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1 1st International Conference on Bio-based Building Materials (ICBBM 2015) RILEM Proceedings Pro 99 Clermont-Ferrand, France June 2015 Editors: Sofiane Amziane Mohammed Sonebi Karine Charlet ISBN:

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3 First International Conference on Bio-based Building Materials June 22 nd - 24 th 2015 Clermont-Ferrand, France Table of contents RILEM Publications and Reports... V Sponsors... X International Scientific and Technical Committee... XI Plenary speakers... XI Preface... XII Chp 1 - Materials Natural fibers Coir - Traditionally used fibres for new construction applications Bio based concrete with crushed rape straw, a good alternative to develop an affordable bio based concrete for construction and renovation Development of guadua angustifolia prefabricated panels The effect of sodium hydroxide surface treatment on the tensile strength of cellulose nanofibre Effect of sheep wool fibres on thermal-insulation and mechanical properties of cement matrix Nonwoven flax fiber mats and white portland cement composites for building envelopes Effect of zirconates and silanes treatments on the physical and mechanical properties of flax fibers for applications in cementitious composites Basalt fiber as reinforcement for lime-based mortars Rammed earth Mechanical characterization of natural fibre-reinforced earth plasters Numerical modeling of rammed earth constructions: analysis and recommendations Development of a self-compacted clay based concrete - Rheological, mechanical and environmental investigations Mechanical properties of unstabilized earth compressed at high pressures Investigation into the shear behaviour of rammed earth using shear box tests Eco-friendly binders with low CO 2 -emission and low embodied carbon energy Mode of operation of polysaccharide stabilising agent in cement based systems and interactions with superplasticisers Lime activation of fly ash in mortar in the presence of metakaolin Properties of alkali activated mortars with combinations of different starting materials Humins as promising material for producing sustainable polyssacharide-derived building materials Influence of simulated desuphurised waste on the pore size distribution of cement pastes at 28 days of curing The effect of glucose on the hydration kinetics of ordinary portland cement Effect of curing condition on shrinkage reducing property of self-consolidating concrete with different expansive admixtures Desulphurised residues effect on the porosity and pore size distribution of cement based pastes during the early ages of curing XIII

4 ICBBM 2015 Chp 2 - Characterization Biodurability of bio-based building materials Study the development of mould on prompt natural cement-based hemp concrete Use of bio-based insulation materials in buildings: Modelling of hygrothermal conditions in use Resistance of a wood fibre material to moulds according to climatic conditions Properties of bio-based insulation materials and their potential impact on indoor air quality Study of the microbial development impact on bio-based materials Bio-based foam for thermal insulation. Valorisation of CNSL (cashew nut shell liquid) Permeability and thermal conductivity of pre-cast lime and hemp concrete Development of microorganism sampling methods on bio-based earth products intended for healthy, sustainable buildings Performance of biobased insulation board from crop by-products and natural gums Durability and performance of bio-construction materials Assessment of the durability of bio-based insulating materials Durability studies on lightweight plaster and straw fiber based material for building thermal insulation Efficiency of high performance concrete types incorporating bio-materials like rice husk ashes, cassava starch, lignosulfonate, and sisal fibres Protein-based biomaterials for temporary construction Impact of hygrothermal ageing of low-density polyethylene/short flax fibre composites on the multiscale properties Mechanical performances of bio-based building materials Comparing hemp composites made with mineral or organic binder on thermal, hygric and mechanical point of view Investigation of mechanical performances of insulating building materials based on rice husk and hemp hurd Experimental investigation on the performance of hybrid hemp-flax composite materials Effect of sugarcane bagasse fibre on the strength properties of soil blocks Development of polymer-reinforced flax fibre for the strengthening of reinforced concrete Hemp concrete using innovative pozzolanic binder Effect of various moisture content on the mechanical and viscoelastic properties of giant reed Arundo donax L Performance of clay-straw plasters containing natural additives Study of lime and hemp concrete (lhc) Mix design, casting process and mechanical behaviors. 281 Design and properties of mortar with seashells fine aggregates Performance of a hybrid concrete structure with natural fibre reinforcements Enhancement of lime-hemp concrete properties using different manufacturing technologies Investigation of the mechanical performance and drying shrinkage of hemp concrete Bacterial calcification in cement pastes and mortars containing mineral admixtures Characterization of live, dead, starved, and heat-treated S. pasteurii cells: implications for biomineralization in construction materials Application of soil bacteria to improve compressive strength of portland cement RRT3: Statistical analysis of hemp concrete mechanical properties variability The use of wool as fiber-reinforcement in cement-based mortar Investigation of performance tests using bio-derived/chemical additives A novel pull-out device used to study the influence of pressure during processing of cement-based material reinforced with coir Effects of shell element on shelled compressed earth masonry units XIV

