Strategy for the Mix Design of Building Earthen Materials Made of Quarry By-Products
The use of quarry by-products can enable the commercialization of a clay building material (reconstituted earth) thanks to minimal valorized and perennial stocks of materials. This study shows that quarry by-products can be used to mix design a clay-based building material for the manufacture of CEB...
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| description | The use of quarry by-products can enable the commercialization of a clay building material (reconstituted earth) thanks to minimal valorized and perennial stocks of materials. This study shows that quarry by-products can be used to mix design a clay-based building material for the manufacture of CEB. These soils are composed of quarry tailing and clayey muds. Proctor and dry compressive strength tests have shown that the proportion of mud that achieves the highest possible compressive strength is a balance between increasing density through the aggregate arrangement, increasing clay activity, and decreasing density through the increase in water content. These tests resulted in the formulation of materials with compressive strengths of 5.8 MPa and 8.4 MPa at densities of 2135 kg/m<sup>3</sup> and 2178 kg/m<sup>3</sup>. The influence of mud incorporation on the material granulometry and on its characteristics was also studied. Moreover, a model allowing us to link the compressive strength, the clay activity, and the dry density is proposed for the materials composed of quarry by-products. This model enables us to facilitate the mix design and the standardization of the earth material. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b82302ab278549c48205fbae3f04670b2023-11-19T15:55:41ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092023-10-011310253110.3390/buildings13102531Strategy for the Mix Design of Building Earthen Materials Made of Quarry By-ProductsMathieu Audren0Simon Guihéneuf1Tangi Le Borgne2Damien Rangeard3Arnaud Perrot4Research & Development Department, Laboratoire CBTP, 35530 Noyal-Sur Vilaine, FranceIRDL, UMR CNRS 6027, Université de Bretagne Sud, 56100 Lorient, FranceResearch & Development Department, Laboratoire CBTP, 35530 Noyal-Sur Vilaine, FranceResearch & Development Department, Laboratoire CBTP, 35530 Noyal-Sur Vilaine, FranceIRDL, UMR CNRS 6027, Université de Bretagne Sud, 56100 Lorient, FranceThe use of quarry by-products can enable the commercialization of a clay building material (reconstituted earth) thanks to minimal valorized and perennial stocks of materials. This study shows that quarry by-products can be used to mix design a clay-based building material for the manufacture of CEB. These soils are composed of quarry tailing and clayey muds. Proctor and dry compressive strength tests have shown that the proportion of mud that achieves the highest possible compressive strength is a balance between increasing density through the aggregate arrangement, increasing clay activity, and decreasing density through the increase in water content. These tests resulted in the formulation of materials with compressive strengths of 5.8 MPa and 8.4 MPa at densities of 2135 kg/m<sup>3</sup> and 2178 kg/m<sup>3</sup>. The influence of mud incorporation on the material granulometry and on its characteristics was also studied. Moreover, a model allowing us to link the compressive strength, the clay activity, and the dry density is proposed for the materials composed of quarry by-products. This model enables us to facilitate the mix design and the standardization of the earth material.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/10/2531compress earth blocksmix designearth constructionquarry by-products |
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| title | Strategy for the Mix Design of Building Earthen Materials Made of Quarry By-Products |
| title_full | Strategy for the Mix Design of Building Earthen Materials Made of Quarry By-Products |
| title_fullStr | Strategy for the Mix Design of Building Earthen Materials Made of Quarry By-Products |
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| title_short | Strategy for the Mix Design of Building Earthen Materials Made of Quarry By-Products |
| title_sort | strategy for the mix design of building earthen materials made of quarry by products |
| topic | compress earth blocks mix design earth construction quarry by-products |
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