Open AccessEvaluation of physical and mechanical properties of fired-clay bricks incorporating both mineral and organic wastes
Author(s) -
Maryam Achik,
Hayat Benmoussa,
Abdellah Oulmekki,
Mustapha Ijjaali,
Noureddine El Moudden,
Olga Kizinievič,
Viktor Kizinievič
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
modern building materials, structures and techniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
eISSN - 2029-9907
pISSN - 2029-9915
DOI - 10.3846/mbmst.2019.004
Subject(s) - brick , sawdust , raw material , valorisation , waste material , mineral , waste management , compressive strength , metallurgy , environmental science , materials science , pulp and paper industry , composite material , engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry
The clay brick is one of the oldest building materials, and as the use of waste in the bricks can reduce clayconsummation and the environmental burden due to the accumulation of waste, the present study was chosen, the addition of mineral and organic waste to the clay brick.The added value of this work, which was carried out within the Institute of Building Materials at VGTU, is that the mixturestudied is very special, because the raw materials used are:− Yellow Clay (C) from Fez which is used only in the field of pottery;− Pyrrhotite Ash (PA) which is a mineral waste produced during the manufacture of sulphuric acid from the roasting ofpyrrhotite ore. This waste is stored in the open air since 1982 and until now it doesn't have any specific use;− Cedar Sawdust (S) is an organic waste regenerate by the artisanal sector from Fez.The bricks’ technological properties depended on the amount of ashes used. So, adding 5% S to the mixture (20% PA – 80% C)gives rise to a new material that is light, porous with a natural brick red colour. Most importantly, this material exhibits mechanical strength according to the standards of a terracotta brick.