RESEARCH ON SINGLE-LEAF WALLS MADE WITH LIGHTENED CLAY BRICKS
MANUEL C. JUÁREZ 1*, Mª PILAR MORALES 2, 3, PEDRO MUÑOZ 4, PABLO OLASOLO 1 1. Universidad de La Rioja, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieria Industrial, C/Luis de Ulloa 20, 26004-Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
2. Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Facultad de Ingenieria, Av. Pedro de Valdivia 641-Providencia, Santiago – Chile
3. Research Group: Modelación Matemática Aplicada a la Ingenieria (MOMAIN), Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), Gran Via Rey Juan Carlos I 41; 26002-Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
4. Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Facultad de Ingenieria, 5 Poniente 1670 Talca–Chile
* Corresponding author, email: manuel.juarez@unirioja.es
This paper explains the studies conducted on the subject by RADEB (Research and Development in Energy and Buildings) Research Group at the University of La Rioja. The aim of this work is to study the possibility of improving the thermal transmittance of a single-leaf wall made with lightened clay bricks. A first aspect is to study the possibility of lightening the clay by using additives, reducing the clay’s conductivity without decreasing its resistive ability. The internal and external geometry of the bricks has been studied by the Finite Element Method (FEM). Different wall assemblies with these bricks have been studied.
