Advances in Sustainable Masonry Bricks and Blocks: Design Optimization, Bio-based Material Incorporation, and Industrial Waste Valorization is a comprehensive reference resource that addresses the latest advancements and innovations in this field. This book explores novel sustainable masonry innovations in design optimization, bio-based materials, and industrial waste valorization. Part I investigates novel structural strategies—topological interlocking blocks modeled and fabricated in UHPC with an MCDM framework for reusability, a PRISMA-guided review of hygrothermal performance in insulated composite masonry, and a self-sensing brick system enabling continuous structural health monitoring. Part II delves into bio-reinforcements: Juncus-fiber–stabilized compressed earth blocks, fiber-reinforced soil units, glycoprotein stabilizers inspired by termite mounds, lime-hemp and sugarcane bagasse insulation for CEB walls, waste-glass–infused clay bricks, and rice-husk-ash geopolymer blocks. Part III valorizes community and industrial by-products—paper, plastics, bagasse ash, marble and stone dust, coal ash—into fired and unfired masonry, and applies geopolymers to stabilize earth materials. Across experimental research, systematic reviews, full-scale testing, and case studies, it advances durable, high-performance bricks and blocks with reduced environmental impact.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xi 7. Part 1: Design Optimization - p. P1 8. 1. Introductory perspectives on masonry bricks and blocks: innovative solutions for a low-carbon future - p. 3 9. 2. Modular and mortarless masonry: design, fabrication, and reusability assessment framework for topological interlocking assembly - p. 15 10. 3. Hygrothermal performance of composite masonry units with embedded insulation: a systematic review - p. 43 11. 4. Self-sensing bricks for strain monitoring in new and existing masonry structures - p. 79 12. Part 2: Bio-based material incorporation - p. P99 13. 5. Development of compressed earth blocks using Juncus fiber and cement stabilization for sustainable masonry application - p. 101 14. 6. A comprehensive study on the choice of natural fiber-reinforced compressed earth blocks as alternative masonry units - p. 127 15. 7. Bio-stabilized adobe bricks: enhancing strength and durability with glycoproteins - p. 145 16. 8. Improving the thermal and energy performance of compressed earth block walls: geo- and bio-based solutions - p. 237 17. 9. Fired clay brick containing waste glass and agricultural waste - p. 263 18. 10. Ash to brick: rice husk ash in sustainable masonry - p. 285 19. Part 3: Industrial Waste Valorization - p. P307 20. 11. Masonry units from community waste: utilization of paper and plastic waste in fired and unfired construction materials - p. 309 21. 12. Masonry blocks by the incorporation of fly ash, bagasse ash, marble dust, and stone dust - p. 331 22. 13. Sustainable brick and block from coal ash and industrial waste - p. 353 23. 14. Geopolymer stabilized earth materials: mechanical characteristics and durability - p. 381 24. Index - p. 401
Advances in Sustainable Masonry Bricks and Blocks: Design Optimization, Bio-based Material Incorporation, and Industrial Waste Valorization is a comprehensive reference resource that addresses the latest advancements and innovations in this field. This book explores novel sustainable masonry innovations in design optimization, bio-based materials, and industrial waste valorization. Part I investigates novel structural strategies—topological interlocking blocks modeled and fabricated in UHPC with an MCDM framework for reusability, a PRISMA-guided review of hygrothermal performance in insulated composite masonry, and a self-sensing brick system enabling continuous structural health monitoring. Part II delves into bio-reinforcements: Juncus-fiber–stabilized compressed earth blocks, fiber-reinforced soil units, glycoprotein stabilizers inspired by termite mounds, lime-hemp and sugarcane bagasse insulation for CEB walls, waste-glass–infused clay bricks, and rice-husk-ash geopolymer blocks. Part III valorizes community and industrial by-products—paper, plastics, bagasse ash, marble and stone dust, coal ash—into fired and unfired masonry, and applies geopolymers to stabilize earth materials. Across experimental research, systematic reviews, full-scale testing, and case studies, it advances durable, high-performance bricks and blocks with reduced environmental impact.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xi 7. Part 1: Design Optimization - p. P1 8. 1. Introductory perspectives on masonry bricks and blocks: innovative solutions for a low-carbon future - p. 3 9. 2. Modular and mortarless masonry: design, fabrication, and reusability assessment framework for topological interlocking assembly - p. 15 10. 3. Hygrothermal performance of composite masonry units with embedded insulation: a systematic review - p. 43 11. 4. Self-sensing bricks for strain monitoring in new and existing masonry structures - p. 79 12. Part 2: Bio-based material incorporation - p. P99 13. 5. Development of compressed earth blocks using Juncus fiber and cement stabilization for sustainable masonry application - p. 101 14. 6. A comprehensive study on the choice of natural fiber-reinforced compressed earth blocks as alternative masonry units - p. 127 15. 7. Bio-stabilized adobe bricks: enhancing strength and durability with glycoproteins - p. 145 16. 8. Improving the thermal and energy performance of compressed earth block walls: geo- and bio-based solutions - p. 237 17. 9. Fired clay brick containing waste glass and agricultural waste - p. 263 18. 10. Ash to brick: rice husk ash in sustainable masonry - p. 285 19. Part 3: Industrial Waste Valorization - p. P307 20. 11. Masonry units from community waste: utilization of paper and plastic waste in fired and unfired construction materials - p. 309 21. 12. Masonry blocks by the incorporation of fly ash, bagasse ash, marble dust, and stone dust - p. 331 22. 13. Sustainable brick and block from coal ash and industrial waste - p. 353 23. 14. Geopolymer stabilized earth materials: mechanical characteristics and durability - p. 381 24. Index - p. 401
