Multiple categories of bricks used for construction – A Review

Abstract

Bricks are very essential materials and major contributor in construction industry and it helps to build walls, foundation and road pavements. This paper presents detailed review of various types of bricks used in constructions such as burnt clay bricks, concrete bricks, fly ash clay bricks, sand lime bricks and engineering bricks. This paper also provides valuable information in bricks experimental works such as compressive strength, water absorption, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. Future progress and scope in bricks research are also discussed by providing some valuable future recommendation.