Thermal conductivity of coconut fibre filled ferrocement sandwich panels

R. Alavez-Ramirez; F. Chiñas-Castillo; V. J. Morales-Dominguez; M. Ortiz-Guzman

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.07.053

Thermal conductivity of coconut fibre filled ferrocement sandwich panels

R. Alavez-Ramirez, F. Chiñas-Castillo, V. J. Morales-Dominguez, M. Ortiz-Guzman

Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR),Unidad Oaxaca

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Abstract

This study evaluates the potential use of coconut fibre as thermal isolating filler for ferrocement panel walls in sandwich configuration of schools and houses' roofing in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. Thermal conductivity measurements were performed to compare the thermal behaviour of ferrocement panel walls filled with coconut fibre to other typical building materials of the region. Measured thermal conductivities for red clay brick, hollow concrete block and lightweight concrete brick panel walls are 0.93, 0.683 and 0.536 W/m K respectively. Thermal conductivity of the proposed configuration is 0.221 W/m K and that is lower than typical materials used for home-buildings in this region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	425-431
Number of pages	7
Journal	Construction and Building Materials
Volume	37
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.07.053
State	Published - Dec 2012

Keywords

Coconut fibre
Conductivity
Ferrocement
Isolating material
Thermal comfort

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