Experimental investigation of new biocomposite with low cost for thermal insulation

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 267-273

  Chikhi, Mourad ^a,b   Agoudjil, Boudjemaa ^a   Boudenne, Abderrahim ^c   Gherabli, Abdelkader ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATNA   (Algeria)

^b CENTRE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Biocomposites; Building materials; Date palm fiber; Thermal and mechanical properties; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

BIO-COMPOSITES; BIOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE AND FLEXURAL STRENGTHS; DATE PALM FIBERS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL INSULATION MATERIALS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBERS; GYPSUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL INSULATION;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CALCIUM SULFATE; COMPOSITES; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 84882430181     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.07.019     Document Type: Article

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