Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering

Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering

Investigating the effect of mixing design variables and moss species on the biological acceptance of concrete facades in the Mediterranean climate

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
zahra Koohpayeh 1
Kianoosh Samimi 2
Amirreza Ardekani 3
1 Masters student, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Civil, Water and Environmental Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
10.22065/jsce.2024.458505.3420
Abstract
Bio-receptive concrete facade, a self-sustainable green facade system, has attracted the interest of engineers in Mediterranean regions. Nevertheless, the utilization of this system is hindered by the time-consuming process of concrete livability. This research aimed to expedite and improve the quality of concrete livability using conventional materials. 8 samples were prepared following a standard mix design comprising white cement, water, coarse sand (4-8 mm), and fine sand (0-4 mm), with a water-to-cement ratio of 0.6 along with three species of Sheet moss, Liverwort moss, and Barbula moss were tested over 16 weeks. Results revealed that incorporating 13.5 grams (5% of water content) of vinegar into panel No. 3 and substituting 40% of fine and coarse aggregates with fine pumice aggregates and coarse leca aggregates in panel No. 6, notably decreased the substrate's pH level below 14 and enhanced the water absorption capacity and porosity of the concrete reducing the livability of the panels to 25 days compared to the control sample. Replacing pumice grains with a portion of fine grains in the mixture of panel No. 5 and light grains of leca with a portion of fine grains and coarse grains in the mixture of panel No. 8, facilitated moss growth on the panel surfaces by the end of the fifth week of the experiment. Moss growth was observed on panel No. 2 in the middle of the sixteenth week, which contained 4.5 grams (1% of cement weight) of aluminium powder. no moss growth was detected on the control sample (panel no. 1), the urea-containing sample (panel no. 4), or the sample containing leca as coarse grains and sand as fine grains (panel no. 7) by the end of the 16 weeks. The results indicate that Sheet moss exhibited the highest growth rate and most consistent development among all species.
Keywords
Bio-receptivity
Bio-receptive faç
green concrete
Moss biology
Self-sustainable green- faç
ade

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 27 May 2024
  • Revise Date 28 July 2024
  • Accept Date 06 September 2024