Building Site Research Articles

Emerging Trends on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Framework for Transforming Heavy Machinery with Robots and Energy Efficiency

Today, heavy machinery can be equipped with robots operated by artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline operations, decrease human labor, and increase efficiency. Intelligent technologies like these can boost productivity by carrying out routine tasks with extreme accuracy. Since robots reduce risks to human workers, robots with AI algorithms and sensors could be used in hazardous environments. In certain contexts, including building site management, mining, or handling hazardous materials, safety must take precedence above everything else. Analytics from this study, aided by AI, have opened the door to predictive maintenance procedures. To detect equipment problems, the Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Framework (HAIF) examines sensor data in conjunction with historical patterns. The objective is to avoid expensive failures and downtime. Optimization of equipment utilization, energy consumption, and fuel consumption can be achieved by applying AI-driven machine learning algorithms. Several advantages arise from energy waste, including cost avoidance and enhanced operational efficacy. Robots can do exact alignments, measurements, and operations with the help of AI vision technologies. This precision significantly impacts the manufacturing, agricultural, and construction industries. Artificial intelligence has the potential to optimize the allocation of resources, the use of heavy equipment, and supply networks by evaluating massive amounts of data.

Assessing the sustainability of repetitive floor plan using Building Information Modelling-DIGITAL TWINS framework

Various factors, including the nature of the utilized equipment, labour expertise, availability of resources, and meteorological circumstances, might impact the efficiency of work on construction sites. As a result, site and planning engineers must continuously monitor and assess construction progress considering site conditions and the performance of used construction resources. In multi-storey buildings, repetitive floor construction plan impacts enormously construction site sustainability. To identify an optimal set of construction resources, this paper presents Building Information Modelling-DIGITAL-TWINs (BIMDTs) framework, which planners and site engineers can use to easily monitor and control workflow progress of the repetitive floor. Using a digital model, DTs replicate the actual workflow process on a building site and guarantee a consistent information flow. To guarantee information flow between the building site and the digital model, several communication technology tools could be deployed and tested (High-definition site construction camera, regular site monitoring using drones, infrared smart sensors, etc.). The initial results of this research show an important improvement in the sustainability of construction sites. Reduced formworks oil consumption, improved human resource safety, and increased site resource profitability were observed in several treated real cases.

부여 화지산유적 2019-2호 건물지의 건축고고학적 검토

The remains of Buyeo Hwajisan are the representative Baekje architectural remains in Buyeo, located around Gungnamji. The building with wooden pillars built first was removed, and the cornerstone building built used roof tiles, but only the roof-end male tile was detected, the decoration tiles such as chimi, ridge roof-end male tile, rafter tile, additional rafter tile were not found. The No. 2019-2 building site is located on the west-facing slope of Hwajisan and was built as a cornerstone building without a base stone. There was a corridor in the front and a room in the back, and the inside was made up of a one space and the wall was found to be built with a sanja(橵子) of clay wall without a columnar line(柱楦). A cornerstone building site without a base stone has also been confirmed in the rectangular building site within the remains of Bongseon-ri, Seocheon, known as the Baekje Dynasty Altar. However, It can be said that the cornerstone building sites, such as the temple site and presumed to be the site of a royal palace of the Baekje Sabi period have both specificity and scarcity in that they mostly have base stones. So far, the remains of Hwajisan, including building site No. 2019-2 has been presumed to be a Detached Palace, a banquet hall and a residence for foreign envoys, ect. However, It was considered to be a Ceremonial building related to a ritual rather than a Detached palace, a banquet hall, or a residence for foreign envoys in that there are no heating facilities such as tunnelshaped heating system, outdoor kitchen range, and large ice store house was built around the area, and there was only one well compared to the number of buildings.

