Structural Study Of An Eco-Sustainable Noise Barrier

Abstract

The object of the present study is to check the structural strength of a noise barrier made of ground gardening pruning, coming from the palm groves in Gran Canaria. Clay has been used as agglutinative material, mixing it with water. Both materials (pruning and clay) are used in equal proportions (50% and 50%). For the real barrier built we have measured a strength which is superior to 2.000 kg/m(2) and we have checked that it is structurally stable. By means of the SOLIDWORKS simulation we check its stability and its behaviour in windy and rainy conditions. Following the analysis of the test results we can state that the barrier has good stability even in heavy rain conditions.

El objeto de este estudio es comprobar la resistencia estructural de una pantalla acústica constituida con molido de poda de jardinería triturada, proveniente de los palmerales de Gran Canaria. Se ha utilizado arcilla como aglutinante, mediante su amasado con agua. Ambos materiales (molido y arcilla) se disponen en una proporción del 50%. En la pantalla real construida se midió una resistencia mayor a 2.000 kg/m2 y es estructuralmente estable. Mediante la simulación a partir del software SOLIDWORKS se lleva a cabo la comprobación de la estabilidad y comportamiento, de la misma, en condiciones de viento y lluvia. Tras el análisis de los resultados del ensayo, podemos afirmar, que la pantalla, presenta buena estabilidad incluso con lluvia abundante.