EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON BRICKS BY REPLACING OF CLAY AND SAND WITH VARIOUS SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS.

Abstract

A brick is major component for building work. Bricks are manufactured by grinding or crushing the clay in mills and mixing it with water to make it plastic. This paper presents a parametric experimental study, by utilization of Hypo Sludge and Silica Fume in brick manufacturing by replaced clay and sand to increase the properties of brick. Silica Fume is taken as constant of 5% and Hypo Sludge is replaced with 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% for each proportion that have been calculated. The mechanical properties of brick are investigated. These bricks were tested for compressive strength, water absorption, bulk density and efflorescence. The test on brick is according to IS: 3495-1992. Copy Right, IJAR, 2017,. All rights reserved.The bricks have been used all over the world in every class and kind of building. If the total bricks produced till today are to be counted, the figure would indeed be astronomical. It is understood that about 65 percent of the bricks in world goes into dwellings and the balance into commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. The bricks have established as an age old material right from the thatched house to the multi-storeyed buildings. They were initially handmade and used as load bearing material for various structures. With the passage of time and advent of cement and steel, the frames only are filled up with the burnt clay bricks. The production of burnt clay bricks on a scientific and modern basis including proper mining of clays can lead to availability of quality bricks.