Estudo de durabilidade de blocos de solo-cimento com a incorporação de casca de arroz.

Abstract

The accelerated process of modernization in the agricultural industry has contributed to the signrficant increase in the generation of agricultural residues that cause damage to the environment. The beneficiation process generates large quantities of rice husk, these wastes are usually deposited on land or thrown into streams, causing environmental degradation due to slow bíodegradation. Its use in construction, such as alternative product, can contribute to the conservation and preservation of the environment. This work aims to study the durability of soil-cement with the addition of rice husk. The tests were carried out usíng cycles of wettíng and drying, to evaluate the durability of conventional and alternative blocks embedded with rice husk. The results indicate that increasing the amount of rice husk, raises the value of water absorption, decreases the compressive strength, increases the loss of mass and volume change, due to the large volume of voids produced by rice husk and lack of interaction between the soil-cement and rice husk. Durability testing by the method of accelerated degradation and mineralogical characterization tests performed with the alternative blocks of soil-cement íncorporated with rice husk indicated the composítion of 10% cement plus the combination of soil and 4% 86% peei rice, ideal for the manufacture of masonry blocks for construction.