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dc.contributor.authorPorter, H.
dc.contributor.authorBlake, J.
dc.contributor.authorDhami, Navdeep
dc.contributor.authorMukherjee, Abhijit
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-29T12:27:05Z
dc.date.available2018-06-29T12:27:05Z
dc.date.created2018-06-29T12:08:46Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationPorter, H. and Blake, J. and Dhami, N. and Mukherjee, A. 2018. Rammed earth blocks with improved multifunctional performance. Cement and Concrete Composites. 92: pp. 36-46.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68766
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2018.04.013
dc.description.abstract

© 2018 Rammed earth is a traditional construction technology that has proven to be sustainable. This paper explores further improvement of its multifunctional performance by increasing the strength, reducing moisture permeation and increasing the thermal resistance. Surface application of microbial cementation was found to increase the strength by 25%. The water permeability and erosion of the blocks also reduced by 24% and 62% respectively, due to surface application of microbial cementation. The thermal test showed that addition of crumb rubber resulted in a temperature difference of around 30 °C even after 6 h. However, the addition of crumb rubber also reduced the strength. This research demonstrates that significant improvement of overall performance of rammed earth materials can be achieved through various treatments. However, the overall performance requirements are specific to the engineering application and synergistic and antagonistic interactions must be considered to obtain an optimal performance.

dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.titleRammed earth blocks with improved multifunctional performance
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume92
dcterms.source.startPage36
dcterms.source.endPage46
dcterms.source.issn0958-9465
dcterms.source.titleCement and Concrete Composites
curtin.departmentSchool of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (CME)
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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