressed earth construction products. Experimental results for mechanical and thermal properties are presented. Environmental impacts are also compared in a Life Cycle Assessment together with a wider discussion of construction practicalities. Construction and demolition waste shows potential as an aggregate, with processed ground blast furnace slag, together with fly ash, particularly promising for alkali-activated stabilisation. Thermal conductivities of materials using the processed ground blast furnace slag were noticeably lower. Alkali-activated compressed earth blocks appear most promising for reducing the global warming potential of stabilised earth construction.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Construction and Building Materials
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Construction and Building Materials
Keywords:	Activation analysis; Artificial life; Blast furnaces; Chemical activation; Compressive strength; Demolition; Fly ash; Global warming; Masonry materials; Slags; Thermal conductivity; Thermodynamic properties; Wastes, Alkali activation; Compressed earth blocks; Earth construction; Life cycle analysis; Masonry; Rammed earth, Life cycle
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Sustainable Technologies (formerly ASTRA)
Date Deposited:	10 Mar 2020 10:41
Last Modified:	10 Mar 2020 10:41
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/64628

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