Compressive Strength and Density of Cementless Unfired Lightweight Brick Utilizing Coal Ash from Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant

Abstract:

Millions tons of coal ash which constitute of fly ash and bottom ash were produced annually throughout the world. They were significant to be developed as masonry brick to substitute the existing widely used traditional material such as clay and sand brick which were produced from depleting and dwindling natural resources. In the present study, the coal ash from coal-fired thermal power plant was used as the main raw material for the fabrication of cementless unfired lightweight brick. The binder comprising of Hydrated Lime (HL)-activated Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag (GGBS) system at binding ratio 30:70, 50:50 and 70:30 were used to stabilize the coal ash in the fabrication process of the brick. Foam was used to lightweight the brick. The compressive strength and ambient density were evaluated on the brick. The results indicated that the brick incorporating HL-GGBS system achieved higher strength of 20.84N/mm² at 28 days compare to the HL system with strength of 13.98N/mm² at 28 days. However, as the quantity of foam increase at 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%, the strength and density for the brick decreased.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 594-595)
• Pages: 527-531
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.594-595.527
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Mohamad Ezad Hafez Mohd Pahroraji, Hamidah Mohd Saman, Mohamad Nidzam Rahmat, Kartini Kamaruddin, Ahmad Faiz Abdul Rashid
• Keywords: Bottom Ash, Brick, Compressive Strength, Density, Fly Ash (FA), Foam, Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag, Hydrated Lime

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