Acoustic behavior of hollow blocks and bricks made of concrete doped withwaste-tire rubber
- Fraile-Garcia, E. 1
- Ferreiro-Cabello, J. 1
- Defez, B. 2
- Peris-Fajanes, G. 2
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Universidad de La Rioja
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Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
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ISSN: 1996-1944
Año de publicación: 2016
Volumen: 9
Número: 12
Tipo: Artículo
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Resumen
In this paper, we investigate the acoustic behaviour of building elements made of concrete doped with waste-tire rubber. Three different mixtures were created, with 0%, 10%, and 20% rubber in their composition. Bricks, lattice joists, and hollow blocks were manufactured with each mixture, and three different cells were built and tested against aerial and impact noise. The values of the global acoustic isolation and the reduction of the sound pressure level of impacts were measured. Results proved that highly doped elements are an excellent option to isolate low frequency sounds, whereas intermediate and standard elements constitute a most interesting option to block middle and high frequency sounds. In both cases, the considerable amount of waste-tire rubber recycled could justify the employment of the doped materials for the sake of the environment. © 2016 by the author.