Effect of Microwave Radiation on the Compressive Strength of Solid Ceramic Brick

Microwave radiation is widely utilized in construction practice, especially for drying building materials, remediating damp masonry, or sterilization of biotic pests that have infested building structures. The available scientific and technical literature reports that certain materials exposed to mi...

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Published in:Buildings (Basel) 2023-04, Vol.13 (4), p.1018
Main Authors: Průša, David, Šuhajda, Karel, Žajdlík, Tomáš, Svobodová, Kateřina, Šťastník, Stanislav, Hobzova, Klara, Venkrbec, Vaclav
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
brick
Bricks
Building materials
Building materials: 525
Bygningsmaterialer: 525
ceramic
Compressive strength
Construction
Construction industry
Construction materials
Dehumidification
Electromagnetism
Energy consumption
Experimental research
Exposure
Inventors
Keramer / Ceramics
material drying
Materials science and engineering: 520
Materialteknologi: 520
Mechanical properties
Methods
microwave exposure
Microwave heating
Microwave radiation
Microwaves
Mikrobølgeeksponering / Microwave exposure
Moisture effects
Murstein / Brick
non-destructive testing
Pests
Physical properties
Radiation
Sterilization
Stråling / Radiation
Technical literature
Technology: 500
Teknologi: 500
VDP
Water absorption
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Summary:Microwave radiation is widely utilized in construction practice, especially for drying building materials, remediating damp masonry, or sterilization of biotic pests that have infested building structures. The available scientific and technical literature reports that certain materials exposed to microwave radiation do not change their physical and mechanical properties, although this has not yet been adequately verified. This paper builds on many years of research in the area, adding to and refining existing information, providing new insights into the mechanical and physical properties of commonly available building materials that have been exposed to controlled microwave radiation, and comparing them with reference values. The experimental research on a set of clay brick samples is carried out using tests according to European standards, and it focuses on the effect of microwave radiation on compressive strength and water absorption. The experimental samples were compared to reference samples that had not been subjected to prolonged exposure to moisture and were subsequently treated with microwave radiation for dehumidification.
ISSN:2075-5309
2075-5309
DOI:10.3390/buildings13041018