An Easy Way for Ceramic Bricks Elaboration to Carry out Basic Technical MeasurementsSimple approach to elaborate test bricks for traditional ceramic studies
Idrissi, Hicham El Boudour El; Borja, Wafaa; Daoudi, Lahcenet al.
[en] Fired bricks have shown tremendous potential as a construction material due to their properties. However, their use required some specifications in terms of quality, resistance, and durability. In developing countries, the lack of tools to make test specimens leads to many defects in these brick specimens responsible for low durability and weak precision during mechanical tests and shrinkage. In this study, a simple and traditional method of making test bricks is presented. This simple method allows the production of bricks with the required properties. This method is especially efficient for a firm or semi-soft pastes consistency. The handmade pastes do not stick into the walls of the mold like the case of steel molds and it gives specimens with standard shape, smooth surface, and sharp edges. The resulting fired bricks exhibit high mechanical strength comparable and even better than those of conventional methods.</p>
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Idrissi, Hicham El Boudour El
Borja, Wafaa
Daoudi, Lahcen
Fagel, Nathalie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Argiles, géochimie et environnements sédimentaires
Hakkou, Rachid
Taha, Yassine
Tamraoui, Youssef
Language :
English
Title :
An Easy Way for Ceramic Bricks Elaboration to Carry out Basic Technical MeasurementsSimple approach to elaborate test bricks for traditional ceramic studies