Burnt bricks lined with mortar were among the materials used in the construction of historical load-bearing structures. The need to know the strength characteristics of masonry material arises during repairs of historical structures and their subsequent static securing. These can be investigated either by sampling a masonry specimen, or the employment of non-destructive testing methods. With de...

This thesis documents the adaptation and extension of an existing computational construction kit, and its use by a community of learners previously unaddressed blind and visually impaired children. This community has an intimate relationship with the digital and assistive technologies that they rely on for carrying out their everyday tasks, but have no tools for designing and creating their own...

The purpose of this study was to compare the efficiency native rice straw mixed bricks, prototype bricks and brick blocks that are sold in market. comparison looked at four aspects, as follows: (1) compression strength, (2) heat absorption, (3) weight (4) price. In study, species from Pa Pae sub-district, Mae Sariang District, Hong Son Province, Thailand, were used replace cement, sand stone 20...

Rapid increase in construction activities leads to active shortage of conventional construction materials due to various regions. Concrete is most widely used construction material. Cement, sand & granite stone are the constituents of the concrete. Researches were researching for cheaper materials that can be used as substitute for these materials. In this context an experimental study was carr...

A large quantity of sludge is generated each year from water treatment plants in Egypt. Disposing the sludge to the nearest water stream is the common practice in Egypt, which accumulatively rise the aluminum concentrations in water and consequently in human bodies. This practice has been linked to occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease. Landfill disposal of the sludge is impractical because of the ...