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Manually powered manufacture of keyed bricks
The production of bricks, one of the main components in conventional construction technology, has been carried out by either a hand moulding process or by a fully mechanized process. Both processes have limitations in developing countries. An alternative solution is the use of decentralized non-power-consuming brick making units, utilizing unconventional raw materials which do not require baking to develop strength. A manually energized brick making machine (MEBM) has proven the feasibility of extruding various mixes including a lime-fly ash-sand mixture. The production of bricks with a keyed cross-section is investigated using the MEBM to establish the functional and economic viabilities of the technology to create a construction technology which relies on abundant resources, unskilled labour and zero energy input. La production de briques, l'un des elements essentiels de la construction traditionnelle, est assuree soit par moulage manuel, soit par des procedes entierement mecanises. Les deux procedes montrent leurs limites dans les pays en voie de developpement. Une solution alternative consiste a utiliser des machines decentraliśees ne consommant pas d'energie, faisant appel a des matieres premieres non conventionnelles qui n'exigent pas de cuisson pour donner la resistance a la brique. Une machine a fabriquer les briques mue par la force manuelle (manually energized brick making machine - MEBM) a prouve sa capacite a extruder differents melanges comportant un melange de chaux et de sable cendre. La production de briques a section creuse au moyen de la MEBM est a l'etude, afin d'etablir la faisabilite economique et fonctionnelle de cette technique propre a creer une technologie de construction basee sur des ressources abondantes, une main-d'oeuvre non qualifiee et une depense energetique nulle.
Manually powered manufacture of keyed bricks
The production of bricks, one of the main components in conventional construction technology, has been carried out by either a hand moulding process or by a fully mechanized process. Both processes have limitations in developing countries. An alternative solution is the use of decentralized non-power-consuming brick making units, utilizing unconventional raw materials which do not require baking to develop strength. A manually energized brick making machine (MEBM) has proven the feasibility of extruding various mixes including a lime-fly ash-sand mixture. The production of bricks with a keyed cross-section is investigated using the MEBM to establish the functional and economic viabilities of the technology to create a construction technology which relies on abundant resources, unskilled labour and zero energy input. La production de briques, l'un des elements essentiels de la construction traditionnelle, est assuree soit par moulage manuel, soit par des procedes entierement mecanises. Les deux procedes montrent leurs limites dans les pays en voie de developpement. Une solution alternative consiste a utiliser des machines decentraliśees ne consommant pas d'energie, faisant appel a des matieres premieres non conventionnelles qui n'exigent pas de cuisson pour donner la resistance a la brique. Une machine a fabriquer les briques mue par la force manuelle (manually energized brick making machine - MEBM) a prouve sa capacite a extruder differents melanges comportant un melange de chaux et de sable cendre. La production de briques a section creuse au moyen de la MEBM est a l'etude, afin d'etablir la faisabilite economique et fonctionnelle de cette technique propre a creer une technologie de construction basee sur des ressources abondantes, une main-d'oeuvre non qualifiee et une depense energetique nulle.
Manually powered manufacture of keyed bricks
Modak, J. P. (author) / Sohoni, V. V. (author) / Aware, H. V. (author)
Building Research & Information ; 25 ; 354-364
1997-11-01
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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