Department of Civil, University of Kufa, Al Najaf City, Iraq
Research Article
Evaluation of Thermal and Mechanical Properties of
Cement Mortar Containing Expanded Polystyrene Waste
Author(s): Aqil MK Almusaw*
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the thermal properties of building materials to increase comfortability, low energy
consumption, and sustainability when used the Expanded Polystyrene Waste (EPSw) as a filler substance. Using this non-biodegradable waste
in cement mortar represents a solution to minimize 2 its negative impact on our environment as well as to reduce the CO2 emission due to
cement manufacturing. Five groups of cement mortar containing chopped EPSw (20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 volume percentage) in addition to the
reference mix were poured to investigate the density, thermal conductivity, water absorption, compressive strength, and flexural strength.
The distribution of the non-homogeneous ingredients was controlled by using a superplasticizer admixture and using chopped EPSw of 1 mm
maximum size particles. Results s.. Read More»
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