Aneke Frank Ikechukwu, Awuzie Bankole Osita, Mostafa Mohamed M H, Okorafor Chikezirim
College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4004, South Africa.
Department of Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT), Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa.
Materials (Basel). 2021 Sep 28;14(19):5635. doi: 10.3390/ma14195635.
Fired clay brickwork in buildings is prone to cracks and deterioration upon exposure to long-time acidic contamination and water absorption, hence decreasing the bearing capacity of masonry walls. As its contribution toward resolving this challenge, this study assessed the durability and morphological characteristics of high-strength performance bricks produced from a mixture of PET waste (PW) and foundry sand (FS). The PET waste bricks (PWBs) were produced through different proportioning (PW: FS) of 20%, 30%, and 40% of the dry mass of FS. The PWBs produced were tested for durability and compressive and tensile strengths and compared to fired clay bricks to evaluate their load-bearing capacity under compression and tension. Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) tests were employed to analyze the morphological structure of the bricks. The test results revealed that the PWBs recorded an appreciable strength of 1.5-2 times that of fired clay bricks, and lower water absorption whilst retaining their ultimate strengths after complete immersion in water and acidic concentrations. The morphology of PWB possessed greater intercluster bonds on the surface compared to clay bricks. The findings demonstrate a reasonable methodological approach toward the production of masonry bricks using a mixture of PET waste and spent foundry sands.
建筑物中的烧制粘土砖在长期受到酸性污染和吸水后容易出现裂缝和劣化,从而降低砌体墙的承载能力。作为应对这一挑战的举措,本研究评估了由聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯废料(PW)和铸造砂(FS)混合制成的高强度性能砖的耐久性和形态特征。聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯废料砖(PWB)通过对铸造砂干质量的20%、30%和40%进行不同比例(PW:FS)的配比生产而成。对所生产的聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯废料砖进行了耐久性、抗压强度和抗拉强度测试,并与烧制粘土砖进行比较,以评估它们在压缩和拉伸状态下的承载能力。此外,还采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)测试来分析砖的形态结构。测试结果表明,聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯废料砖的强度达到烧制粘土砖的1.5至2倍,吸水率更低,并且在完全浸入水和酸性溶液后仍能保持其极限强度。与粘土砖相比,聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯废料砖的形态在表面具有更强的簇间键。研究结果表明了一种使用聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯废料和废铸造砂混合物生产砌体砖的合理方法。