The Compressive Strength of Flemish Bond Wall by Exploiting Spent Copper Slag from Shipyard Waste

Abstract:

This research has been conducted to investigate the compressive strength of Flemish bond spent copper slag masonry wall. The spent copper slag was taken from a shipyard and repair company in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia. In total three (3) sets of brick wall were built based on different percentage of spent copper slag replacement in bricks. The first set was arranged with 0% spent copper slag replacement bricks. It is used as the control set. The rest 2 sets were prepared by replacing 20% and 30% of sand in the bricks with spent copper slag. These bricks and walls were undergone physical tests such as compressive test, moisture content, density and leaching tests to satisfy the minimum requirement of a standard brick.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 700)
• Pages: 407-412
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.700.407
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Salmaliza Salleh*, Shaaban Md Ghazaly, Mahmud Hilmi, Suresh Rao
• Keywords: Flemish Bond, Leaching, Masonry Wall, Spent Copper Slag

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