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Sustainable building materials: Ferrocement-clay roof tiles

International Conference on Building Science and Engineering (ICON-BSE 2009) organized by Universiti Tun Hussien Onn Malaysia (UTHM), from 14th - 15th December 2009 at Johor Bahru, Johore, Malaysia.

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Main Authors: Umar, Hj. Kassim, Kamarudin, Mohd Nor, Wan Mohd Sabki, Wan Omar, Nor Ashikin, Ahmad, Mokhzani Khair, Ishak
Other Authors: umar@unimap.edu.my
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Universiti Tun Hussien Onn Malaysia (UTHM) 2011
Subjects:
Sustainable
Ferrocement
Roof tiles
Environmentally friendly
Recyclable material
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/10530
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spelling my.unimap-105302011-01-26T11:48:21Z Sustainable building materials: Ferrocement-clay roof tiles Umar, Hj. Kassim Kamarudin, Mohd Nor Wan Mohd Sabki, Wan Omar Nor Ashikin, Ahmad Mokhzani Khair, Ishak umar@unimap.edu.my kamarudinmn@gmail.com wansabki@unimap.edu.my ashikinahmad@unimap.edu.my mokhzani_ki@yahoo.com Sustainable Ferrocement Roof tiles Environmentally friendly Recyclable material International Conference on Building Science and Engineering (ICON-BSE 2009) organized by Universiti Tun Hussien Onn Malaysia (UTHM), from 14th - 15th December 2009 at Johor Bahru, Johore, Malaysia. This paper is on the exploration and development of ferrocement-clay roof tiles as an alternative roof cover that is less costly, easily available and from an environmentally friendly recyclable material, in this case, the ordinary clay. It is an alternative to the regularly used factory manufactured roofing materials of burnt clay, concrete and metals. The ferrocement-clay roof tile developed was tested with regard to its flexural and compression strengths and the results are presented and discussed. Other tests with regard to its, durability, heat gain and sound absorption are ongoing. The materials used for the sample are cement, clay, interwoven wire mesh and water. Of course, clay is readily and abundantly available in the rural areas. The ultimate aim is to "empower" the rural community in producing environmentally-friendly and affordable roof cover employing appropriate technology that they should be able to grasp easily. 2011-01-26T11:48:21Z 2011-01-26T11:48:21Z 2009-12-14 Working Paper p.1-7 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10530 en Proceedings of the International Conference on Building Science and Engineering (ICON-BSE 2009) Universiti Tun Hussien Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
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topic Sustainable
Ferrocement
Roof tiles
Environmentally friendly
Recyclable material
spellingShingle Sustainable
Ferrocement
Roof tiles
Environmentally friendly
Recyclable material
Umar, Hj. Kassim
Kamarudin, Mohd Nor
Wan Mohd Sabki, Wan Omar
Nor Ashikin, Ahmad
Mokhzani Khair, Ishak
Sustainable building materials: Ferrocement-clay roof tiles
description International Conference on Building Science and Engineering (ICON-BSE 2009) organized by Universiti Tun Hussien Onn Malaysia (UTHM), from 14th - 15th December 2009 at Johor Bahru, Johore, Malaysia.
author2 umar@unimap.edu.my
author_facet umar@unimap.edu.my
Umar, Hj. Kassim
Kamarudin, Mohd Nor
Wan Mohd Sabki, Wan Omar
Nor Ashikin, Ahmad
Mokhzani Khair, Ishak
format Working Paper
author Umar, Hj. Kassim
Kamarudin, Mohd Nor
Wan Mohd Sabki, Wan Omar
Nor Ashikin, Ahmad
Mokhzani Khair, Ishak
author_sort Umar, Hj. Kassim
title Sustainable building materials: Ferrocement-clay roof tiles
title_short Sustainable building materials: Ferrocement-clay roof tiles
title_full Sustainable building materials: Ferrocement-clay roof tiles
title_fullStr Sustainable building materials: Ferrocement-clay roof tiles
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable building materials: Ferrocement-clay roof tiles
title_sort sustainable building materials: ferrocement-clay roof tiles
publisher Universiti Tun Hussien Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
publishDate 2011
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/10530
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