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Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2023 Burnt clay brick is one of the oldest and most widely used construction materials. The production of burnt clay bricks with various waste materials can help reduce the environmental hazards and improve brick performance at low manufacturing costs ...
Ali Murtaza Rasool +5 more
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MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016 Eggshell functioned as a bio-filler and sintering aid added into earthenware clay compounds to make fire clay bricks via extrusion process. The main composition of eggshell is calcium carbonate (CaCO3) while the main composition of earthenware is ...
Tangboriboon Nuchnapa +3 more
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rain‐induced erosion processes can severely damage Earthen archaeological sites. Huaca Chornancap (HCH; eighth–14th century ad) is a platform located in the Lambayeque region (Peru) exposed to seasonal rain due to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
Luigi Magnini +5 more
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Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2021 The mud is considered as one of the oldest construction materials in Iraq and is still used in the country regions for farmer’s houses or animal shelters.
Dawood Abbas O. +4 more
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Evaluation of some ceramic clays from Zambia [PDF]
, 1993 This reports details the technical evaluation of ceramic clays collected during visits to Zambia in 1990 and 1991 by the author (Clive Mitchell). The clay samples included: Choma kaolin (Southern Province), Twapia kaolin (Copperbelt Province), Kapiri ...
Mitchell, C.J.
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Quality Control of Clay Bricks
, 2008 The quality control test for the durability of clay bricks based on saturation coefficients can be shortened using a one-min or one-h cold water absorption. The accuracy of current quality control procedures can be improved if both absorption and saturation coefficients are used together.
Kung, J. H., Storer-Folt, J. P.
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Ancient Olympia was one of the most important sanctuaries and the venue for the Olympic Games in Greek and Roman times. Its remains are located in the Olympia Terrace (Peloponnese, Greece) at the present‐day confluence of the rivers Alpheios and Kladeos at the base of Mount Kronos.
Sarah Bäumler +10 more
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Comparison of compressive strength in mud bricks with shred tires and concrete particles as sustainable materials [PDF]
, 2010 Mud bricks consist of clay, water and different materials. Comparing mud bricks to concrete blocks, an evolution in reducing the cost and also in increasing the compressive strength, can be made.
Kassim, Khairul Anuar, Niroumand, Hamed
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Engineering properties of cemented peat bricks [PDF]
, 2011 Housing is a great problem in today’s world and the world future. The most basic building material for infrastructure construction and housing is the usual brick or blocks. Conventional bricks, which are burnt clay, create environmental problems.
Abdul Aziz, Azlan +2 more
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The use of a DMT to monitor the stability of the slopes of a clay exploitation pit in the Boom clay in Belgium [PDF]
, 2015 In Belgium the Boom Clay is a well known overconsolidated clay formation. This Tertiary clay, with the same geological origin as the London Clay, is used for the fabrication of bricks, roofing tiles. In the article is described how the DMT can be used to
Peiffer, Herman
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