Eco-Efficient Masonry Bricks and Blocks : Design, Properties and Durability

by Joao Labrincha and Paulo B. Lourenço

Book Overview

Masonry walls constitute the interface between the building s interior and the outdoor environment. Masonry walls are traditionally composed of fired-clay bricks (solid or perforated) or blocks (concrete or earth-based), but in the past (and even in the present) they were often associated as needing an extra special thermal and acoustical insulation layer. However, over more recent years investigations on thermal and acoustical features has led to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 008101581X
• ISBN13: 9780081015810
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
• Length: 548 Pages