In order to contribute to the sustainability of the foundry and construction industrial sectors, this work investigated the possibility of employing used foundry sand (UFS) in soil-cement bricks. Modular bricks were prepared ...

Water treatment plants exist to turn raw freshwater into potable water for human, animal and industrial consumption. A great amount of sludge is produced by the water treatment process as an excess residue which is often ...

The sludge from the Water Treatment Stations - ETA, formed by suspended solids, organic matter and nutrients such as: "nitrogen and phosphorus, salts, heavy metals and other impurities" is disposed of in sanitary landfills, ...

The proposed work consists in study and check the temperature, humidity and acoustics of a home built with green bricks, made of soil, cement and water, in Guaratinguetá-Brazil, to compare and show benefits in the aspects ...

Aiming at a series of requirements that define the use of brick, the soil-cement brick, formulated by the compaction of the soil, cement and water mixture, was developed. The main objective of this work is to evaluate ...

This project consists of the comparison of thermal comfort between a house made of green bricks and a construction made of conventional bricks. The green bricks are made of cement, water and soil and provide many benefits ...