Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Development

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ghavami, Khosrow
Other Authors: Fiorelli, Juliano, Junior, Holmer Savastano
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pfaffikon : Trans Tech Publications Inc., 2015
Series:Key engineering materials
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Development
  • Preface
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1: Natural Fibers, Bamboo and Plant-Based Materials
  • Ternary Blended Cementitious Matrix for Vegetable Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Macro, Micro and Nanoscale Bamboo Fiber as a Potential Reinforcement for Composites
  • Determination of Shear Stress in Pull out Tests in Laminated Bamboo Guadua angustifolia
  • Variation in the Fiber Percentage in Specimens of Laminated Bamboo Guadua angustifolia
  • Preparation of Polypropylene Composites with High Levels of Coir Short Fiber for Use in Products by Injection
  • Functionally Graded MDP Panels Using Bamboo Particles
  • Physical Properties of MDP Panels Produced with Different Proportions of Wood and Pseudostem
  • Effect of Fiber and Starch Incorporation in Biodegradation of PLA-TPS-Cotton Composites
  • Buriti Palm Fiber (Mauritia flexuosa MART.): Characterization and Studies for its Application in Design Products
  • Study of the Potential Employment of Malvaceae Species in Composites Materials
  • Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles with Potential Antifungical Activity for Bamboo Treatment
  • Sheath Bamboo Leaves Used at High Pressure Architect
  • Analysis of Fiber Reinforced Laminated Timber Beams
  • Nanocellulose Films from Amazon Forest Wood Wastes: Structural and Thermal Properties
  • Effect of Natural Fiber Hornification on the Fiber Matrix Interface in Cement Based Composite Systems
  • The Elastic Modulus and Poisson's Ratio of Laminated Bamboo Guadua angustifolia
  • Chapter 2: Non-Conventional and Innovative Research and Technology
  • Comparative Study on the Effect that Coir Fibers Have on the Dynamic or Quasi-Static Elastic Moduli of Glass Fiber Laminates Obtained by the Vacuum Bag Technique
  • Feasibility of Using MDP Panels, Compared to Conventional Particleboards
  • Application of Enzymes for Stabilization of Soils in Paving
  • Chapter 3: Construction Materials and Technologies for Sustainability, Energy Efficiency and Affordable Housing
  • Evaluation of Calcined Clay Lightweight Aggregates Made with Alkali Activators
  • Use of Ceramic Sanitaryware as an Alternative for the Development of New Sustainable Binders
  • Behavior of Cement Pastes and Mortar Containing Phosphogypsum
  • Effects of Incorporating Dune Sand as Fine Aggregate Replacement in Self-Compacting Concrete
  • Treatments on CDW Recycled Aggregates Surface Using Silane-Based Water Repellent
  • Performance Evaluation of Human Hair Fiber Reinforcement on Lime or Cement Stabilized Clayey-Sand
  • Modular Footbridges of Guadua Angustifolia Kunth
  • Connection between a Column and its Foundation for Guadua Angustifolia Structures under Lateral Loads
  • Static Compaction of Soils with Varying Clay Content
  • Concrete Water Footprint Assessment Methodologies
  • Analysis of the Durability of Lightweight Concrete Protected by an Acrylic Layer in an Aggressive Acid Environment
  • Chapter 4: Recycling of Industrial Materials, Agricultural and Urban Waste
  • Thermal Insulation Particleboards Made with Wastes from Wood and Tire Rubber
  • Evaluation of Physical Properties of Particleboard Produced from Sugarcane Leaves
  • Evaluation of Dehydration Temperature on Properties of Recycled Gypsum Plaster
  • Use of Tire Rubber Residue in Reinforced Concrete Pipes
  • Improvement of Collapsible Soil Behavior of a Lateritic Soil Using Rice Husk Ash
  • Building Design and Construction Process Influence in Construction Waste Generation
  • Possibilities of Reusing Sugar Cane Straw Ash in the Production of Alternative Binders
  • Gypsum Plaster Waste Recycling: Analysis of Calcination Time
  • Assessment of Inorganic Bonded Paperboards Produced from Kraft and Recycled Newsprint
  • Thermal and Mechanical Behaviors of Cementitious Composites Reinforced with Bagasse
  • Effect of Association of Sugarcane Bagasse with Eucalyptus Wood on the Quality of Particleboard
  • Cover System for Roofs Manufactured with Recycled Polyethylene and Rubber
  • Study of Pozzolanic Properties of Two Sugarcane Bagasse Ash Samples from Honduras
  • Study on the Pozzolanic Effect of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash from Taretan, Michoacán, Mexico, on a Portland Cement Mortar
  • Use of Waste Wood for Particleboard Production
  • Use of Castor Hull and Sugarcane Bagasse in Particulate Composites
  • Cementitious Composites Reinforced with Kraft Pulping Waste
  • Dimensional Stability of Particleboards Produced with Soybean Residue
  • Mechanical Behavior of Reinforced Clayey Soil with Fine Crushed Polyethylene Terephthalate
  • A Binder from Alkali Activation of FCC Waste: Use in Roof Tiles Fabrication
  • Performance of Lime-Metakaolin Pastes and Mortars in Two Curing Conditions Containing Kaolin Wastes
  • Keywords Index
  • Authors Index