미륵사지 출토 供養 小塔에 대한 고찰

Excavations at the Mireuksa Temple site have unearthed eighteen small votive stupas across six sets, crafted from materials such as clay, stone, and metal. Each material group reveals a distinct historical context: the small clay stupas were discovered in 1997 during excavations in the pond area; the small stone stupas were found beneath a staircase in the drainage channel on the eastern stylobate of the large stone platform near the monks’ quarters on the West Side; fragments of metal stupas emerged during secondary excavations from the northern building site within the temple site, on the gapsuk (a flat stone laid on another stone) of the temple auditorium stylobate, and in the southern parts of the galleries. This paper aims to examine the religion of building stupas at the site of Mireuksa Temple where many small votive stupas were excavated. This is achieved through a comparative analysis of style in addition to a study on the characteristics and functions of the small votive stupas discovered at Mireuksa Temple. Thus, the research presented here is based on a review of the temporal evolution of sutras on stupa construction as related to small votive stupas and a comparative analysis of such sutras from small votive stupas unearthed at other contemporary temple sites. Small clay votive stupas were decorated according to the Paticca-Samuppada-Gata from the Sutra on Building Pagodas and Practicing Good Deeds. Inscribed with the Paticca- Samuppada-Gata in addition to depictions of alternating pagodas and Buddha statues, the stupas were circulated throughout the region. However, the clay votive stupa unearthed at Mireuksa features a relief of only three pagodas. The rest of the stupa is damaged, which suggests multiple possibilities for the missing portions. These include configurations with either pagodas alone or a combination of pagodas and Buddha statues. Likely intended as architectural components within temple structures or as decorative elements for pagodas, these clay stupas are estimated to date to the late 7th to 8th centuries. The small stone votive stupas, crafted according to the Pure Light Dharani Sutra, were typically produced in specified quantities and enshrined en masse. From the 9th and 10th centuries, the practice evolved to incorporate circular openings at the base of the stupas for Dharani offerings. The stone votive stupas from Mireuksa, similar to those enshrined in the late 9th century, include this feature, indicating that they likely served as personal offerings by monks within the monks' quarters and were crafted in the late 9th century. The small metal votive stupas, following the Bohyeopin Dharani Sutra, preserved their original metal composition, yet emulated the design of multi-tiered castle-like wooden pagodas depicted in the Emergence of the Treasure Pagoda in the Circulation of the Lotus Sutra frontispieces. These multi-storied wooden pagoda-type metal stupas were crafted in the spatial pattern with multiple compartments, which were used to enclose Buddha statues or sutras, so they are seldom discovered intact. Only the fragments from the construction of the pagodas and the finial of the stupa remain in the metal stupa unearthed at Mireuksa Temple site. They indicate an elaborate style of multi-tiered wooden pagoda-type metal stupa, likely adorned with additional decorative elements beyond the typical design. It is presumed that these stupas were used as ritual items by practitioners or monks in the vicinity of the temple hall and northern building site of the temple during the mid-11th century, in the Goryeo period.

Multi-Objective Optimization of the Layout of Tall Building Sites in Dense Urban Configurations for Improved Sustainability Outcomes

Multi-objective evolutionary algorithms have long been used by architects to find objective solutions to complex building problems involving trade-offs implicit in sustainable building design. At a larger scale, urban designers have created a variety of tools to improve sustainability in urban-and-larger scale design. However, to date, fewer studies have focused on improving sustainability outcomes at the “in between” scale of the neighborhood and urban site. Existing scholarship on optimization at this scale has tended to take a narrow view of sustainability. We seek to expand the implementation of multi-objective evolutionary algorithms to this sometimes overlooked scale while taking a broad view of sustainability which includes social, environmental, and economic design factors. In doing so, we argue this optimization method is uniquely well suited to help designers balance the sometimes competing demands of multiple axes of sustainability which are applicable to design at this larger-than-building scale. In demonstrating the application of such an algorithm to a hypothetical problem in Chicago, we find the method offers a promising way of narrowing potential design solutions. Finally, we discuss the suitability of the solutions generated, the virtues and shortcomings of the method, and offer areas for future study.

