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    Experimental analysis of clay boards made with coir

    TitleExperimental analysis of clay boards made with coir
    Publication TypeCommunications in International Conferences
    Year of Publication2019
    AuthorsCenci D., Eires R., and Fangueiro R.
    Abstract

    The purpose of this work was to study the incorporation of coir in composite materials for earth construction in order to identify and evaluate their performance when applied to building elements such as non-structural walls, wall cladding, and suspended ceilings. Several compositions with different percentages of clay, sand, gypsum, and coir were studied. The density of the mixes with coir addition had an expected reduction, as well as the bending strength. However, the inclusion of sand in the percentages studied increased the bending strength. Still, the addition of gypsum highly increased the mixtures bending strength.

    Conference Name4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NATURAL FIBERS
    EditionR.Fangueiro
    Pagination238 - 239
    Date Published2019-07-01
    PublisherUniversidade do Minho, Tecminho
    Conference LocationPorto
    ISBN978-972-8600-30-3
    URL http://hdl.handle.net/1822/69682
    Keywordsclay, Natural fibers
    RightsrestrictedAccess
    Peer reviewedyes
    Statuspublished
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    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

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