Procedia Engineering, 2017 Abstract The impact of structural configurations on the thermal performance of a hollow block wall was analyzed. A two-dimensional energy equation was discretized by using finite difference method (FDM) with Gause-Seidel scheme, which was executed by using MATLAB program.
Yuan Zhang, Qian Wang
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An Innovative Absorption Propagation System Hollow Block Made of Concrete Modified with Styrene-Butadiene Rubber and Polyethylene Terephthalate Flakes to Reduce the Propagation of Mechanical Vibrations in Walls. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2023 This paper discusses an innovative APS hollow block wall with a frame made of concrete modified with recycled materials. The technical data of the hollow block, the percentages of the recycled materials, including SBR rubber granules and PET flakes in ...
Major M, Adamczyk I, Kalinowski J.
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Shaking table tests of a one-quarter scale model of concrete hollow block masonry houses retrofitted with fiber-reinforced paint. [PDF]
Sci RepUnreinforced masonry (URM) buildings are prone to significant damage when subjected to ground motion. Some strengthening methods have been proposed to increase the seismic capacity.
Multazam Z +4 more
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Mechanical Properties of a New Type Recycled Aggregate Concrete Interlocking Hollow Block Masonry
Sustainability, 2021 Considering the advantages of energy conservation and reducing the construction skill requirement of the workers, a new type of interlocking hollow block using recycled aggregates concrete (IHB-RAC) with the compressive strength up to 10 Mpa was proposed,
Wenwen Chen, Zhongfan Chen
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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2021 Since the self-insulation wall has the same service life as the building, the resources are saved, and the environmental pollution is reduced, so it has been widely used.
Xi Meng, Chaoping Hou
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The strength of hollow concrete block walls, reinforced hollow concrete block beams, and columns
Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, 2022 This study aimed to determine the strength of hollow concrete block masonry walls, beams, and columns and compare their values with brick masonry walls and ordinary reinforced concrete beams and columns. The specimens for the hollow concrete block and brick masonry walls were prepared and tested for compressive and flexural strengths and horizontal and
Taufiq Saïdi, Muttaqin Hasan
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Effects of key factors on the heat insulation performance of a hollow block ventilated wall
Applied Energy, 2018 A hollow block ventilated wall can be cooled down in the summer and warmed in the winter by utilizing the air that flows through cavities. The heat transferred between the outdoor and indoor environments can also be removed.
Hongxing Yang +2 more
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Engineering in Agriculture, Environment and Food, 2017 In the present study, the volumetric thermal capacity and thermal conductivity of hollow block wall were changed by filling soil and perlite in the cavities to improve wall thermal performance.
Shirong Guo, Chengwei Ma
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Seismic analysis of interlocking mortarless hollow block [PDF]
Challenge Journal of Structural Mechanics, 2015 Various types of interlocking mortarless (dry-stacked) block masonry systems have been developed worldwide. However, the characteristics of dry joints under compressive load, and their effect on the overall behavior of the interlocking mortarless system, are still not well understood.
F. Hejazi +3 more
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Hollow Block Copolymer Nanoparticles through a Spontaneous One-step Structural Reorganization [PDF]
ACS Nano, 2013 Joe Patterson +2 more
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