Robot in the loop: a human-centered approach to contextualizing AI and robotics in construction

This article documents the multidisciplinary design and evaluation of a robot to assist carpentry workers on a building site in the United States. Combining ethnographic and technical design research methods, it contributes a path towards the human-centered development of construction robotics technologies. Since the 1980s, researchers have envisioned robots performing skilled construction tasks such as bricklaying, painting, spray-coating, or site monitoring. In this article, we envision instead robots performing simpler, ancillary activities supporting workers while they collaboratively carry out building tasks. We draw from an extended ethnographic engagement with construction workers to inform the design of a prototype rover able to accompany and deliver tools to carpentry workers installing formwork panels. Following a review of the state of the art in construction robotics and ethnography in technology design, we show how insights drawn from our ethnographic study informed the robot’s design as well as its innovative deep reinforcement learning (DRL) architecture for social navigation. Evaluating the robot in simulations, lab settings, and on a construction floor we document its benefits, including apt social navigation and user comfort in construction floors, and reflect on its limitations. Proposing “robot in the loop” as a design pattern combining ethnographic and technical design research, the article shows how the world of construction might be brought closer to the world of technology design, centering workers’ contexts and experiences in the design of new technologies aimed at supporting them.

LANDSCAPE MODEL OF THE UMA LENGGE TRADITIONAL SETTLEMENT, WEST NUSA TENGGARA

Indonesia has a high diversity of cultural landscapes from Sabang to Merauke. One of them is the cultural landscape of the Dou Mbojo indigenous community in Bima Mariah, West Nusa Tenggara. The Dou Mbojo indigenous community has a traditional settlement called uma lengge. What makes the lengge uma unique is that it is a multi-functional house, namely as a barn for rice and other agricultural products, as well as as a residence. The character of uma lengge is reflected in the architecture, daily activity spaces and other elements forming the character. It should be conserved from cultural degradation for the sake of the identity of future generations. The research aims to analyze the features and elements forming the settlement landscape which indicate the character of the uma lengge traditional settlement landscape based on the local culture (Dou Mbojo). The method used in this research was a descriptive method through three stages, namely literature review, in depth interview and site observation. The research results show that the landscape model of the uma lengge traditional settlement was formed from natural and man-made features. Natural features include landform elements (terraced rice fields, gardens and forests), plants (rice, garden plants and forestry plants), pavement (circulation inside and outside settlements) and water (spring and river). Man-made features include building elements (uma lengge, mosque), plants (paddy, forest, dryland and fence plants), pavements (road and pathway) and site furniture (fences). The landscape model of the settlement was in the form of a nucleus pattern with the uma lengge as the core. This relatively ideal model being supported by strong traditional institutions and preserves their own environment and culture.

PARTICIPATORY APPROACH FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE TYPE OF PROTECTION OF MARITIME HERITAGE IN URBAN REGENERATION PROJECTS OF WATERFRONTS - CASE OF THE PORT OF ALGIERS

Coastlines are closely linked to the development of civilizations, as essential places for anchoring commercial and military activities, and for innovation in the forms and techniques of appropriation of the sea, which has produced throughout history a stratification of maritime heritage in the coastal area, today threatened with degradation and disappearance mainly due to natural and climatic conditions and the accelerated urbanization of the coastline, at a time when this heritage can constitute a powerful lever for revitalizing the waterfronts. The historic port of Algiers, the subject of this research, bears witness to a great historical and typological wealth in terms of maritime heritage. Being an integral part of the major regeneration project of the Bay of Algiers, major socio-cultural and economic issues are linked to the choice of the degree of protection of the site's buildings. The objective of this research is to propose a participatory and sustainable approach for the classification of maritime legacies according to their type of protection in the urban regeneration process of the waterfront of the Bay of Algiers, in order to identify development strategies that respect both the spirit of the place and allow the social and economic development of the urban space. To achieve the objective, the Delphi method. This made it possible to structure the evaluation tool and weight the criteria. The established tool is composed of 24 criteria classified according to 5 aspects; architectural quality, historical interest, social role, economic impact and state of conservation. The approach chosen in this study has the advantage of being global, transferable and adaptable to similar decision-making contexts.

