The Influence Of Rice Husk As Partial Replacement Material In Fired-Clay Brick

The depletion of clay as a natural resource for making fired-clay bricks is in contrast with the high demand from the construction industry. This situation has obliged the researcher to introduce new construction materials using agricultural waste or to provide an alternative method to the manufactu...

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Main Author: Johari, Izwan
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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description The depletion of clay as a natural resource for making fired-clay bricks is in contrast with the high demand from the construction industry. This situation has obliged the researcher to introduce new construction materials using agricultural waste or to provide an alternative method to the manufacturing of traditional building material such as fired-clay brick, particularly during the current economic crisis. This thesis reports the effect on the usage of three types of rice husks as partial replacement material for clay in fired-clay brick. The investigation includes the manufacturing process, firing process, physical and mechanical testing and also the performance of fired-clay brick as masonry wall. Three types of fired-clay bricks with five different mix proportions (5-30%), including one type of control brick (0%), were produced using an extruder machine. In determining the optimum firing temperature, the control bricks were fired inside a muffle furnace with different temperatures ranging from 800-1250ºC. The optimum firing temperature was verified based on the controlled brick compressive strength result and used as the optimum firing temperature for the production of fired-clay bricks.
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spelling usm-429462019-04-12T05:26:51Z http://eprints.usm.my/42946/ The Influence Of Rice Husk As Partial Replacement Material In Fired-Clay Brick Johari, Izwan TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) The depletion of clay as a natural resource for making fired-clay bricks is in contrast with the high demand from the construction industry. This situation has obliged the researcher to introduce new construction materials using agricultural waste or to provide an alternative method to the manufacturing of traditional building material such as fired-clay brick, particularly during the current economic crisis. This thesis reports the effect on the usage of three types of rice husks as partial replacement material for clay in fired-clay brick. The investigation includes the manufacturing process, firing process, physical and mechanical testing and also the performance of fired-clay brick as masonry wall. Three types of fired-clay bricks with five different mix proportions (5-30%), including one type of control brick (0%), were produced using an extruder machine. In determining the optimum firing temperature, the control bricks were fired inside a muffle furnace with different temperatures ranging from 800-1250ºC. The optimum firing temperature was verified based on the controlled brick compressive strength result and used as the optimum firing temperature for the production of fired-clay bricks. 2010-06 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/42946/1/Izwan_Bin_Johari24.pdf Johari, Izwan (2010) The Influence Of Rice Husk As Partial Replacement Material In Fired-Clay Brick. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Johari, Izwan
The Influence Of Rice Husk As Partial Replacement Material In Fired-Clay Brick
title The Influence Of Rice Husk As Partial Replacement Material In Fired-Clay Brick
title_full The Influence Of Rice Husk As Partial Replacement Material In Fired-Clay Brick
title_fullStr The Influence Of Rice Husk As Partial Replacement Material In Fired-Clay Brick
title_full_unstemmed The Influence Of Rice Husk As Partial Replacement Material In Fired-Clay Brick
title_short The Influence Of Rice Husk As Partial Replacement Material In Fired-Clay Brick
title_sort influence of rice husk as partial replacement material in fired-clay brick
topic TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
url http://eprints.usm.my/42946/
http://eprints.usm.my/42946/1/Izwan_Bin_Johari24.pdf