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Mud Bricks Using Oyster Shells
Sustainable construction practice is essential for the safeguarding and manageability of our earth just as the wellbeing of ourselves and what is to come. Even if brick is one of the most common construction material, scarcity of natural materials have led to the incorporation of different types of waste into the bricks and have been investigated [1]. In the growing concern of sustainability, compressed earth bricks are more energy efficient, economic and environment friendly. The aim of this project is to study the suitability of clayey soil and crushed Oyster Shell (OS) powder using Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as binder for unfired rammed earth brick. OS is an industrial waste, disposed of in open dumps at coastal areas in huge quantities. In order to reduce the environmental problems created by the waste OS, the soil in the bricks were replaced by Oyster shell powder by varying the percentage from 5 to 20 at an interval of 5%. To evaluate the performance, tests such as compressive strength, efflorescence and total water absorption were conducted on samples of size 190 mm × 90 mm × 90 mm. Compared to conventional unfired bricks the samples showed a better compressive strength for 10% replacement.
Mud Bricks Using Oyster Shells
Sustainable construction practice is essential for the safeguarding and manageability of our earth just as the wellbeing of ourselves and what is to come. Even if brick is one of the most common construction material, scarcity of natural materials have led to the incorporation of different types of waste into the bricks and have been investigated [1]. In the growing concern of sustainability, compressed earth bricks are more energy efficient, economic and environment friendly. The aim of this project is to study the suitability of clayey soil and crushed Oyster Shell (OS) powder using Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as binder for unfired rammed earth brick. OS is an industrial waste, disposed of in open dumps at coastal areas in huge quantities. In order to reduce the environmental problems created by the waste OS, the soil in the bricks were replaced by Oyster shell powder by varying the percentage from 5 to 20 at an interval of 5%. To evaluate the performance, tests such as compressive strength, efflorescence and total water absorption were conducted on samples of size 190 mm × 90 mm × 90 mm. Compared to conventional unfired bricks the samples showed a better compressive strength for 10% replacement.
Mud Bricks Using Oyster Shells
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Dasgupta, Kaustubh (editor) / Sajith, A. S. (editor) / Unni Kartha, G. (editor) / Joseph, Asha (editor) / Kavitha, P. E. (editor) / Praseeda, K.I. (editor) / Thomas, Jibin Idiculla (author) / Jose, Josin (author) / Mathew, Namitha Rose (author) / Reji, Resma (author)
National Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management ; 2019 ; Angamaly, India
2019-12-17
7 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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