Journal Article: Cost Effective Bricks in Construction: A Performance Study

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This is my first post related to Research. This post is about a journal article published in the International Journal of Applied Engineering Research regarding use of waste materials in manufacture of bricks. This was the very first paper that I had published along with my colleagues then. I am sharing this now so that students and faculty alike have better access to research articles. Hope you find this useful. Your feedback is welcome. Please use the comments section below or contact me via e mail.

Citation:

Vijayaraghavan, C., James, J., Marithangam, S., (2009), "Cost Effective Bricks in Construction: A Performance Study", International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 327-334

Cost Effective Bricks in Construction: A Performance Study

C. Vijayaraghavan1, Jijo James2 and S. Marithangam3

1 Asst. Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, Tagore

Engineering College, Rathinamangalam, Vandalur Post, Chennai, Tamil

Nadu. PIN: 600 048 India

E-Mail: Vijayaraghavan_c@yahoo.com

2,3 Lecturer in Civil Engineering, Tagore Engineering College Rathinamangalam,

Vandalur Post, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. PIN: 600 048 India

2 E-Mail: jijo_blitz@yahoo.co.in

3 E-Mail: smarithangam@yahoo.co.in

Abstract

Cost effective materials are a collection of strategies that use innovative materials. The main aims of such technologies are to the effect, savings without compromising the strength, durability and comfort and elegance of materials. Though these are labelled low cost technologies these are not low in quality. The scope of this project is to study about the performance of alternate methods of manufacturing masonry units, which includes the strength characteristics and water absorption. The results of the study were heartening, as when compared to the conventional clay bricks, the various combinations of mud bricks, mud bricks with slag, mud bricks with quarry waste, fly ash bricks with quarry waste and FaL-G bricks all gave better performance.

Key Words: Cost effective materials, bricks, mud, slag, quarry waste.

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