Thermophysical and mechanical characterization of clay bricks reinforced by alfa or straw fibers

7th Maghreb Days of Material Sciences

Elhamdouni, Y.^1 ; Khabbazi, A.^1 ; Benayad, C.^1 ; Mounir, S.^1 ; Dadi, A.^2

Université Med V-Agdal, Ecole Mohamedia d'Ingénieurs, Laboratoire Énergétique, Matériaux et Environnement, 227 Avenue Prince héritier EST, Salé, Morocco^1

Institut Universitaire des Sciences et Techniques, Abeche, Chad^2

关键词: Clay-based materials;    Compression resistance;    Different mass;    Local materials;    Mechanical behavior;    Mechanical characterizations;    Rural constructions;    Straw materials;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/186/1/012035/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/186/1/012035

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This work is part of the valuation of local materials such as clay (earth), alfa fiber and straw fiber. The goal is to use these materials as bricks in rural construction. These materials are abundant, natural, and renewable. The objective of this work is to study the thermal and mechanical behavior of a new material by mixing clay (chosen as the binder) with different mass percentages of alfa fiber (0.5%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%), and to compare these results with those of materials often used in the construction of individual houses in rural Morocco (clay + straw). The results obtained prove to us that using straw fibers can reduce the thermal conductivity compared to alfa fiber, which allows to have energy savings of 2% to 7%. By against, alfa fibers can improve the mechanical behavior of clay-based materials when compared to the clay + straw material (an increase of 8% to 17% in the tractive resistance by bending and 6% to 18% for compression resistance). These results also specify the optimal usage conditions of these fibers (alfa and straw) in the clay bricks.