Study of the influence of agricultural waste on the porosity of clay brick

• Main Authors: Chelouah Nasser, Arezki Samia, Tahakourt Abdelkader
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Univerzity of Zilina. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 2015-02-01
• Series: Materiálové Inžinierstvo
• Subjects: Olive stones; Hay; Clay; Thermal analysis; Characteristics
• Online Access: http://ojs.mateng.sk/index.php/Mateng/article/view/146

This paper deals with the influence of two organic residues on the porosity of clay bricks. The insulation capacity of the brick increases with increasing the porosity. Combustible organic additions are often used to form pores. The formation of the more homogenous porous structure is favourably impacted by using the crushed rough olive stones containing oil. Plasticity, bulk density and mechanical properties were studied. The additions of organic residues have proved successful to form pores while maintaining the mechanical properties in the limits of the Algerian norms.