The comprehensive comparison of thermal and physical ? mechanical properties of the recycled rubber and plastic roofing tiles vs. roofing tiles made with different traditional materials

GAGGINO ROSANA; KREIKER JERÓNIMO; FILIPPIN CELINA; SANCHEZ AMONO, MARIA PAZ; GONZALEZ LARIA, JULIAN; PEISINO LUCAS

Advances in Civil Engineering

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2018 vol. 2018

1687-8086

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