Analysis of the hygrothermal functional properties of stabilised rammed earth materials

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1935-1942

  Hall, Matthew ^a   Allinson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat mass transfer and storage; Hygrothermal; Porous materials; Stabilised rammed earth

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION ENERGIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGIES; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; HYGROSCOPIC MOISTURES; HYGROTHERMAL; HYGROTHERMAL PROPERTIES; MATERIAL FUNCTIONS; MEAN PORE DIAMETERS; MIX DESIGNS; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PORE RADIUS; SORPTIVITY; STABILISED RAMMED EARTH; VOID SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; VOLUMETRIC HEAT CAPACITIES;

COMPACTION; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; MASS TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

MATERIALS PROPERTIES;

COMPACTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY;

EID: 64049096705     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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