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44.
For making fly-ash building bricks, the following mix of fly-ash, sand and lime, is
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RAJU said:
8 years ago
The raw materials for Fly Ash Bricks are:
Material ------ Mass
Fly ash ------ 60%
Sand/Stone dust ------ 30%
Ordinary Portland Cement/(Lime+Gypsum) ------10%
Total formula of material ------100%
The strength of fly ash brick manufactured with the above compositions is normally of the order of 7.5 N/mm2 to 10 N/mm2.
Fly ash bricks are lighter and stronger than clay bricks.
Material ------ Mass
Fly ash ------ 60%
Sand/Stone dust ------ 30%
Ordinary Portland Cement/(Lime+Gypsum) ------10%
Total formula of material ------100%
The strength of fly ash brick manufactured with the above compositions is normally of the order of 7.5 N/mm2 to 10 N/mm2.
Fly ash bricks are lighter and stronger than clay bricks.
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