Vietnam is undergoing a continuing construction boom. This enormous volume of new constructions characterized by simple building techniques and large consumption materials. The Vietnamese government would like to reduce the use traditional fired clay bricks avoid inefficient brick production with high energy use, significant CO2 emissions, accompanying destruction valuable agricultural land due...

The paper aims to advance understanding on innovation adoption process by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in a developing country context. A field study was carried out clay-fired brick manufacturing sector India. Using structured questionnaire, interactions were with 64 kiln entrepreneurs other key stakeholders two prominent clusters. factors that influence the decision making of M...

The performance of a tunnel furnace and dryer in brick production was exergoenvironmentally assessed. real data factory Turkey with daily capacity 392 tons fired bricks were used the analysis. exergoenvironmental factor control volume calculated as 0.87. specific cost determined to be 559.55 €/h, 3.39 €cent/ kg 1.94 €cent/MJ. exergoeconomic environmental damage prevention obtained 0.41 € cent/M...

Masonry in one form or another is used in most areas of the world that are prone to interplate or intraplate earthquakes. Masonry structures constructed from traditionally fired or stone bricks have one characteristic that sets them apart from most other structures. If a masonry building is well constructed, it can last for millenniums. Research in the field of Damage Mechanics has identified t...

The combination of treatments may improve the extraction toxic and critical elements from secondary resources, produce changes in materials’ physico-chemical properties improvements on sustainability strategies. Mining residues were treated with an electrodialytic process alone or coupled a thermal procedure, reused cement-based mortars by replacing 10, 25 50% cement binder content. This study ...

This research investigated the impact of agricultural biomass additives (Argan shell) on thermal and physical properties fired clay bricks for building application. The objective study is to characterize selected materials from molecule up final used in buildings. this study, are soil Argan shells, locally available brick making. shells were grinded then added mixture. Clay shows a formation po...

During the last decades natural polymers have become more and more frequent to replace traditional inorganic stabilizers in building materials. The purpose of this research is to establish a comparison between the most conventional building material solutions for load-bearing walls and a type of biomaterial. This comparison will focus on load-bearing walls as used in a widespread type of twenti...