The clay brick masonry that is much used in historical structures often is in a rather poor
state of conservation. In order to intervene correctly in these buildings, it is convenient to …

Clay bricks were amongst the first artificial materials produced by men for building purposes
that proved to be easy to produce, resistant, and durable, as attested by the numerous …

The aim of this paper was to assess how adding crushed household glass to the clay mix
affects the properties of handmade bricks. To this end, non-destructive techniques (NDT) …

Clay brick masonry is one of the oldest and most durable construction techniques used by
mankind. Masonry consists of manually built stable stacks of small elements, with or without …

Differences in mineralogical and textural evolution during firing of calcareous and non-
calcareous bricks are studied and correlated with their behaviour in hygric and weathering …

This paper reports on the compressive strength and microstructure of unfired clay masonry
bricks. Blended binders comprising of lime-activated Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag …

Two different types of ancient bricks (12th to 14th centuries) collected from historical
buildings of Toledo (Spain) were characterised by optical microscopy, scanning electron …

In Calabria (Italy) original examples of earth buildings called “casedde” are present
distinguished from the houses realized in stone or bricks that are indicated with the term …

Most brick companies nowadays focus their research on the recycling of waste, in order to
be able to market new types of bricks. In this work, we explored the possibility of using …

Earth materials have been used in the form of adobe or rammed products for the
construction of load-bearing walls in buildings. In Portugal, the adobe has been used …