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• TITLE: Comparison of Compressive and Tensile Strength of Baked Clay with Those of Normal Concrete

  AUTHORS: Nawab Ali Lakho, Muhammad Auchar Zardari

  KEYWORDS: Baked Clay, Tensile Strength, Compressive Strength, Modulus of Rupture, Normal Concrete, Compaction

  JOURNAL NAME: Engineering, Vol.8 No.6, June 6, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Due to high cost of aggregates, cement and steel in plain regions of Pakistan, low income people are unable to get their houses constructed using Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC). In this study, potential of baked clay as an economical material of building construction is investigated in order to replace normal concrete. For this purpose, compressive strength and tensile strength of baked clay fired at 1000℃ were determined. The results show that the compressive strength and tensile strength of baked clay are about 65%, and 80% more than those of corresponding values of normal concrete, respectively. This implies that by utilizing reinforced baked clay instead of RCC, saving of cement aggregates and reinforcing steel could be achieved.