Sustainable insulating porous building materials for energy-saving perspective: Stones to environmentally friendly bricks

F Anjum, MY Naz, A Ghaffar, K Kamran… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing gap between energy demand and supply and the risk of environmental
pollution, especially in the developing countries due to population growth and subsequent …

Recycling of mining waste in the production of masonry units

N Cobîrzan, R Muntean, G Thalmaier, RA Felseghi - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Masonry units made of clay or Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) are widely used in
constructions from Romania and other countries. Masonry units with superior mechanical …

Manufacturing of sustainable clay bricks: Utilization of waste sugarcane bagasse and rice husk ashes

SMS Kazmi, S Abbas, MA Saleem, MJ Munir… - … and building materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Burnt clay brick is one of the major and widely used building unit in masonry construction
around the globe. The manufacturing of burnt clay bricks using waste materials can …

[HTML][HTML] Study on properties of clay brick incorporating sludge of water treatment plant and agriculture waste

AM Heniegal, MA Ramadan, A Naguib… - Case Studies in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Green building raw materials have become attractive alternatives for mitigating sustainability
issues. Agricultural waste has been used as natural components in the production of …

Influence of mineralogy and firing temperature on the porosity of bricks

G Cultrone, E Sebastián, K Elert, MJ De la Torre… - Journal of the European …, 2004 - Elsevier
The changes in brick porosity upon firing (700 up to 1100° C) and its relation to the
mineralogical composition are examined. Two types of raw clay with a composition …

[HTML][HTML] Development and evaluation of green fired clay bricks using industrial and agricultural wastes

RDA Hafez, BA Tayeh, RO Abd-Al Ftah - Case Studies in Construction …, 2022 - Elsevier
Green construction materials have emerged as viable options to cope with the sustainability
challenges set by the global communities without compromising the technical merits. Agro …

Thermal performance enhancement of eco-friendly bricks incorporating agro-wastes

SMS Kazmi, MJ Munir, I Patnaikuni, YF Wu… - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermal conductivity of bricks is an important parameter as it directly influences the heat
losses from buildings and thus increases the energy consumption. The main focus of this …

Sawdust recycling in the production of lightweight bricks: How the amount of additive and the firing temperature influence the physical properties of the bricks

G Cultrone, I Aurrekoetxea, C Casado… - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper studies the influence of sawdust on the petrophysical properties of solid bricks.
Brick samples without additives were handmade using a clayey earth that is rich in quartz …

Feasibility of using waste glass sludge in production of ecofriendly clay bricks

SMS Kazmi, S Abbas, ML Nehdi… - Journal of Materials in …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
Burnt clay bricks are commonly used in construction across the globe. The objective of this
study is to explore the potential of using waste glass sludge (WGS) as a secondary material …

Valorization of stabilized river sediments in fired clay bricks: Factory scale experiment

M Samara, Z Lafhaj, C Chapiseau - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to demonstrate the practical use of polluted river sediments
after treatment into brick production. Consequently, a full-scale industrial experiment was …