International Research Journal of Education and Technology

Because it is inexpensive and readily available, industrial waste like fly ash, which is causing environmental issues, is largely employed as a building material. However, the primary drawback of these bricks is their lack of strength. Thus, there is a great deal of research being done to make these bricks stronger. The goal of the current research project is to create a novel, methodical process for making fly ash composite bricks with increased compressive strength. To discover a solution for the brick industry, fly ash is combined with cold setting resin in various ratios and water treated at various temperatures. Under ideal test conditions, the fly ash-resin powder bricks had compressive strength, hardness, water absorption, density, and thermal conductivity of 11.24.MPa, 47.37HV, 19.09% 1.68 g/cm3, and 0.055 W/mK respectively. The sliding wear behavior is also investigated. The structure-property correlations of these composites are studied using X-ray diffraction, FTIR analysis and scanning electron microscopy.

Key Words: Fly-Ash, Building Material, Compressive Strength, Resin Powder, Bricks