Performance of straw bale wall: A case of study

Ashour, Taha; Herzwurm, Georg; Wu, Wei

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.04.001

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“…Today, it is often insufficient to obtain approximate data from textbooks; real sample measurements are necessary and the rapid technology developments during the last decades have generated an increasing effort to expand our knowledge of the transport properties in various materials [2]. A straw bale house located in Bavaria, Germany was evaluated by Ashour et al [3]. An extensive test program was carried out where the evaluation parameters included tests for compression strength, moisture content determination, thermal stability of bales, and pH.…”

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Thermal conductivity of unfired earth bricks reinforced by agricultural wastes with cement and gypsum

Ashour

Korjenić

Korjenic

et al. 2015

Energy and Buildings

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Thermal conductivity of unfired earth bricks reinforced by agricultural wastes with cement and gypsum

Ashour

Korjenić

Korjenic

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“…In particular, for straw, useful suggestions have been taken by the following studies [10][11][12][13].…”

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Steady-State Thermal Properties of Rectangular Straw-Bales (RSB) for Building

Conti¹,

Barbari²,

Monti³

2016

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Abstract:Straw is an inevitable product of cereal production and is available in huge quantities in the world. In order to use straw-bales as a building material, the characteristic values of the thermal performances should be determined. To not lose the benefits of the cheapness and sustainability of the material, the characteristics must be determined with simple and inexpensive means and procedures. This research aims to implement tools and methods focused at the determination of the thermal properties of straw-bales. For this study, the guidelines dictated by ASTM and ISO were followed. A measurement system consisting of a Metering Chamber (MC) was realized. The MC was placed inside a Climate Chamber (CC). During the test, a known quantity of energy is introduced inside MC. When the steady-state is reached, all the energy put into MC passes through its walls in CC, where it is absorbed by the air-conditioner. A series of thermopiles detect the temperature of the surfaces of the measurement system and of the specimen. Determining the amount of energy transmitted by the various parts of MC and by the specimen, it is possible to apply Fourier's law to calculate the thermal conductivity of the specimen.

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“…While man-made stabilizers studied includes cement, lime products, plastic waste etc. [22], natural stabilizers generally include rice husk, sugarcane bagasse, jute and sisal fibers, coconut fibers, straw bale, wool [23][24][25][26] etc. Addition of natural fibers is more beneficial in terms of energy efficiency and health since natural materials are lower in embodied energy and toxicity than man-made materials [27].…”

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confidence: 99%