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    @JournalArticle {2117,
    	title = {Sustainable Mortars with Incorporation of Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials},
    	journal = {Advanced Materials Research},
    	volume = {1129},
    	year = {2015},
    	month = {2015-10-19 00:00:00},
    	pages = {621-628},
    	publisher = {Trans Tech Publications },
    	abstract = {

    The construction industry is responsible for high energy and raw materials consumption.
    Thus, it is important to minimize the high energy consumption by taking advantage of renewable
    energy sources and reusing industrial waste, decreasing the extraction of natural materials. The
    mortars with incorporation of phase change materials (PCM) have the ability to regulate the
    temperature inside buildings, contributing to the thermal comfort and reduction of the use of heating
    and cooling equipment, using only the energy supplied by the sun. The simultaneous incorporation
    of PCM and fly ash (FA) can reduce the energy consumption and the amount of materials
    landfilled. However, the addition of these materials in mortars modifies its characteristics. The main
    purpose of this study was the production and characterization in the fresh and hardened state of
    mortars with incorporation of different contents of PCM and FA. The binders studied were aerial
    lime, hydraulic lime, gypsum and cement. The proportion of PCM studied was 0\%, 20\%, 40\% and
    60\% of the mass of the sand. The content of fly ash added to the mortars was 0\%, 20\%, 40\% and
    60\% of the mass of the binder. It was possible to observe that the incorporation of PCM and fly ash
    in mortars caused differences in properties such as workability, microstructure, water absorption,
    compressive strength, flexural strength and adhesion.

    }, keywords = {Fly ash, Mechanical properties., Mortar, Phase Change Material, Physical properties}, issn = {1022-6680}, doi = {10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1129.621}, author = {Cunha, S. and Aguiar, J. B. and ZALEGOWSKI, K. and Garbacz, A. and Soares, P. and Azevedo, J. and Ferreira, V. M. and Tadeu, A.} }

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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.

    Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more


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