Bio-aggregate-based building materials : applications to hemp concretes /

• Main Author: Amziane, S.
• Other Authors: Arnaud, Laurent
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Wiley-ISTE, 2013.
• Series: Civil engineering and geomechanics series
• Subjects: Concrete.; Plant fibers as building materials.; Aggregates (Building materials); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Material Science.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Environmental, economic and social context of agro-concretes / Vincent Nozahic, Sofiane Amziane
• Characterization of plant-based aggregates / Vincent Picandet
• Binders / Gilles Escadeillas, Camille Magniont, Sofiane Amziane, Vincent Nozahic
• Formulation and implementation / Christophe Lanos, Florence Collet, Gérard Lenain, Yves Hustache
• Mechanical behavior / Laurent Arnaud, Sofiane Amziane, Vincent Nozahic, Etiennec Gourlay
• Hygrothermal behavior of hempcrete / Laurent Arnaud, Driss Samri, Étienne Gourlay
• Acoustical properties of hemp concretes / Philippe Glé, Emmanuel Gourdon, Laurent Arnaud
• Plant-based concretes in structures: structural aspect
• addition of a wooden support to absorb the strain / Philippe Munoz, Didier Pipet
• Examination of the environmental characteristics of a banked hempcrete wall on a wooden skeleton, by lifecycle analysis: feedback on the LCA experiment from 2005 / Marie-Pierre Boutin, Cyril Flamin
• List of Authors
• Index.