Investigation into the effect of some additives on the mechanical strength, quality and thermal conductivity of clay bricks

14th International Symposium on Advanced Materials

Zaid, Adnan I. O.^1 ; Qandil, A.^2 ; Qattous, M.A.A.^3

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, Applied Science Private University, Amman

11931, Jordan^1

Civil Engineering Department, Applied Science Private University, Amman

11931, Jordan^2

Industrial Engineering Department, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan^3

关键词: Brick industry;    Clay bricks;    Experimental investigations;    Political crisis;    Ultimate compressive strength;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/146/1/012018/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/146/1/012018

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

It was repeatedly reported that the clay bricks industry in Jordan is facing both weak mechanical strength and poor quality which caused marketing problems where it is expected to serve the increasing demand of housing in the country especially after the political crises in the neighboring countries Iraq and Syria. It is therefore anticipated that improvement of the mechanical strength and quality of the produced clay evaluation of the brick industry in Jordan is worth investigating. In this paper, theoretical and experimental investigation obtained from field visits to the factories producing clay bricks were carried out. Furthermore, the effect of using some additives from locally available materials namely: Battn El-Ghoul Clay, Suweileh sand and Olive extracts on the mechanical strength, thermal conductivity and surface quality of the produced bricks is investigated and discussed. The experimental results indicated that thermal conductivity, color and durability were all enhanced and the ultimate compressive strength was reduced but remained higher than the acceptable value for brickwork.