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Thermomechanical Characterization of a Bio-Sourced Material Based on Clay and Alfa Fibers

by Sara Ibn-Elhaj^1,*, Yassine Elhamdouni¹, Soumia Mounir^1,2, Abdelhamid Khabbazi¹

1 EMDD_CERNE2D, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Higher School of Technology Salé, Salé, 11060, Morocco
2 National School of Architecture Agadir, New Complex Ibn Zohr, Agadir, 80000, Morocco

* Corresponding Author: Sara Ibn-Elhaj. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Materials and Energy an Updated Image for 2021)

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2022, 18(6), 1853-1863. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2022.022531

Received 14 March 2022; Accepted 09 May 2022; Issue published 27 June 2022

Abstract

Bio-based materials are of great interest owing to their abundance and the immense potential they display as an ideal alternative to widely used industrial construction materials (that directly and indirectly harm the environment). In this scope, an in-depth experimental study is presented here on clay-based materials aimed to enhance their properties through the addition of other bio-based components such as fibers, in the present case alfa fiber. The thermal conductivity and mechanical properties (compressive and flexural tensile strengths) of the composite clay-alfa material are analyzed with the percentage of alfa fiber in the matrix ranging from 0% to 4%. It is concluded that a percentage of alfa fibers between 1% and 2% is the most effective to get the required optimization of thermal and mechanical behavior of this bio-based material.

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