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Experimental Investigation of a New Ecological Block Made by Mixing Gypsum Plaster and Desert Sand

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Researches in green building materials consist of developing alternatives to traditional materials or processes that offer environmental advantages. This paper presents an experimental investigation performed on new green and ecological blocks based on gypsum plaster and desert sand mortar. The first part of this experimental investigation focuses on the incorporation of desert sand, with different proportions, in the plaster matrix. For this, different cubic and cylindrical specimens were prepared by adding 0, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 or 80% sand to the mixture. Thereafter, physical and mechanical properties of mixtures, such as density, absorption, hydration temperature, and compressive strength, were investigated. The results showed that the incorporation of desert sand has significantly improved the properties of sand–plaster mortar compared to those of plaster mortar. The second part of this study consists of studying new ecological blocks manufactured from the optimal mixture, 50% sand + 50% plaster. The results carried out on prototypes of the new blocks give to this new block the opportunity to be used as insulated building materials for the construction of interior walls.

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Abbreviations

W :

Water (kg)

P :

Plaster (kg)

S :

Sand (kg)

C u :

Coefficient of uniformity

C c :

Coefficient of curvature

AAS:

Atomic absorption spectrometry

Y :

Yield (%)

V S :

Sample volume (m3)

V M :

Mold volume (m3)

H S :

Height of the sample (m)

H M :

Height of the mold (m)

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This project was supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University under the research project No 2018/01/9386.

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  1. Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia

    Omrane Benjeddou, Chokri Soussi & Rayed Alyousef

  2. Civil Engineering Laboratory, National Engineering School of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia

    Omrane Benjeddou

  3. High Engineering School of Medjez El Beb, University of Jendouba, Jendouba, Tunisia

    Mohamed Benali

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Benjeddou, O., Soussi, C., Benali, M. et al. Experimental Investigation of a New Ecological Block Made by Mixing Gypsum Plaster and Desert Sand. Arab J Sci Eng 45, 4037–4052 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-020-04362-4

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