Influence of horizontal joint on the thermal properties of single-leaf walls with lightweight clay blocks

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 362-366

  Juarez M C ^a   Morales, M P ^a   Munoz P ^a   Mendivil M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Horizontal joint; Lightweight clay block; Thermal transmittance

Indexed keywords

CLAY BRICKS; EQUIVALENT THERMAL; EXTERIOR WALLS; GEOMETRIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; IN-LINE; LARGE-FORMAT; LIGHT-WEIGHT CERAMICS; LIGHTWEIGHT CLAY BLOCK; THERMAL TRANSMITTANCE; WEAK POINTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MORTAR; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 84861793965     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.02.033     Document Type: Article

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