Gypsum is one of the oldest known building materials. Some of its properties confer advantages such as fire resistance, thermal and acoustic insulation. This work aims to study the physical and mechanical properties of gypsum-based composite with the incorporation of residues from the footwear industry ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and vermiculite. The aim to develop these composites is to produce components for thermal protection of masonry. To determine the influence of different residue levels of EVA and vermiculite, and the water/plaster ratio on the bulk density, flexural and compressive strength, five different percentages of these materials were incorporated combined with three water/plaster ratios. The results were analyzed by multivariate statistics and indicated that the density of both composites and the flexural strength of the composite with vermiculite had a greater influence of the water/plaster ratio, while the percentage of aggregate shows greater influence on the flexural strength of the composite with EVA and compressive strength of both composites.
flexural strength; compressive strength; bulk density
