VARIATION IN ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF MECHANIZED BRICKS WITH FLY ASH BRICKS

Abstract

Our country needs huge amount of bricks every year for the construction of various types of buildings. Lots of research works are going on to find other alternate materials to replace the clay bricks. In this study an attempt has been made to prepare bricks from fly ash and mechanized bricks to study the engineering properties. Fly Ash is a fine powder that is a by-product of burning pulverized coal in electric generation power plants. To perform this research a varieties of tests were conducted i.e., compressive strength, water absorption, unit volume weight, and impervious pore in the laboratory. The outcome of this paper can serve as a common reference for practitioners and researchers attempting to seek out solutions for further improving overall quality of mechanized bricks and fly ash bricks in the development of more sustainable wall material based on the current brick production process.