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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Adobe Bricks of the Champagne Region (France): Characterization of a Chalky Raw Earth Construction Material.

Guillaume Polidori, Adrien Aras-Gaudry, Fabien Beaumont, Fabien Bogard, Sébastien Murer, Mohammed Lachi, Chadi Maalouf, Tala Moussa, Christophe Bliard, Gilles Fronteau and 1 more

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Guillaume PolidoriUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Institut de Thermique, Mécanique, Matériaux (ITheMM), F-51100 Reims, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6078-6397
Adrien Aras-GaudryUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Groupe d'Étude sur les Géomatériaux et ENvironnements Anthropisés (GEGENA), F-51100 Reims, France.
Fabien BeaumontUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Institut de Thermique, Mécanique, Matériaux (ITheMM), F-51100 Reims, France.ORCID 0000-0002-2895-5795
Fabien BogardUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Institut de Thermique, Mécanique, Matériaux (ITheMM), F-51100 Reims, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6001-0556
Sébastien MurerUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Institut de Thermique, Mécanique, Matériaux (ITheMM), F-51100 Reims, France.ORCID 0000-0002-0391-5148
Mohammed LachiUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Institut de Thermique, Mécanique, Matériaux (ITheMM), F-51100 Reims, France.ORCID 0000-0003-4953-8445
Chadi MaaloufUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Institut de Thermique, Mécanique, Matériaux (ITheMM), F-51100 Reims, France.ORCID 0000-0003-0725-3847
Tala MoussaUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Institut de Thermique, Mécanique, Matériaux (ITheMM), F-51100 Reims, France.ORCID 0000-0002-3530-2514
Christophe BliardUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims (ICMR), UMR 7312 CNRS, F-51100 Reims, France.ORCID 0000-0001-7614-1043
Gilles FronteauUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Groupe d'Étude sur les Géomatériaux et ENvironnements Anthropisés (GEGENA), F-51100 Reims, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5817-4570
Erwan HamardUniversité Gustave Eiffel, Matériaux et Structures-Granulats et Procédés d'Élaboration des Matériaux (MAST-GPEM), F-44340 Bouguenais, France.ORCID 0000-0003-2160-3022

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Raw earth bricks made from the soil of the Chalky Champagne region (France) have been used for at least two millennia in construction, a promising heritage in the context of reducing the carbon emissions of buildings. The present experimental study aims to measure the physical, mechanical, thermal, and hydric properties of adobes collected from a local village barn. The results show a high chalk content, estimated at 71%, and a clay content, acting as a binder, of 14%. Despite limited load-bearing capacity, these lightweight adobes are suitable for current single-story constructions, while their hydrothermal properties classify them as excellent moisture regulators for occupants. In association with other bio-sourced materials such as starch-beet pulp bricks, Chalky Champagne adobes yield promising insulating properties, and meet the criteria defined by current energy standards.

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adobe bricksbuilding materialscompressive strengthearth constructionhygrothermal performance

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PMID38793375
PMCPMC11122904

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