Fabrication and properties of compressed earth brick from local Tunisian raw materials

Abid, Rim; Kamoun, Naoufel; Jamoussi, Fakher; Feki, Hafed El

doi:10.1016/j.bsecv.2021.02.001

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“…> Promote alternatives to Portland cement for binders, such as low-carbon lime, alkaline-activated materials, and geopolymers, including volcanic pozzolan (Abid et al 2022;Kamwa et al 2022).…”

Section: Shift From Portland Cement Binders To Lowcarbon Alternatives...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Building Material and the Climate: Constructing a New Future

2023

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This report highlights the urgent need to develop new models for cooperation on the decarbonisation of building materials, if the world is to reach its goals for net zero emissions from the built environment sector by the mid-century. It focuses on three urgent pathways that must be facilitated by supporting stakeholders across the lifecycle of the built environment sector in order to decarbonise: i) AVOID the extraction and production of raw mate rials by galvanising a circula; ii) SHIFT to regenerative material practices wherever possible by using ethically produced low carbon earth- and bio-based building materials whenever possible; and iii) IMPROVE methods to radically decarbonise conventional materials.

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Building Material and the Climate: Constructing a New Future

2023

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“…Recently, the renaissance of building with earthen materials in the Middle East and North Africa is motivated, thanks to the numerous advantages provided by earthen material [32][33][34]. For example, since 1960, thousands of public housings have been built in rammed earth, earth blocks and adobes in Morocco with the help of French and Belgian architects in Daoudiate & Marrakech in 1962 and in Ouarzazate 1967 [35].…”

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Trends and opportunities of using local sustainable building materials in the Middle East and North Africa region

Sonebi

Abdalqader²,

Amziane³

et al. 2022

RILEM Tech Lett

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In recent decades, most of construction activities have been taking place in developing countries such as the Middle East and North Africa region. The expansion in infrastructure has great impact in the technological, social, economic and environmental transformation of this region. Construction sector contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) varies throughout the region and ranges between 2-10%. Currently, sustainable construction requires integrated and comprehensive sustainable design including careful choice of materials and methods. Materials that are locally available and require less energy to produce and transport would pave the way to more sustainable practices. Many countries in the region have realised the benefits of using local building materials on the economy, society and environment. This paper outlines the key trends and opportunities of using sustainable and affordable local building materials in the region to respond to the global climate change crisis and to promote more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. The current practice of using various building materials such as bio-based materials, treated municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (MSWI-BA), construction and demolition waste, gypsum-containing by-products (phosphorgypsum, FGD gypsum, borogypsum and others) and rammed earth will be reviewed. It is concluded that the use of these local building materials in construction activities would foster the development of the society. However, some of these materials are already developed and reached the implementation stage while most of them are still at R&D stage. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a comprehensive local and regional strategies to enhance the utilization of these materials.

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“…Table 2 Plastic composition, its physical properties and its possible constructive uses Source: (Shailendra Singh Chauhan et al, 2021) According to the literature consulted, LDPE has been used efficiently in the production of bricks; moreover, its versatility has been seen when incorporated with sand (Hamzah & Alkhafaj, 2022;Mohan et al, 2020;Gopu et al, 2016;Murts et al, 2021;Abid et al, 2021); however, most of the previously employed methodologies only use sand in combination with LDPE; therefore, it is expected that by incorporating a material that is commonly used in bricks used in the construction industry, i.e., Portland cement, better physical and mechanical capabilities will be obtained, thereby achieving greater constructive applications.…”

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Design of a methodology for the elaboration of ecological bricks incorporating low-density polyethylene

MARTÍNEZ-ÁNGELES¹,

RÍOS-MORENO²,

PÉREZ-REA³

et al. 2022

JTEN

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Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is generally found in the form of bags that are used to pack or transport merchandise; however, the proper disposal of this non-biodegradable material has been a great challenge, since, worldwide, it is calculated that only 9%, of the 9 billion tons that have been produced so far, has been recycled. In Mexico, it is estimated that 8 million tons of this material will be generated annually and only 14% will be recycled. On the other hand, the recycling of these residues, as an aggregate in construction materials, is considered an environmentally sustainable application. The objective of this article is to develop a methodology for the design of ecological concrete bricks incorporating LDPE from design as part of its aggregates, which will be obtained from articles with results presented, thus seeking to analyze the best design; this as an alternative to bricks commonly found in the construction industry. Although bricks made only with LDPE and sand have given good results, in relation to the use of plastic in intervals of 25 to 50%, it is expected that by adding Portland cement, they will have better physical and mechanical properties.

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Fabrication and properties of compressed earth brick from local Tunisian raw materials

Cited by 20 publications

References 21 publications

Building Material and the Climate: Constructing a New Future

Building Material and the Climate: Constructing a New Future

Trends and opportunities of using local sustainable building materials in the Middle East and North Africa region

Design of a methodology for the elaboration of ecological bricks incorporating low-density polyethylene

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