Mechanical, thermal, hygroscopic and acoustic properties of bio-aggregates–lime and alkali-activated insulating composite materials: a review of current status and …

F Ntimugura, R Vinai, A Harper, P Walker - Sustainable Materials and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bio-based building materials are composites of vegetal particles embedded in an organic or
mineral matrix. Their multi-scale porous structure confers to them interesting thermal …

Utilization of hemp concrete using hemp shiv as coarse aggregate with aluminium sulfate [Al2 (SO4) 3] and hydrated lime [Ca (OH) 2] treatment

S Pantawee, T Sinsiri, C Jaturapitakkul… - … and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
This research presents the potential of hemp shiv for use as coarse aggregate in concrete.
Hemp shiv was mineralized with aluminium sulfate Al 2 (SO 4) 3 and calcium hydroxide Ca …

Experimental and numerical investigations of thermal performance of a Hemp Lime external building insulation

G Costantine, C Maalouf, T Moussa, G Polidori - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Hemp-concrete is a green material which has become nowadays highly recommended in
the construction field. It finds applications as internal or external thermal insulator in wooden …

Numerical investigation of the effect of non-isotherme sorption characteristics on hygrothermal behavior of two bio-based building walls

M Rahim, ADT Le, O Douzane, G Promis… - Journal of Building …, 2016 - Elsevier
This article deals with the coupled heat and mass transfer in porous materials. To predict the
humidity in porous materials, many simulation tools use the sorption isotherms. However …

Contribution to the modelling of coupled heat and mass transfers on 3D real structure of heterogeneous building materials: application to hemp concrete

F Bennai, K Abahri, R Belarbi - Transport in Porous Media, 2020 - Springer
Bio-based materials, such as hemp concrete, have been widely recommended to reduce
carbon emissions and energy consumption of buildings as a means of addressing current …

Combined effects of sorption hysteresis and its temperature dependency on wood materials and building enclosures-part II: Hygrothermal modeling

X Zhang, W Zillig, HM Künzel, C Mitterer… - Building and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Hygroscopic materials such as wood and wood based materials have been widely used as
insulation and surface moisture buffering materials due to their low thermal conductivity and …

Numerical and experimental investigation of the hygrothermal properties of corn stalk and magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) based bio-composites

X Zhang, MR Ahmad, B Chen - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
This study includes the experimental and numerical investigation of the hygrothermal
properties of magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) and corn stalk (CS) based bio …

Modelling and numerical simulation of hygrothermal transfer through a building wall for locations subjected to outdoor conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa

M Simo-Tagne, MC Ndukwu, Y Rogaume - Journal of Building Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
In the building sector, the improvement of the heat and mass insulation of the walls can
reduce the values of the global energy demand and the CO 2 emission. A coupled one …

Combined effects of sorption hysteresis and its temperature dependency on wood materials and building enclosures–Part I: Measurements for model validation

X Zhang, W Zillig, HM Künzel, C Mitterer… - Building and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Hygroscopic materials such as wood and wood based materials have been widely used as
insulation and surface moisture buffering materials due to their low thermal conductivity and …

Temperature-dependent sorption models for mass transfer throughout bio-based building materials

G Promis, LF Dutra, O Douzane, ADT Le… - Construction and building …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hemp and rape straw concretes are bio-based building materials with excellent
hygrothermal behaviour and low environmental impact compared to conventional concretes …