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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/9074| Title: | Light-weight wood-magnesium oxychloride cement composite building products made by extrusion |
| Authors: | Zhou, X Li, Z |
| Keywords: | Magnesium oxychloride (MOC) cement;Extrusion;Die swell;Wood–cement composite;Nailing ability;Perlite;Sawdust |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Citation: | Construction and Building Materials, 27(1), 382 - 389, 2012 |
| Abstract: | Magnesium oxychloride (MOC) cement is a type of non-hydraulic cement with yellowish color in nature and low alkalinity exhibiting many other properties superior to Portland Cement (PC). In this study, light-weight wood–MOC cement composite building products, with sawdust and/or perlite as aggregate, were made through extrusion. Physical, nailing and mechanical properties of these composites were investigated. It was found that the specific dry densities of the wood–MOC cement composites were close to 1.0 and they were nailable like hard natural wood. Their flexural strength decreased as temperature increased. By replacing 50% sawdust in weight by perlite, the composite exhibited less die swell and better performance in resisting high temperature. |
| Description: | This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Construction and Building Materials. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. Copyright @ 2011 Elsevier B.V. |
| URI: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061811003874 http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/9074 |
| DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.07.033 |
| ISSN: | 0950-0618 |
| Appears in Collections: | Civil Engineering Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Papers |
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