Quantification of Water Flux and Insulation Dynamic of Newly Roof Structures with Recycled Materials

Quantification of Water Flux and Insulation Dynamic of Newly Roof Structures with Recycled Materials

Abstract

Over the past few decades, the energy consumption of houses and building sectors has raised some concerns owing to rapid urbanization growth. Therefore, the reduction of energy demand in this area is a priority in the construction industry to enhance new structures' insulation dynamic. Some researchers have proposed the replacement of common flat roofs with green roofs to improve the performance and energy savings in the building sector. Among different types of green roofs, the extensive green roof has shallow substrate layer and require less maintenance; so, it has been proposed to be used in the building sector. Although some researches have been carried out on green roof systems' insulation performance, few studies have assessed and simulated the hygrothermal conditions of green roof layers, mainly including coarse recycled materials. Therefore, the main objectives of the PhD thesis are:

·         To benchmark coarse recycled materials suitable for analogous green roof implementation.

·         To assess the thermal performance of green roof layers including coarse recycled materials (proposed design) and then compare their results with green roof layers including natural materials (baseline design).

·         To model the hygrothermal properties of green roof layers and then optimize the substrate and drainage layers.
·          To apply the outside weather conditions of Liège city to green roof models to assess their insulation performance.

 
Fig. 4. A cross sectional view of green roof layers including substrate and drainage layers.

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Modelling thermal and humidity transfers within green roof systems: effect of rubber crumbs and volcanic gravel (2020)

Cyclic behavior of steel ring filled with compressive plastic or concrete, installed in concentric bracing system (2020)

In-situ strength estimation of polypropylene fibre reinforced recycled aggregate concrete using Schmidt rebound hammer and point load test (2020)

Non-linear behaviour of concrete beams reinforced with GFRP and CFRP bars grouted in sleeves (2020)

Effect of the curing type on the mechanical properties of lightweight concrete with polypropylene and steel fibres (2019)

Effects of simultaneous utilization of natural zeolite and magnetic water on engineering properties of self-compacting concrete

Compressive strength assessment of recycled aggregate concrete using Schmidt rebound hammer and core testing (2019)

An investigation on the fresh and hardened properties of self-compacting concrete incorporating magnetic water with various pozzolanic materials (2018)

Factor influencing point load tests on concrete (2018)

Numerical analysis of break-off test method on concrete (2017)

Analytical study on tensile strength of concrete (2017)

Analytical study on the behavior of corrosion-damaged reinforced concrete beams strengthen with FRP (2017)