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dc.creatorBustamante, Waldo; Escuela de Arquitectura, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
dc.creatorBobadilla, Ariel; Departamento de Ciencias de la Construcción, Universidad del Bío-Bío
dc.creatorNavarrete, Benjamin; Escuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
dc.creatorVidal, Sergio; Escuela de Construcción Civil. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
dc.creatorSaelzer, Gerardo; Departamento de Diseño y Teoría de la Arquitectura. Universidad del Bío-Bío
dc.date2009-08-01
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-03T12:20:07Z
dc.date.available2019-05-03T12:20:07Z
dc.identifierhttp://revistadelaconstruccion.uc.cl/index.php/rdlc/article/view/315
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/84082
dc.descriptionThe main objective of this study was to decrease thermal transmittance (U value) of brick masonry, with minimum cost increase and without use of  insulation materials. Within the framework of this study, three new ceramic bricks were developed in order to improve the thermal performance of commonly used brick masonry in Chilean buildings. Design restrictions that keep external dimensions of bricks (14 cm) and fulfil structural requirements of Chilean standards, a country with high seismic activity, have been taken into account. Mathematical modelling and measurements of thermal andstructural properties were carried out. The new types of bricks were manufactured by a local factory of ceramic products. Laboratory measurements showed that new masonry without stucco reached a U value between 1,64 W/m2K to 1,80 W/m2K, significantly lower than 2,22 W/m2K of the referencemasonry. All structural requirements were fulfilled according to Chilean standards of gravitational and seismic loads. Key words: ceramic bricks, brick thermal performance.en-US
dc.languageen
dc.publisherPONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILEen-US
dc.sourceRevista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction; 2002-2013 Archivo Revista de la Construccionen-US
dc.source0718-915X
dc.source0717-7925
dc.titleThermal Improvement of Perforated Ceramic Bricksen-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US


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