Transient numerical and physical modelling of temperature profile evolution in stabilised rammed earth walls |
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| Authors: | MR Hall D Allinson |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Engineering, Department of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK;2. Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University, UK;1. ISISE, University of Minho, Department of Civil Engineering, Azurém, P-4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal;2. Terrachidia Association, Madrid, Spain;3. ISISE & IB-S, University of Minho, Department of Civil Engineering, Azurém, P-4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal;1. Université de Savoie, Polytech Annecy-Chambéry, LOCIE – UMR5271, 73376 Le Bourget du Lac, France;2. Université de Lyon, ENTPE, LTDS, UMR 5513, 69120 Vaulx-en-Velin, France;3. BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials, Dept. Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, UK;1. School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia;2. School of Architecture and Built Environment, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia;1. School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Australia;2. School of Computer Science & Software Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Australia;3. Institute for Industrial Data Processing and Communication, University of Applied Sciences Mannheim, Germany;1. Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica \"G. Natta\", Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, 20133, Italy;2. LOCIE, CNRS-UMR 5271, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Campus Scientifique Savoie Technolac, Le Bourget du Lac 73376, France;3. School of Civil & Resource Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia;1. LMDC, Université de Toulouse, INSAT, UPS, France;2. Ecoterre Scop 22, Rue des Boisseliers, 30610 Sauve, France |
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| Abstract: | Three established stabilised rammed earth (SRE) mix types (433, 613, 703) were identified for analysis, in the form of 300-mm thick test walls, by being subjected to different static air temperature and relative humidity differentials. The predictive numerical model outputs from WUFI Pro v4.1 hygrothermal simulations displayed good accuracy when validated against experimental data from physical modelling conducted using test walls in a climatic simulation chamber. The wall temperature profile evolution and resultant steady state gradients were very similar regardless of mix type indicating that the majority of the wall remained relatively dry. Unless liquid water is present, the thermal resistance and heat capacity of these materials does not change sufficiently to make significant differences to temperature profile evolution regardless of soil mix type. Little scope exists to intelligently modify the ability of SRE walls to absorb and store heat energy simply by manipulation of particle size distribution (PSD) and the resultant bulk density/void ratio relationships, under these conditions. Only the outer layers of the walls appear to interact with moisture in the air, and the predicted transient responses indicate that significant potential exists to intelligently modify the ability of SRE walls to absorb, store and release moisture vapour from the surrounding air simply by manipulation of PSD and the resultant bulk density/void ratio relationships. |
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