Chadi Maalouf, Hocine Boussetoua, Tala Moussa, Mohammed Lachi, Azzedine Belhamri
Year:
2015
Bibliographic info:
Building Simulation, 2015, Hyderabad, India

The paper presents a laboratory investigation about cork-cement mixtures designed for building applications. Samples are prepared by mixing cork aggregates, sand, cement and water. Two volume dosages of cork are considered by 50% and 75% (relative to sand). The samples are then characterized in terms of their hygrothermal properties, which are used for simulations on room level for the Constantine city in Algeria. Results show that using cork concrete results in the energy consumption economy that can reach 29% when compared to a classical solution using hollow brick.