A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Mechanical properties and mineralogy of artisanal clay bricks manufactured in Dididi, Limpopo, South Africa
Graphical abstract Display Omitted
Highlights The reliability on artisanal bricks used in construction in the rural area. Investigation of new mineralogy formations in artisanal clay bricks due to heat effect. Compressive Strength and Water absorption of artisanal brick compared to the commercialised ones, SANS227:2007 and ASTM requirements. Analytical tests/chemical analysis was used (XRF, XRD, FTIR and SEM). Artisanal brick protection against environment conditions.
Abstract The mineralogical changes in sun-dried (raw), fired and burnt bricks were investigated using XRF, XRD, SEM-EDS and FTIR while their compressive strength and water absorption capacity was determined and compared to specifications as prescribed by the South African National Standard SANS 227:2007 and ASTM C34-13 respectively and to the commercialised clay bricks. Also addressed was the issue of environmental pollution. It was found that the kaolinite present in the sun-dried was transformed into metakaolinite, spinel in the fired and cristobalite and mullite in the burnt respectively. The compressive strength for fired and burnt bricks were found to be 4.3 MPa and 9 MPa while water absorption was 16.5% and 9.8% respectively.
Mechanical properties and mineralogy of artisanal clay bricks manufactured in Dididi, Limpopo, South Africa
Graphical abstract Display Omitted
Highlights The reliability on artisanal bricks used in construction in the rural area. Investigation of new mineralogy formations in artisanal clay bricks due to heat effect. Compressive Strength and Water absorption of artisanal brick compared to the commercialised ones, SANS227:2007 and ASTM requirements. Analytical tests/chemical analysis was used (XRF, XRD, FTIR and SEM). Artisanal brick protection against environment conditions.
Abstract The mineralogical changes in sun-dried (raw), fired and burnt bricks were investigated using XRF, XRD, SEM-EDS and FTIR while their compressive strength and water absorption capacity was determined and compared to specifications as prescribed by the South African National Standard SANS 227:2007 and ASTM C34-13 respectively and to the commercialised clay bricks. Also addressed was the issue of environmental pollution. It was found that the kaolinite present in the sun-dried was transformed into metakaolinite, spinel in the fired and cristobalite and mullite in the burnt respectively. The compressive strength for fired and burnt bricks were found to be 4.3 MPa and 9 MPa while water absorption was 16.5% and 9.8% respectively.
Mechanical properties and mineralogy of artisanal clay bricks manufactured in Dididi, Limpopo, South Africa
Monatshebe, Tshiyoyo (author) / Mulaba-Bafubiandi, Antoine F. (author) / Kasongo Nyembwe, Didier (author)
Construction and Building Materials ; 225 ; 972-982
2019-07-20
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Artisanal , Fired brick , Characterisation , Mineralogy , Compressive strength and water absorption , SANS , South Africa National Standard , ASTM , American Society for Testing and Materials , XRF , X-ray fluorescence , XRD , X-ray Diffraction , SEM-EDS , Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy , FT-IR , Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy , UCS , Unconfined Compressive Strength , W.A , Water Absorption , MPa , Megapascal Pressure unit , % , percentage
Porous clay bricks manufactured with rice husks
| British Library Online Contents | 2013
Porous clay bricks manufactured with rice husks
| Online Contents | 2013