The Properties of Expanded Polystyrene - Pumice - Gypsum Blocks as a Building Material

ŞAHİN S., Karaman S.

JOURNAL OF TEKIRDAG AGRICULTURE FACULTY-TEKIRDAG ZIRAAT FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.9, sa.1, ss.51-56, 2012 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF TEKIRDAG AGRICULTURE FACULTY-TEKIRDAG ZIRAAT FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.51-56
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Expanded polystyrene, Gypsum, Blocks, Pumice, Conductivity, Strength
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Most of buildings in rural areas are made out of stone, hollow concrete blocks, adobe(mud bricks), brick and wood. But these materials do not have both sufficiently compressive strengths and thermal conductivity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of waste expanded polystyrene (WEPS) and pumice aggregate on strength and thermal conductivity of gypsum blocks. A lot of new wall materials can be made by mixing those materials in different volume fractions. The compressive strength, density, water absorption and thermal conductivity of samples produced were determined. It is observed that these WEPS and pumice gypsum blocks have sufficient strength for their use in general building construction. The thermal insulation properties were quite good as a result of the thermal conductivity tests. This composite material can be suggested for use in building applications as partitions.