Assessment of the properties of bricks made from stone dust and molten plastic for building and pedestrian pavement

The importance of bricks and the need to conserve the environment has led to the use of different types of waste material to replace either cement, clay or sand in the production of bricks. This study has looked into the use of molten plastic to replace Cement in sandcrete bricks. Molten plastic was...

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Published in:International journal of pavement research & technology 2021-11, Vol.14 (6), p.771-777
Main Authors: Akinyele, J. O., Oyelakin, S. K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bricks
Building Construction and Design
Civil Engineering
Dust
Engineering
Microstructural analysis
Microstructure
Pavements
Stone
Structural Materials
Water absorption
Weathering
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Summary:The importance of bricks and the need to conserve the environment has led to the use of different types of waste material to replace either cement, clay or sand in the production of bricks. This study has looked into the use of molten plastic to replace Cement in sandcrete bricks. Molten plastic was mixed with stone dust at ratio 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and 1:4 by weight. Each sample was designated as P 1 , P 2 , P 3 and P 4 respectively. The brick samples were subjected to mechanical and water absorption tests. An investigation was conducted on the bricks microstructures. Results showed that sample P 1 is good for building, facial bricks, pedestrian and light traffic pavement under moderate weathering conditions according to ASTM C67, while sample P 2 is okay for building bricks only under non-severe weathering condition. The remaining two bricks samples did not perform well under any conditions. The microstructural analysis revealed the effects of micro-voids sizes on the properties of the bricks
ISSN:1996-6814
1997-1400
DOI:10.1007/s42947-020-1268-5