Development of sustainable engineered stone cladding for toughness, durability, and energy conservation

Hamoush, Sameer; Abu-Lebdeh, Taher; Picornell, Miguel; Amer, Salah

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.04.035

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“…Several other researchers from NC A&T State University James et al (2011); Ellie et al (2011); Abu-Lebdeh et al (2010a;2010b); Fini and Abu-Lebdeh (2011) and Hamoush et al (2011) and other governmental and academia agencies investigated several green materials technologies that reduce environmental effects and use recycled materials in infrastructures applications. The researchers developed several green material technology programs which maintain or improve current practices in construction engineering and ensures green products or methods arising from these programs that would be cost effective and would confer benefits on society, the economy and the environment.…”

Section: Ajeasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Thermal Conductivity of Rubberized Gypsum Board

Abu-Lebdeh¹,

Fini²,

Fadiel³

2014

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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The disposal of scrap tires is a challenging task and hence an innovative solution to meet these challenges is needed. Extensive work has been done on the utilization of waste tires in a variety of applications in asphalt pavements and concrete. However, previous investigations focus only on the mechanical properties of the rubberized materials, but few on the thermal performance. This is especially true for rubberized gypsum. Limited or no experimental data on the thermal performance of rubberized gypsum board are available. In this study, an experimental program is established to investigate the effect of amount and size of crumb rubber on the thermal properties of gypsum materials. Gypsum is replaced by four different percentage of crumb rubber: 10, 20, 30 and 40% by weight of gypsum and two sizes of crumb rubber (#30, #10_20) to make eight rubberized gypsum specimens. The prepared specimens were tested for thermal conductivity using an apparatus specially designed and constructed for this purpose. The experimental program was concluded by proposing an empirical equation to predict the thermal conductivity of rubberized gypsum board. Results indicated better thermal performance of the gypsum board due to the addition of crumb rubber. Thermal conductivity of the rubberized gypsum was 18-38% lower than the ordinary gypsum. It is concluded that thermal conductivity of rubberized gypsum decreases with the increase of crumb rubber regardless the size of the rubber and that thermal conductivity of mixtures contained 40% of rubber was about 38% lower than conventional mixture when crumb rubber #10_20 was added, while the thermal conductivity reduced by 22% when crumb rubber #30 was added. The study suggested for future work to investigate the effect of air voids size and ratio on the thermal conductivity of rubberized gypsum.

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Thermal Conductivity of Rubberized Gypsum Board

Abu-Lebdeh¹,

Fini²,

Fadiel³

2014

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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“…Several researchers from NC A&T State University James et al (2011);Ellie et al (2011);AbuLebdeh et al (2010a;2010b); Fini and Abu-Lebdeh (2011) and Hamoush et al (2011) and other governmental and academia agencies investigated several green materials technologies that reduce environmental effects and use recycled materials in infrastructures applications. The researchers developed several green material technology programs, which maintain or improve current practices in construction engineering and ensures green products or methods arising from these programs would be cost effective and would confer benefits on society, the economy and the environment.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Thus, using RCA and FA in concrete pavement may promote economical and environmental benefit. Hamoush et al (2011) investigated a new improved engineered gladding stone for better toughness, ductility, durability and thermal resistance. In their research, the back layer of the stone utilized recycled crumb rubber, which provides a combined solution for energy saving and environmental concerns.…”

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confidence: 99%

Utilization of Recycled and Waste Materials in Various Construction Applications

Bolden

Abu-Lebdeh

Fini

2013

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

164

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More production equals more waste, more waste creates environmental concerns of toxic threat. An economical viable solution to this problem should include utilization of waste materials for new products which in turn minimize the heavy burden on the nation's landfills. Recycling of waste construction materials saves natural resources, saves energy, reduces solid waste, reduces air and water pollutants and reduces greenhouse gases. The construction industry can start being aware of and take advantage of the benefits of using waste and recycled materials. Studies have investigated the use of acceptable waste, recycled and reusable materials and methods. The use of swine manure, animal fat, silica fume, roofing shingles, empty palm fruit bunch, citrus peels, cement kiln dust, fly ash, foundry sand, slag, glass, plastic, carpet, tire scraps, asphalt pavement and concrete aggregate in construction is becoming increasingly popular due to the shortage and increasing cost of raw materials. In this study a questionnaire survey targeting experts from construction industry was conducted in order to investigate the current practices of the uses of waste and recycled materials in the construction industry. This study presents an initial understanding of the current strengths and weaknesses of the practice intended to support construction industry in developing effective policies regarding uses of waste and recycled materials as construction materials.

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“…A density of about 2.3 g/cm 3 was reported for the artificial marble. As aforementioned [11][12][13][14][15][16] , both polyester and PMMA matrix artificial stones can be produced with improved properties related to mechanical resistance as well as low water absorption and density. Indeed, the polymeric resin, while fluid, penetrates in between the mineral particles.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A possible solution is the production of artificial stones with elevated percentage of fine mineral wastes bound with either clay, cement or polymeric resin [4][5][6][7][8][9][10] . In additional to these experimental works, similar artificial stones as engineering composites using waste fragments incorporated into distinct matrices have been reported [11][12][13][14][15][16] . Lee et al 11 recycled 55 % of granite fragments and 37 % of waste glass powder mixed with unsaturated polyester to fabricate artificial stone slabs with density of 2.445 g/cm 3 .…”

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confidence: 99%

Novel Artificial Ornamental Stone Developed with Quarry Waste in Epoxy Composite

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Ornamental stones, such as marble and granite, are worldwide used as pavement cover and lining parts in civil construction. Dwindling deposits and environmental pollution, due to extraction methods, have motivated the replacement of natural ornamental stones by synthetic ones. In particular, artificial ornamental stones are being developed with mineral wastes incorporated into polymeric matrix. In this work, granite particle waste, from a quarry, which supplies plates for building construction, was used in amounts of 85 and 90 wt % together with epoxy resin to fabricate novel artificial stones. Physical and mechanical characterization disclosed superior properties that allow these new developed artificial stones to be applied as pedestrian traffic pavements.

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Development of sustainable engineered stone cladding for toughness, durability, and energy conservation

Cited by 31 publications

References 6 publications

Thermal Conductivity of Rubberized Gypsum Board

Thermal Conductivity of Rubberized Gypsum Board

Utilization of Recycled and Waste Materials in Various Construction Applications

Novel Artificial Ornamental Stone Developed with Quarry Waste in Epoxy Composite

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