Analysis of the viability of prefabricated elements for partitions manufactured with plaster and eps from waste recycling

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to study the viability of the use of gypsum with expanded poliestirene (EPS) from recycling to manufacture elements for the construction of interior partitions. This paper presents several proposals blocks for inner partitions made with gypsum and EPS from construction and demolition waste, as well as summarizing the results obtained in the different tests carried out to verify their mechanical behavior and in this way compare them with similar construction elements that are currently commercialized. In this work, carried out under the Waste to Resources (W2R) project, different block solutions are studied, all based on a sandwich panel system, in which the outer faces of the block are formed by a 6 mm thick gypsum board, enclosing a core formed with a low density material, and therefore, high deformability.