Sustainable and nonconventional construction materials using inorganic bonded fiber composites. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Holmer Savastano Junior, Juliano Fiorelli, Sergio Francisco Dos Santos.
• Editors: Savastano Júnior, Holmer; Fiorelli, Juliano; Santos, Sergio Francisco dos
• Contents: Part 1. Engineered vegetable and other natural fibers as reinforcing elements 1. Lignocellulosic residues in cement-bonded panels 2. The effect of sodium hydroxide surface treatment on the tensile strength and elastic modulus of cellulose nanofiber 3. Interfacial transition zone between lignocellulosic fibre and matrix in cement based composites. 4. Treatments for viable utilization of vegetable fibers in inorganic based composites. Part 2. Alternative inorganic binders based on agricultural and industrial wastes 5. New inorganic binders containing ashes from agricultural wastes 6. New trends for non-conventional cement based materials – industrial and agricultural wastes 7. Alternative inorganic binders based on alkali-activated metallurgical slags 8. The potential use of geopolymer for cleaning air 9. Sustainability assessment of potentially "green" concrete types using life cycle assessment Part 3. Non-conventional cementitious composites processing and characterization 10. Hatschek process as a way to valorize agricultural wastes: the effect on process and product quality 11. Geopolymer composite materials – mechanical and thermal properties 12. Carbonation as fast curing for concrete blocks 11. Processing and characterization of PVA fiber cementitous composites 13. Macro and Nano Dimensional Natural Fibre Reinforcements for Cementitious Composites Part 4. Application and performance of fibrous composites as construction materials and components 14. Natural fibre reinforced cement sheets for building envelopes 15. Potentialities of cement based materials reinforced with natural fibers as filler component of one-way slabs 16. Experimental Investigations on Cement-Bonded Rattan Cane Composites 17. Concrete and shotcrete using bi-component polyolefin fibres
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Woodhead Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 691.9; Building materials; Fibrous composites; Inorganic compounds; Sustainable construction
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780081020029
• Related ISBNs: 9780081020012
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