Análisis de ladrillos ecológicos fabricados con suelo limo-arenoso, cemento, viruta y papel en base a resistencia, costo y deformación

Abstract

The manufacturing processes of traditional bricks cause a negative impact on the environment. This graduation work details the manufacturing process of ecological-bricks done by using silty soil, portland cement, wood-remains and bond paper, then they go through a compressive-strength test in order to determinate their hardness, and evaluate their disfigurement, in other words, how their shape changes or adapts. Later they will be analyzed to decide which dosage obtains better results. To achieve this, a quantitative-experimental-descriptive approach is needed that clearly demonstrates the procedure used for the dosages of the materials, the compressive-strength tests and the calculation of the unit prices of the bricks. It was shown that bricks with a percentage of 40% and 50% of wood-leftovers managed to overcome the compressive strength of a traditional brick in 28% and 22% respectively. Besides this, they have the capability to deform themselves while receiving weight which differences them from a traditional brick that fractures, however, despite the superiority in compressive strength and disfigurement, their cost is higher than traditional bricks.