Assessment of a light weight concrete tile for animal production facilities

Tinoco F.F. Ilda, Osorio S. Jairo A, Marcos O. De Paula, Richard S. Gates, Fiorotti Peixoto Ricardo

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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the use of expanded clay in light concrete, mixed in order to be used for modeling of roof tiles with appropriate geometry, according to the comfort and technical demands of animal. Models of poultry house were built at the scale of 1:12, Jentsch (2002), and were oriented east-west. The roofs were made of three different materials: roofing tiles of expanded clay lightweight concrete (LWC), roofing tiles of fiber-cement (Fcim) and ceramic roofing tiles (Cer). The parameters evaluated inside of the reduced scale models were: Relative Humidity (RH), Dry Bulb Temperature (DBT), Black Globe Temperature (BGT), Black Globe Temperature- Humidity Index (BGTHI) and Thermal Radiation Load (TRL), during the summer. The results showed that the parameters RH, DBT, BGHI and TRL were statistically different among the systems. The best performance was shown by the model using tiles of expanded clay lightweight concrete (LWC).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, ASABE 2009
PublisherAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Pages2710-2718
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9781615673629
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
EventAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009 - Reno, NV, United States
Duration: Jun 21 2009Jun 24 2009

Publication series

NameAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, ASABE 2009
Volume4

Other

OtherAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityReno, NV
Period6/21/096/24/09

Keywords

  • Building materials
  • Livestock structures
  • Thermal comfort

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)

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