NEW BUILDING

RESIDENTIAL

STRUCTURAL MATERIALS

MASONRY

BRICK

CONCRETE

 STONE

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RECOMMENDATIONS

Estimate quantity of masonry needs to avoid waste on work site.

Select masonry products with recycled content when possible.

Reuse is possible just after to verify the structural performance of the elements so it is not always recommendable.

Clean concrete chunks, old brick, broken blocks can be buried on site during foundation back-filling.

Concrete and other unusable masonry elements can be crushed and process it for roadbed aggregate and other uses.

Masonry has to be reinforced with steel in seismic zones.

 

 

ADVANTAGES

Masonry elements have a good reusability and recyclability performance.

Masonry is generally not a source of indoor air pollution.

Masonry wall have good vapor permeability, if it is not modify from the use of finishes.

Great mass and stiffness are good for wind resistance.

DISADVANTAGES

During production there is a considerable consume of energy.

Reuse for structural purpose it is very difficult due at the extensive testing required.

Requires steel reinforcement for seismic resistance.

Great mass and stiffness produce great seismic forces.

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