Lightweight concrete blocks with EVA recycled aggregate: a contribution to the thermal efficiency of building external walls

The regions with lots of shoe production suffer environmental impacts from waste generation during manufacturing of insoles and outsoles. Research conducted in Brazil has demonstrated the technical feasibility to recycle these wastes, especially Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA), as lightweight aggregate...

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Main Authors: A. B. De Melo, E. P. Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2013-12-01
Series:Materiales de Construccion
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Online Access:http://materconstrucc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/materconstrucc/article/view/1450