Physico-mechanical and thermal performances of newly developed rubber-added bricks

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 679-688

  Turgut, Paki ^a   Yesilata, Bulent ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brick; Concrete; Crumb rubber; Physico mechanical; Scrap tire; Thermal

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CONCRETES; REINFORCEMENT; RUBBER; THERMAL INSULATION;

CRUMB RUBBER; SCRAP TIRE;

BRICK;

EID: 38549102172     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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