Sediment-Based Unfired Bricks Reinforced with Waste Flax Fibers: Implementation, Physical Aspects and Kinetics of Air Drying—Part I
Raw earth bricks made from river sediments and natural fibers are essentially environmentally friendly bricks. They are made from river sediment waste and natural fiber waste, both of which are renewable resources. Sediment-based bricks have been formed from river sediment and flax fibers, the latte...
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| description | Raw earth bricks made from river sediments and natural fibers are essentially environmentally friendly bricks. They are made from river sediment waste and natural fiber waste, both of which are renewable resources. Sediment-based bricks have been formed from river sediment and flax fibers, the latter being considered as waste. Both types of waste are available in the same region. The study focused on the definition of water content by means of a miniature Proctor test, on the incorporation of short flax fibers of 2, 3 and 4 cm at various dosages and on the shaping by dynamic compaction of bricks of reduced size of 4 cm × 4 cm × 16 cm, dimensions similar to mortar specimens. The air-drying kinetics of the specimens were monitored from manufacture through to stabilization of their mass. The effects of water content, fiber content and fiber length were analyzed. Recommendations are given for the manufacturing and drying of green bricks and natural fibers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-85e57f48977748539af84b81ce7e02312025-01-24T13:21:18ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-01-0115290910.3390/app15020909Sediment-Based Unfired Bricks Reinforced with Waste Flax Fibers: Implementation, Physical Aspects and Kinetics of Air Drying—Part IDaniel Levacher0Alexandre Suriray1Désiré Ndahirwa2Hafida Zmamou3Nathalie Leblanc4Tomoki Shimpo5M2C Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière, UMR 6143 CNRS, Unicaen, ComUE Normandie University, 14000 Caen, FranceM2C Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière, UMR 6143 CNRS, Unicaen, ComUE Normandie University, 14000 Caen, FranceInstitut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, UniLaSalle, Univ.Artois, EA7519—Transformations & Agro-Ressources, Normandie Université, 76130 Mont Saint Aignan, FranceInstitut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, UniLaSalle, Univ.Artois, EA7519—Transformations & Agro-Ressources, Normandie Université, 76130 Mont Saint Aignan, FranceInstitut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, UniLaSalle, Univ.Artois, EA7519—Transformations & Agro-Ressources, Normandie Université, 76130 Mont Saint Aignan, FranceM2C Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière, UMR 6143 CNRS, Unicaen, ComUE Normandie University, 14000 Caen, FranceRaw earth bricks made from river sediments and natural fibers are essentially environmentally friendly bricks. They are made from river sediment waste and natural fiber waste, both of which are renewable resources. Sediment-based bricks have been formed from river sediment and flax fibers, the latter being considered as waste. Both types of waste are available in the same region. The study focused on the definition of water content by means of a miniature Proctor test, on the incorporation of short flax fibers of 2, 3 and 4 cm at various dosages and on the shaping by dynamic compaction of bricks of reduced size of 4 cm × 4 cm × 16 cm, dimensions similar to mortar specimens. The air-drying kinetics of the specimens were monitored from manufacture through to stabilization of their mass. The effects of water content, fiber content and fiber length were analyzed. Recommendations are given for the manufacturing and drying of green bricks and natural fibers.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/2/909river sedimentflax fiber wasteearthen bricksimplementationcompactionair-drying kinetics |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Levacher Alexandre Suriray Désiré Ndahirwa Hafida Zmamou Nathalie Leblanc Tomoki Shimpo Sediment-Based Unfired Bricks Reinforced with Waste Flax Fibers: Implementation, Physical Aspects and Kinetics of Air Drying—Part I Applied Sciences river sediment flax fiber waste earthen bricks implementation compaction air-drying kinetics |
| title | Sediment-Based Unfired Bricks Reinforced with Waste Flax Fibers: Implementation, Physical Aspects and Kinetics of Air Drying—Part I |
| title_full | Sediment-Based Unfired Bricks Reinforced with Waste Flax Fibers: Implementation, Physical Aspects and Kinetics of Air Drying—Part I |
| title_fullStr | Sediment-Based Unfired Bricks Reinforced with Waste Flax Fibers: Implementation, Physical Aspects and Kinetics of Air Drying—Part I |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sediment-Based Unfired Bricks Reinforced with Waste Flax Fibers: Implementation, Physical Aspects and Kinetics of Air Drying—Part I |
| title_short | Sediment-Based Unfired Bricks Reinforced with Waste Flax Fibers: Implementation, Physical Aspects and Kinetics of Air Drying—Part I |
| title_sort | sediment based unfired bricks reinforced with waste flax fibers implementation physical aspects and kinetics of air drying part i |
| topic | river sediment flax fiber waste earthen bricks implementation compaction air-drying kinetics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/2/909 |
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