Thermal behaviors of clay minerals as key components and additives for fired brick properties: A review

S Wang, L Gainey, IDR Mackinnon, C Allen… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Clay minerals are critical components for fired bricks because they provide plasticity,
porosity and adequate strength for desired products. Investigations on clay minerals have …

Clays and clay minerals in the construction industry

NB Singh - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Clay is a naturally occurring material that can be converted to different clay minerals through
thermal treatments, and can be used for the development of different products. Clays and …

High-and low-defect kaolinite for brick making: Comparisons of technological properties, phase evolution and microstructure

S Wang, L Gainey, IDR Mackinnon, Y ** - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Kaolinite is among the most common clay minerals in the starting material for fired brick
production. The complex geological origin of kaolinite creates different defects in its structure …

An environmental sustainability roadmap for partially substituting agricultural waste for sand in cement blocks

SA Mohammed, P Shakor, A Rauniyar… - Frontiers in Built …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Agricultural waste can be used in cement block production for a number of reasons,
including its environmental, economic, and labor benefits. This study examines the …

Improving the thermophysical aspects of innovative clay brick composites for sustainable development via TiO2 and rGO nanosheets

MA Shahat, YMZ Ahmed, A Ghitas, AH El‑Shater… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current work, distinctive nanoscale fillers, such as reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and
titanium oxide (TiO 2), were synthesized to open up novel opportunities to enhance the …

Influence of palygorskite on in-situ thermal behaviours of clay mixtures and properties of fired bricks

S Wang, L Gainey, X Wang, IDR Mackinnon, Y ** - Applied Clay Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Clay mixtures have been added with a palygorskite containing clay at 0 wt% to 50 wt% for
brick button firing. Through an effective integration of in-situ temperature controllable XRD …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable zeolitic tuff incorporating tea waste fired ceramic bricks: Development and investigation

JEFM Ibrahim, M Tihtih, Eİ Şahin, MA Basyooni… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present research examines the development of new porous ceramic bricks from
Hungarian zeolitic tuff and tea waste as building materials. Recycling waste materials as a …

Study of the physicochemical, mineralogical, and geotechnical properties of clayey soils to improve the durability of eco-construction materials in the rural region

S Lahbabi, R Bouferra, L Saadi, A Khalil - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to preserve and improve the durability of earthen buildings in rural areas of
Morocco, particularly in the Al Haouz province of the Marrakech-Safi region. In this paper, a …