Development of new baked bricks based on clay and sawdust

Autor: Benjeddou Omrane, Soussi Chokri, Khadimallah Mohamed Amine, Alyousef Rayed, Jedidi Malek
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: MATEC Web of Conferences, Vol 149, p 01040 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2261-236X
DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/201714901040
Popis: Current research in the field of building materials is oriented towards the recovery of waste to ensure the lightening of certain building elements and energy saving. The objective of this study is to produce a new bricks by adding sawdust to clay mixtures. The first part of this experimental work consists on detremining the proper manufacturing process and cooking diagram for these new bricks. In the second part, the effect of the maximum cooking temperature, the firing phase time's of the bricks and the sawdust prportion on the physical and mechanical properties of the new bricks have been studied. The studied properties are the absorption ratio, the unit weight and the compressive strength. The results showed that the addition of an increasing amount of sawdust tends to modify the physical and mechanical properties of the cooked samples. The presence of sawdust reduces the number of connections between the clay grains and produces a lighter, more absorbent and less resistant material. Finally, the results showed that the manufacture of bricks based on sawdust is possible.
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