Cement based Materials
Ceramic Planter Tile Fragment
Cement based
Ceramic
22-7156-168-a
A Ficus elastica tree's growing roots and insufficient adherence between old and new finishes contributed to the failure of this chunk of ceramic tile from …
Chunam Plaster
Cement based
22-0000-155-a
This sample was found halfway up the road to the Lung Fu Shan morning trail. The material, Chunam, is widely used across Hong Kong as …
Orange peel concrete
Cement based
Plant / Plant based
21-7182-007-a
Dried orange peel is performing as aggregate in this concrete with the aim to decrease weight. As compared to a control sample with pure cement, …
Recycled terrazzo block
Cement based
Glass
21-7182-004-a
Commercial waste and industrial waste materials from a local Hong Kong neighborhood are crushed and combined with mortar into a terrazzo brick.
Loofah concrete
Plant / Plant based
Cement based
20-7182-007-a
Loofah concrete is a lightweight concrete (oven-dry density of less than 2000kg/m3). The air pockets created by the loofah fibers inside the mix make it …