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by S Kumar, P Chindaprasirt, Joao Labrincha, Paulo B. Lourenco, Fernando Pacheco-To
Eco-efficient Masonry Bricks and Blocks
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- Table of Contents
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- Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
- Foreword
- 1. Introduction to eco-efficient masonry bricks and blocks
- Part One. Design, properties and thermal performance of large and highly perforated fired-clay masonry bricks
- 2. The design and mechanical performance of high-performance perforated fired masonry bricks
- 3. Influence of large and highly perforated fired-clay bricks in the improvement of the equivalent thermal transmittance of single-leaf masonry walls
- 4. Traditional fired-clay bricks versus large and highly perforated fired-clay bricks masonry: influence on buildings thermal performance
- Part Two. The design, properties and durability of fired-clay masonry bricks containing industrial wastes
- 5. The properties and durability of clay fly ash-based fired masonry bricks
- 6. Types of waste, properties, and durability of pore-forming waste-based fired masonry bricks
- 7. Types of waste, properties and durability of toxic waste-based fired masonry bricks
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. Industrial waste classification used in fired masonry bricks
- 7.3. Comparison between clay minerals and the alternative raw materials
- 7.4. Firing conditions used in the manufacture of waste-based fired bricks
- 7.5. Characteristics of waste-based fired bricks
- 7.6. Current framework
- 7.7. Conclusions and future trends
- Part Three. The design, properties and durability of Portland cement concrete masonry blocks
- 8. The properties and durability of high-pozzolanic industrial by-products content concrete masonry blocks
- 9. The properties and durability of autoclaved aerated concrete masonry blocks
- 9.1. Introduction
- 9.2. Types of lightweight concrete
- 9.3. Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) history and utilization as masonry blocks
- 9.4. Manufacturing and mechanism of autoclaved aerated concrete
- 9.5. Physical properties of autoclaved aerated concrete
- 9.6. Mechanical properties of autoclaved aerated concrete
- 9.7. Microstructure of autoclaved aerated concrete
- 9.8. Characterizations of autoclaved aerated concrete
- 9.9. Thermal conductivity of bottom ash cement autoclaved aerated concrete
- 9.10. Durability of autoclaved aerated concrete
- 9.11. Conclusions and future trends
- 9.12. Sources of further information and advice
- 10. The design, properties, and performance of concrete masonry blocks with phase change materials
- 11. The design, properties and performance of shape optimized masonry blocks
- Part Four. The design, properties and durability of geopolymeric masonry blocks
- 12. The properties and durability of fly ash-based geopolymeric masonry bricks
- 13. The properties and durability of mine tailings-based geopolymeric masonry blocks
- 13.1. Introduction
- 13.2. Mine tailings (MT)-based geopolymer
- 13.3. Synthesis and physical and mechanical properties of MT-based geopolymer masonry blocks
- 13.4. Durability of MT-based geopolymer masonry blocks
- 13.5. Environmental performance of MT-based geopolymer masonry blocks
- 13.6. Conclusions and future trends
- 14. The properties and performance of red mud-based geopolymeric masonry blocks
- 15. Design and properties of fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, silica fume and metakaolin geopolymeric based masonry blocks
- Part Five. The properties and durability of earth-based masonry blocks
- Part Six. Topology optimization and environmental performance
- 19. Topology optimization for the development of eco-efficient masonry units
- 20. Environmental performance and energy assessment of fired-clay brick masonry
- 21. Assessment of the energy and carbon embodied in straw and clay masonry blocks
- 22. Earth-block versus sandcrete-block houses: embodied energy and CO2 assessment
- 22.1. Background
- 22.2. Embodied energy and CO2: an overview
- 22.3. Embodied energy and CO2-related studies
- 22.4. Assessment methodology
- 22.5. The description of the object of the assessment and system boundary
- 22.6. The methods of assessment
- 22.7. Data collection methods
- 22.8. Inventory sources
- 22.9. Mathematical models underpinning the process analysis approach
- 22.10. Calculations and the use of tools
- 22.11. Data aggregation
- 22.12. Assessments of embodied energy and CO2: case studies' applications
- 22.13. Validation of results using building information modeling (BIM) software
- 22.14. Discussion and analysis
- 22.15. Conclusions
- Index
Eco-efficient Masonry Bricks and Blocks
Design, Properties and Durability
Editors
F. Pacheco-Torgal
P.B. Lourenço
J.A. Labrincha
S. Kumar
P. Chindaprasirt
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