TY - GEN
T1 - Advancing Sustainable Construction Materials: Wood and Rubber Geopolymer Masonry Mix Development
AU - Gigar, Firesenay Zerabruk
AU - Khennane, Amar
AU - Liow, Jong-leng
AU - Al-Deen, Safat
AU - Tekle, Biruk Hailu
AU - Fitzgerald, Cooper J.
AU - Basaglia, Anthony
AU - Webster, Charlie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2025.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Recycling industrial waste into construction materials is becoming a fundamental strategy, offering a hopeful path toward sustainable construction practices. This study focuses on the innovative reuse of end-of-service wood and crumb rubber to develop environmentally favorable materials. Their high availability, lightweight properties, and high-energy absorption capacity make them highly suitable as additives in masonry unit production. Furthermore, using them with sustainable binding material, such as geopolymer, enhances the overall sustainability of the masonry, facilitating rapid strength development and enhancing durability while providing increased protection against fire and weathering. The study involved the development of an optimal mix design, which can potentially be used for the production of load-bearing and non-load-bearing masonry units. This was achieved by examining various proportions of wood, as well as combinations of wood and rubber, using a partial–factorial experimental design. The results show that wood-to-binder ratios ranging from 0.2 to 0.4 can potentially be used for the production of wood–geopolymer masonry units. Additionally, a ratio of 0.3 (with 50% wood and 50% rubber) was identified as potentially suitable for producing wood and rubber-based units.
AB - Recycling industrial waste into construction materials is becoming a fundamental strategy, offering a hopeful path toward sustainable construction practices. This study focuses on the innovative reuse of end-of-service wood and crumb rubber to develop environmentally favorable materials. Their high availability, lightweight properties, and high-energy absorption capacity make them highly suitable as additives in masonry unit production. Furthermore, using them with sustainable binding material, such as geopolymer, enhances the overall sustainability of the masonry, facilitating rapid strength development and enhancing durability while providing increased protection against fire and weathering. The study involved the development of an optimal mix design, which can potentially be used for the production of load-bearing and non-load-bearing masonry units. This was achieved by examining various proportions of wood, as well as combinations of wood and rubber, using a partial–factorial experimental design. The results show that wood-to-binder ratios ranging from 0.2 to 0.4 can potentially be used for the production of wood–geopolymer masonry units. Additionally, a ratio of 0.3 (with 50% wood and 50% rubber) was identified as potentially suitable for producing wood and rubber-based units.
KW - Bio-sourced material
KW - Crumbed rubber
KW - Lightweight composites
KW - Masonry units
KW - Sustainable construction material
KW - Wood-geopolymer composite
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85218462078&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://link.springer.com/conference/ntzr
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-69626-8_75
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-69626-8_75
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9783031696251
T3 - Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
SP - 889
EP - 897
BT - The 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment
A2 - Kioumarsi, Mahdi
A2 - Shafei, Behrouz
PB - Springer
T2 - The International Conference on Net-Zero Civil Infrastructures:
Y2 - 19 June 2024 through 21 June 2024
ER -