ENHANCEMENT IN THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BRICKS

Abstract

A new type of porous brick is proposed. Sawdust is initially well ixed with wet clay in order to create voids inside the brick uring the firing process. The voids will enhance the total erformance of the brick due to the reduction of its density and hermal conductivity and a minor reduction of its compressive tress. All these properties have been measured experimentally nd good performance has been obtained. Although a minor eduction in compressive stress has been observed with ncreased porosity, this property has still been larger than that f the common used hollow brick. Data obtained by this work ead to a new type of effective brick having a good performance ith no possibility that mortar enters inside the holes which is he case with the common used hollow bricks. The mortar has a eterment effect on thermal properties of the wall since it has ome higher thermal conductivity and density than that of rick which increases the wall overall density and thermal onductivity of the wall.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2011-06-10
  • Revision Date2012-02-11
  • Acceptance Date2012-03-11

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI110610043S

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