Determination of Load Carrying Capacity of Clay Bricks Reinforced  With Straw

dc.contributor.author	Odeyemi, Samson
dc.contributor.author	Akinpelu, Mutiu
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-29T04:48:40Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-29T04:48:40Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.description.abstract	Sandcrete block is a dominant material for wall construction, but it is often characterized with high cost and low strength property. This has necessitated the need to source for new materials within our environment. Clay is a natural material that is widely available in many countries of the world, and it has the potential to establish better strength property than sandcrete blocks when mixed with straw. The straw serves as reinforcement that increases its compressive strength. The results obtained from this research shows that with the addition of straw (0.0025%, 0.005%, 0.0075% and 0.01%) at water-clay mixing ratio of 0.15, the compressive strength of the clay brick increased up to 148% of the strength of the clay without straw. The Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) results shows a strong adhesion between brick and straw fiber without any sign of brick saturation. This reveals that the addition of straw increased the compressive strength of the clay brick.
dc.identifier.issn	2180-3242
dc.identifier.uri	https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/3697
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
dc.relation.ispartofseries	8; 2
dc.title	Determination of Load Carrying Capacity of Clay Bricks Reinforced With Straw

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