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Vegetal Fiber Additives in Mortars: Experimental Characterization of Thermal and Acoustic Properties

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  • Chiara Quintaliani

    (Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy)

  • Francesca Merli

    (Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy)

  • Costanza Vittoria Fiorini

    (Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy)

  • Marco Corradi

    (Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy
    Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK)

  • Emanuela Speranzini

    (Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy)

  • Cinzia Buratti

    (Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy)

Abstract

This paper investigates the influence of adding vegetal fibers on thermal and acoustic performance based on natural hydraulic lime. Mortar samples with 10% weight of vegetal fibers were fabricated adding water to obtain easily workable mortars with good consistency; their performance was compared to mortar samples without vegetal fibers. The fibers were of different types (rice husk, spelt bran, and Khorasan (turanicum) wheat chaff) and size ( as-found and ground form). Thermal performance was measured with the Small Hot Box experimental apparatus. Thermal conductivity was reduced in the 1–11% range (with Khorasan wheat chaff and rice husk); no significant reduction was found with spelled bran in the mixture. When ground, fibers were characterized by both good thermal and acoustic absorption performance; a reduction of 6–22% in thermal conductivity λ was achieved with spelled bran (λ = 0.64 W/mK) and rice husks (λ = 0.53 W/mK), whereas the Khorasan wheat chaff had the highest sound absorption average index (0.38). However, the addition of fibers reduced sound insulation properties due to their low weight densities. This reduction was limited for rice husks (transmission loss value was only 2 dB lower than the reference).

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  • Chiara Quintaliani & Francesca Merli & Costanza Vittoria Fiorini & Marco Corradi & Emanuela Speranzini & Cinzia Buratti, 2022. "Vegetal Fiber Additives in Mortars: Experimental Characterization of Thermal and Acoustic Properties," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-12, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:3:p:1260-:d:731461
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