Use of kadappa waste as a resource material for building construction

Abstract

The burnt clay brick is a longstanding building material for house construction. The raw material for the production of burnt clay is top soil which is removed from agricultural land and natural landscapes. This process paves way for the depletion of the soil nutrient content and moisture content as well as destabilizes the soil. Also the emission of greenhouse gases during burning of bricks affects the environment. To evade these problems, researchers attempted to establish an alternative green material named Fly ash bricks which utilizes the waste from thermal plants for its production. In addition to the innovation of fly ash bricks, an attempt has been made to utilize the kadappa stone waste as an ingredient in fly ash bricks for construction works. This study focuses on the effect on utilization of kadappa waste as an ingredient for manufacturing a building material. Experimental work is carried out on kadappa fly-ash bricks comprised of different proportions of kadappa stone waste, fly-ash and lime and the comparative study is made to fine the optimum mix proportion.