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Experimental Testing of Cellular Construction Materials Containing Flax Particles

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The feasibility of a sustainable non-autoclaved cellular concrete, based on flax vegetable co-products, for the pro- duction of usable specimen in the lightweight construction field, has been investigated experimentally. The pro- duced specimen, containing various volume ratios of flax particles with respect to preformulatd Tradical PF70 lime binder of 0, 1, and 2, were lightened by creating a porous structure in the matrix through the addition of 0.3% wt. Aluminium powder (able to react with calcium hydroxide from the binder and result in microscopic air-bubbles). Fresh and hardened specimen properties, including hydration, fresh density, porosity, hardened den- sity, compressive and flexural strengths, toughness energy, and dry thermal conductivity at different temperatures, were assessed for varying flax-to-binder ratios. Results have shown that the addition of Aluminum powder leads to restrain the setting time delay of binder-based lime. Moreover, the hardened material displays a significant decrease in specimen density, thereby resulting in a compressive strength level compatible with that required in the cellular construction materials sector. Results also highlighted the ability of added flax to induce a change in the specimen from brittle to ductile behavior. Moreover, a high degree of thermal insulation can be achieved, which makes the cellular specimen based on flax particle suitable as insulated-bearing walls material.

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hal-04198137 , version 1 (06-09-2023)

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Hamadou-Ali Mohamed, Benazzouk Amar, Haïkel Ben Hamed, Arash Jamali. Experimental Testing of Cellular Construction Materials Containing Flax Particles. Fluid Dynamic and Material Process, 2021, 19 (3), pp.723-741. ⟨10.32604/fdmp.2022.021841⟩. ⟨hal-04198137⟩

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