Abstract :
Industrial waste such as foundry sand and
many others are posing problems to manufacturing
industries as strict environmental policies are not allowing
open dumping or stacking of these waste materials. To
solve the problem many countries are using these wastes as
construction material in various areas of construction.
In this work, use of foundry sand and sawdust
with various percentages is done to manufacture clay bricks.
Percent replacement of soil is done by 20%, 30% & 40%
with foundry sand and compared with normal bricks from
three different manufactures from different areas. At 20%
replacement of foundry sand bricks have shown optimum
thermal and physical properties.
Keyword :
Foundry sand, Thermal properties, saw dust, Compressive strength, water absorption.