A Machine Learning Approach to Predict Site Selection from the Perspective of Vitality Improvement

The selection of construction sites for Cultural and Museum Public Buildings (CMPBs) has a profound impact on their future operations and development. To enhance site selection and planning efficiency, we developed a predictive model integrating Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Genetic Algorithms (GAs). Taking Shanghai as our case study, we utilized over 1.5 million points of interest data from Amap Visiting Vitality Values (VVVs) from Dianping and Shanghai’s administrative area map. We analyzed and compiled data for 344 sites, each containing 39 infrastructure data sets and one visit vitality data set for the ANN model input. The model was then tested with untrained data to predict VVVs based on the 39 input data sets. We conducted a multi-precision analysis to simulate various scenarios, assessing the model’s applicability at different scales. Combining GA with our approach, we predicted vitality improvements. This method and model can significantly contribute to the early planning, design, development, and operational management of CMPBs in the future.

Application Of The Green Building Concept In Children's Libraries

There is a low rate of literacy in Indonesian society. The poor interest in reading among Indonesians makes this worse. One of the key facilities for enhancing the caliber of human resources is the library. A venue for the dissemination of knowledge is the library. Global developments are significantly influenced by fast-evolving knowledge and technology. As much as 70% of Indonesian pupils, according to a 2018 assessment by the Program for International Pupils Assessment (PISA), have poor reading skills and are unable to identify the main idea of a brief paragraph. With these circumstances, Indonesian libraries are unable to sustain the country's population's desire in reading. To develop reading skills from an early age, this paper will undertake green building research in kid-friendly apartment complexes and libraries and investigate design approaches that utilize these concepts to boost user comfort and productivity. The process involves examining library resources found in both online and print scientific journals. This research develops a green building design concept with several applications, such as integrating green open space on the building site into a central green open space in an exemplary garden, integrating each floor of the building into green open space, maximizing daylight for building lighting during the day, using solar panels to store energy from sunlight, and using filtered rinse water to water plants. Keywords: children's library, green building, literacy

We begin from the very end: Grief as a sociopolitical autopsy

The article threads the lineage of Youngsook Choi’s performative practice centring on grief. It witnesses the voice of recurring ghosts from the racist hysteria during Covid-19 outbreak, the continuing exploitation of the Global South and persistent anthropocentric violence towards the land and more-than-human others. Suggesting resentful deaths and political spirituality as critical margins of neo-colonial capitalist oppression, this article takes a glimpse of Youngsook’s attempt to activate grief as an intimate site for collective interrogation, community-oriented healing and solidarity building.

Precast Girder Management During the Erection Process: A Review

With a focus on their use in bridge building, the study examines the procedures, methods, and factors that go into erecting precast girders. Large- scale infrastructure projects require precast girders because of their effectiveness and quality, which guarantee less time spent on building sites and less labor. The paper covers several precast girder types, including segmental, box, U, and I girders, and how project needs determine which type is best for a given project. It compares the applicability, benefits, and drawbacks of several erection techniques, such as span-by-span, full-span, and gradual launching. Frameworks such as HIRARC are used to examine the risks related to the erection process, including site logistics, equipment management, and safety precautions. Case studies shed light on difficulties encountered during girder building and give guidance for improving quality and safety. Recommendations for improving construction methods and guaranteeing structural integrity in precast girder constructions are included in the paper's conclusion. Keywords—Precast, Precast girder, Erection, Launching Techniques, Span by Span

