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3. Hygrothermal and Acoustic Assessment of Earthen Materials

Authors : Antonin Fabbri, Jean-Emmanuel Aubert, Ana Armanda Bras, Paulina Faria, Domenico Gallipoli, Jeanne Goffart, Fionn McGregor, Céline Perlot-Bascoules, Lucile Soudani

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Abstract

Thanks to their microstructure which allows both exchange of gas with their surrounding environment and internal water vapour sorption phenomena, earthen materials are highly hygroscopic. If no material is used as a barrier or retardant to the diffusion into the envelope between the earth and the indoor environment of a building, they have a great potential to enhance the thermal comfort and to regulate indoor air quality. In addition, even if few studies have been realised on that point, a high acoustic absorption can be anticipated due to their open porous structure. However, notably due to the lack of standardized procedure to measure their performances, these multi-functional capabilities of earthen walls are almost not considered in the design and rehabilitation operations. In that context, in the framework of the RILEM Technical committee TCE 274, this chapter aims at presenting a critical bibliographic review related to the assessment of hygrothermal and acoustic performance of earthen structures. It is a first necessary step in order to define performance-oriented tests to properly assess their hygrothermal and acoustic performances. In particular, the analysis of collected information allowed to underline some consensus on the protocols that should be used to measure some of the key parameters, while the necessity to perform some additional investigations on others was clearly identified.

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Metadata
Title
Hygrothermal and Acoustic Assessment of Earthen Materials
Authors
Antonin Fabbri
Jean-Emmanuel Aubert
Ana Armanda Bras
Paulina Faria
Domenico Gallipoli
Jeanne Goffart
Fionn McGregor
Céline Perlot-Bascoules
Lucile Soudani
Copyright Year
2022
Book
Testing and Characterisation of Earth-based Building Materials and Elements

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-83296-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-83297-1

Copyright Year: 2022

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83297-1_3