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This study addresses the experimental work carried out on the production of waste-reinforced mud brick incorporating waste materials such as fly ash (FA), rice husk (RH), sugarcane bagasse (SCB), and eggshell (ES) as substitutes for traditional burnt clay bricks. Fly ash was collected at the RTPS thermal power plant in Raichur, rice husk was collected at the Savitri Group rice mill in Raichur, eggshell was collected from local mess and hotels, and sugarcane bagasse was collected at the local juice shop in Bagalkote. Waste materials were prepared as per the requirements. Sugarcane bagasse and eggshells were dried in the sunlight for 8 hours to remove the moisture content and then grounded into smaller pieces with the use of a mixer grinder. Wooden mould of dimensions 230mm x 100mm x 70mm was used to produce the waste-reinforced mud bricks by adding different proportions (ranging from 5% to 35%) of waste materials to the total weight of the bricks. Waste reinforced mudbricks were dried in the sunlight for 48 hours. Strength and durability of the bricks were enhanced by burning using the sugarcane bagasse, wood and coal. The mechanical properties such as compressive strength and water absorption tests were performed according to ASTM Standard methods (ASTM C67).
Keywords:
Waste Reinforced; Mud- Bricks; Mechanical properties; compressive strength; water absorption.
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"Comparative study on mechanical properties of waste rein-forced mud-bricks", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.10, Issue 8, page no.b232-b240, August-2025, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2508130.pdf
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