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Papers in International Journals (5)

Fernandes J. E. P., Peixoto M., Mateus, R., and Gervásio H., "Life cycle analysis of environmental impacts of earthen materials in the Portuguese context: Rammed earth and compressed earth blocks", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 241, issue 20 December 2019, pp. 118286, doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118286, 2019.

Year: 2019 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Fernandes J. E. P., Mateus, R., Gervásio H., Silva S. M., and Bragança, L., "Passive strategies used in Southern Portugal vernacular rammed earth buildings and their influence in thermal performance", Renewable Energy, vol. 142, issue November 2019, pp. 345-363, doi:10.1016/j.renene.2019.04.098, 2019.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Silva R. A. M., Oliveira D. V., Miranda T. F. S., Cristelo N., Escobar M. C., and Soares E., "Rammed earth construction with granitic residual soils: the case study of northern Portugal", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 47, pp. 181–191, 2013.

Year: 2013 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Pacheco-Torgal, F., and Jalali S., "Earth construction: lessons from the past for future eco-efficient construction", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 29, pp. 512–519, 2012.

Year: 2012 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Cristelo N., Glendinning S., Miranda T., Oliveira D. V., and Silva R. A., "Soil stabilisation using alkaline activation of fly ash for self-compacting rammed earth construction", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 36, pp. 727–735, 2012.

Year: 2012 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Chapters/ Papers in International Books (2)

Mateus, R., Fernandes J. E. P., and Teixeira E. R., "Environmental Life Cycle Analysis of Earthen Building Materials", Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering, issue 2019, pp. 1-6, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.11459-6, 2019.

Fernandes J. E. P., Silva S. M., Mateus, R., and Teixeira E. R., "Analysis of the Thermal Performance and Comfort Conditions of Vernacular Rammed Earth Architecture From Southern Portugal", Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering, issue 2019, pp. 1-10, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.11460-2, 2019.

Communications in International Conferences (2)

Silva R. A., Oliveira D. V., Miranda T., Escobar C., and Cristelo N., "Rammed earth: feasibility of a global concept applied locally", 13º Congresso Nacional de Geotecnia, pp. 1–17, 2012.

Cristelo R., Roma R., Fernandes L., Miranda T., Oliveira D. V., and Silva R. A., "Residual granitic soil improvement for rammed earth construction", 13º Congresso Nacional de Geotecnia, pp. 1–10, 2012.

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