5 ICBBM 2015 Rheological and mechanical behavior of earth materials / starch mixes Effects of seashell aggregates in concrete properties Effect of wetting and drying cycles on the interface of natural fibers with a portland cement based matrix An orthotropic incremental model for the hydromechanical behaviour of softwood Effect of calcined nanoclay on microstructural and mechanical properties of chemically treated hemp fabric-reinforced cement nanocomposites Investigating the strain rate-dependent compressive properties of fiber-reinforced soy-based polyurethane foams Compressive and shearing behavior of lime and hemp concrete Probabilistic improvement of crack propagation monitoring by using acoustic emission: application to wood components Investigation of the mechanical performance and weathering of hemp concrete Design of mechanically enhanced concrete using hemp shiv Fracture analysis of wood under variable environment Acoustic of bio-materials Impact of the water content of hemp concretes on their thermal and acoustical properties Mechanical and acoustical behavior of starch-hemp bio-composite materials In situ damage monitoring in timber materials: acoustic emission pattern recognition approach based on Hilbert Huang transform Acoustical characterization and modelling of agricultural by-products for building insulation Hygroscopic and hygrothermal properties of bio-materials Moisture buffer potential of wall assemblies incorporating hemp-lime Evaluation and application of Opuntia ficus-indica panel D X-ray tomography for the hygrothermal characterization of spruce wood Measurement of the hygrothermal properties of straw-clay mixtures A new treatment to reduce wood hydrophilicity Comparative study of hygrothermal performances of straw-clay and vertically perforated clay brick buildings Influence of cellulose pulp fiber addition on the hydration of cementitious pastes with silica fume. 496 Bamboo panels to control moisture level of buildings Moisture properties of rape straw concrete and hemp concrete Influence of straw content on the mechanical and thermal properties of bio-based earth composites Water transfers in hemp concrete followed by nuclear magnetic resonance Formulation of binder to improve mechanical properties of hemp concrete at early stage. Effect on thermal and hygric properties in use Experimental and numerical evaluation of the hygrothermal performance of a hemp-lime building 534 Effect of compaction on moisture buffering of hemp-lime insulation Hysteresis phenomenon in hemp concrete Heat transfer of dowelled and bolted steel-to-timber connections exposed to fire: Experimentation and numerical modeling Hygrothermal behavior of a hemp concrete wall: experimental and numerical study of coating Effect of temperature on thermal and hygric properties of hemp-lime plasters Experimental study of the hygrothermal behaviour of hemp shives-based precast blocks at material and wall scales Life cycle assessment of bio-based building materials A systematic methodology for sensitivity analysis in life cycle thinking context applied to hemp-based insulation products for buildings XV

6 ICBBM 2015 Environmental performance of north american wood panel manufacturing Environmental impacts of agro-sourced materials compared to traditional materials into building. 599 Advances in research methodologies and biomaterials testing Development of a laboratory test method to assess the resistance of bio-based insulation materials against moulds The NatuRALiMe project: New insights into the study of hemp-based mortars for new construction and heritage conservation Characterization of hemp aggregates Comparison of several size analysis On the mechanical characterization of a sunflower-based biocomposite using the grid method Optimizing the design of timber components under decay and climate variations Effect of testing variables on the hydration and compressive strength of lime hemp concrete Indoor air emission tests of natural materials Chp 3 - Applications Green Applications Thermal and hydrological modeling of green roofs: Application to stormwater management assessment Environmentally friendly vege-roofing tile: an investigation study Impact of green roof in building energy performance: experimental and numerical study Evaluation of micro-concrete fibre reinforced roofing tiles with scm A new load-bearing insulation material made of cattail Preliminary study on use of terrazyme as a bio stabilizer along with cement and lime in compressed stabilized earth blocks Particleboard with coir fiber and sugar cane bagasse: thermal-physical-mechanical properties Sensitivity analysis of parameters influencing building heating energy consumption using hemp-lime material Wood-strand sandwich panels for panelized construction Re-use of quarry fines for the production of blocks % biobased particleboards based on new agricultural wastes A review of recycled use of post consumer waste paper in construction Comparative environmental life cycle assessment of vegetative roofs: A case study from lebanon Social Issues Sustainable building with local material: a case study GROW2BUILD - Local cultivated hemp and flax as resource for biobased building materials Which techniques and strategies employ to foster new local commodity chains for bio-based materials? Results of a multidisciplinary scientific research Sustainability assessment of industrialized bamboo solutions for housing programs in the Philippines Index of authors... DCCXLVII XVI

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