Properties and environmental impact from mosaic sludge industry incorporated into fired clay bricks
Brick is one of the most common masonry units used as building material. Due to the demand recently, different types of waste materials have been investigated to be incorporated into bricks. The utilization of these waste materials in fired clay bricks usually has positive effects on the properties...
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/9073/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/9073/1/Ahmad_Shayuti_Abdul_Rahim.pdf |
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| Summary: | Brick is one of the most common masonry units used as building material.
Due to the demand recently, different types of waste materials have been investigated
to be incorporated into bricks. The utilization of these waste materials in fired clay
bricks usually has positive effects on the properties such as lightweight bricks with
improved shrinkage, porosity, and strength. The main objective of this study is to
focus on the properties and environmental impact of the mosaic sludge incorporated
into fired clay bricks. The characteristics of raw materials obtained by using the XRay
Fluorescence Spectrometer showed that the chemical composition of the raw
materials of clay soil and mosaic sludge was high with silicon dioxide and
aluminium oxide and with the same chemical composition BS and PS are suitable to
replace clay soil as raw materials. The recommended percentage of BS and PS
incorporation was up to 30% with better physical and mechanical properties. The
results showed that the utilization of BS and PS brick obtained higher compressive
strength up to 25 N/mm2 and low initial rate of suction under the limit of 5 g/mm2.
The leachability tests such as Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP),
Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP) and Static Leachate Procedure
(SLT) were conducted to determine the results which complied with the United State
Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) and Environment Protection Agency
Victoria (EPAV). As for the indoor air quality, BS sludge and PS sludge could be
incorporated up to 30% in the fired clay bricks for good physical and mechanical
properties that complied standard requirements for heavy metals with better indoor
air quality based on the Industry Codes of Practice on Indoor Air Quality (ICOPIAQ)
standards. Therefore, BS and PS wastes can be an alternative low cost material
that provides an environmentally friendly disposal method. |
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