Materials and Construction
EFFECTS OF FIRING TEMPERATURE ON PROPERTIES OF BRICKS PRODUCED AROUND BHAKTAPUR, A HISTORIC CITY IN NEPAL
2025 Volume 31 Issue 77 Pages 46-51
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2025 Volume 31 Issue 77 Pages 46-51
The characteristics of the fired bricks change as the firing temperature changes, and this tendency is specific to each clay. In order to understand this trend for clays from the Bhaktapur area of Nepal, test specimens were prepared at different firing temperatures and various properties were measured. The results showed a relationship between firing temperature and density, strength, water absorption, and color, and the possibility that color measurement could be useful in diagnosing brick quality.
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