A Review on the Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber Reinforced Compressed Earth Blocks

ABSTRACT

Earth has been used as a material for the building in the form of red bricks, sand mortar, mud floors, and lime sand ceiling since the earlier civilization of mankind. Due to its numerous climatic changes and the lack of standards, the earth’s use is decreased. Due to potential capacity and less energy consumption in producing compressed earth blocks exhibits more promising structures than other earth materials. This review article illustrates that using compressed earth blocks with natural fibers will be an excellent alternative for conventional materials. Also, the paper discusses the thermal comfort exerted by naturally available materials such as banana fiber, coconut fiber, sisal fiber, palm fiber, and cassava peels. Natural fibers also increase the mechanical behavior such as compressive, tensile, and water absorption capability of these blocks, which is environmentally friendly and exhibits better thermal stability. This study aims to design an earth-building material with a minimum environmental impact and more stability.

摘要

自人类早期文明以来，泥土一直以红砖、砂浆、泥地板和灰砂天花板的形式被用作建筑材料. 由于其众多的气候变化和缺乏标准，地球的使用量减少了. 由于生产压缩土块的潜在容量和能耗较低，因此其结构比其他土材料更具前景. 这篇综述文章说明，使用天然纤维压缩土块将是传统材料的一个极好的替代品. 此外，本文还讨论了香蕉纤维、椰子纤维、剑麻纤维、棕榈纤维和木薯皮等天然材料所产生的热舒适性. 天然纤维还能提高这些砌块的机械性能，如压缩、拉伸和吸水能力，这对环境友好，并具有更好的热稳定性. 本研究旨在设计一种对环境影响最小且更稳定的土方建筑材料.

KEYWORDS:

• Compressed earth blocks
• mechanical strength
• natural fibers
• thermal stability

关键词:

• 关键词
• 压缩土块
• 机械强度
• 天然纤维
• 热稳定性