Experimental studies on reinforced brick

Abstract

From the industrial activities, an enormous amount of solid wastes is generated, which can cause adverse effects on the environment. Among these wastes, steel scrap is one of the important solid wastes which is obtained from the lathe industries, disposed of an open ground makes an unhealthy environment and soil contamination. The past studies confirm the utilization of steel scrap wastes used in the construction industry as well as in transportation and highway industry. This project emphasis on the innovative use of steel scrap in the manufacturing of soil cement reinforced bricks. To study the properties of soil cement reinforced bricks, compressive strength test, water absorption test and weight comparison were performed on bricks with different proportions of steel scraps. From the results, it is observed that the compressive strength of brick increased and the water absorption rate is decreased upon increasing the percentage of steel scrap content.