The Comprehensive Comparison of Thermal and Physical-Mechanical Properties of the Recycled Rubber and Plastic Roofing Tiles versus Roofing Tiles Made with Different Traditional Materials

GAGGINO, ROSANA; KREIKER, JERÓNIMO; FILIPPÍN, CELINA; SÁNCHEZ AMONO, MARÍA PAZ; GONZÁLEZ LARÍA, JULIÁN; PEISINO, LUCAS ERNESTO

Advances in Civil Engineering

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Año: 2018 vol. 2018 p. 1 - 11

1687-8086

The objectives of this research were to estimate the thermal transmittance and some physical-mechanical properties of a housingcover built with roofing tiles made from recycled plastics and rubber and compare them with three other traditional solutions forhousing cover: ceramic roofing tiles, concrete roofing tiles, and zinc sheets. This roofing tile has technical advantages over theothers, due to its higher thermal insulation, higher resistance to freezing, higher resistance to hail, higher flexural resistance, lowerspecific weight, and lower water absorption, with lower cost than the traditional glazed black ceramic roofing tile. And it is alsofriendlier to the environment.