집합건물법상 채권적 대지사용권과 분리처분 금지 원칙 - 대법원 2023. 11. 9. 선고 2023다254816 판결-

The contents of this study are summarized as follows. First, the Collective Building Act applies to classified buildings built before the enforcement of the Collective Building Act in accordance with the circumstances and reasons of the enactment of the Collective Building Act, the supplementary provisions, and the supplementary provisions of the Real Estate Registration Act. Second, the right to use the land under Article 2, Item 6 of the Collective Building Act includes not only the right to use real rights but also the right to use the land, in that it protects the divided owner and the de facto owner as much as possible to prevent the removal of the exclusive part and the right to use the land. Third, in accordance with the principle of prohibiting the separation of the exclusive portion and the land use right, disposition that ultimately results in the separation of the exclusive portion and the land use right cannot be allowed unless the right to separate ownership is established, and as an exception, the land separated from the exclusive portion becomes a normal land and the previous land use right is extinguished. Fourth, a bona fide third party protected by the principle of prohibiting separate disposition is teleologically limited and reduced in accordance with the legislative purpose of the principle of prohibiting separate disposition, and in addition to the good faith that does not know that the real right is not a collective building site, it requires no negligence. The conclusion of the judgment is valid that the buyer of the apartment house cannot be obliged to remove the exclusive portion of the apartment house or return the unfair gains from the possession and use of the land, considering that they are occupying and using the land based on their legitimate rights by recognizing the right to use the land.

Beyond smell and sensationalism: remixing durian for and by Asians and Asian Canadians in Canada

ABSTRACT Increased imports of durian to Canada has reiterated what Wenying Xu identifies as the tension between dominant food sophistication and ‘crude’ immigrant practices, where denigrating immigrant foodways was integral to colonial assimilationist projects (2007). While fresh durian in Canada appears in sensationalist online media that associate durian with disgust, it is also made palatable and popularized by mainstream non-Asian food bloggers and chefs. Focusing on online food discourse, this article examines the fraught position of durian in dominant Canadian foodways as associated with disgust when imported for Asian consumers, and with intrigue and exoticism when marketed in ‘elevated’ dishes created or consumed by white Canadians. It proposes that durian has nevertheless developed into a diasporic cultural connector and site of community building within Asian and Asian Canadian creators and consumers that resists this Orientalization, linking durian’s emergence in Canada to a larger history of Asian food ingenuity and adaptation to global marketplaces. The ’remixing’ of durian by Asian chefs who combine Asian and Asian Canadian cuisines, and diasporic connections created over discussing durian in online spaces, contest xenophobic and racist sentiments focused on Asian foodways, positioning online responses to durian as an emerging yet significant site of community and resistance.

Internet of things (IoT) for safety and efficiency in construction building site operations

Internet of Things (IoT) technologies present transformative opportunities through connectivity of intelligent devices, environmental sensors, and integrated management systems. This study aims to investigate the benefits and impact of IoT implementation on construction sites by analyzing relationships between key factors and outcomes for safety and efficiency. Hypotheses were developed proposing positive correlations between each factor and effective IoT adoption on construction sites. Structural equation modeling analysis on survey data from construction professionals and site reports strongly validated the research hypotheses. Positive path coefficients and high statistical significance confirmed environmental monitoring (0.38), equipment management (0.343), predictive analytics and maintenance (0.222) and safety monitoring (0.369) as crucial enablers for successful IoT integration leading to safer and more productive construction operations. The findings highlight imperative focus areas and provide actionable insights for construction stakeholders on strategies to effectively leverage IoT capabilities.

A Comprehensive Evaluation Method for Assessing the Seismic Resilience of Building Sites Based on the TOPSIS Model and the Entropy Method

The seismic design philosophy based on resilience represents the latest development in structural seismic design theory and is currently the most advanced concept in the field of seismic design research. A building site serves as the foundation and environment for structures, and evaluating its seismic resilience is a crucial aspect of designing and assessing buildings’ seismic resilience. To meet the needs of evaluating building seismic resilience, the concept of seismic resilience for building sites is introduced in this paper. This evaluation is approached from three dimensions: seismic action, site seismic capacity, and site recovery capability. An indicator system for evaluating the seismic resilience of building sites is constructed using 23 key indicators that reflect the site’s seismic resilience. A seismic resilience evaluation model for building sites is established based on the TOPSIS model and the entropy method. The feasibility and rationality of the proposed evaluation method are demonstrated through application examples. The research findings in this paper provide a valuable reference for advancing the evaluation of both building seismic resilience and site seismic resilience.

Self-Compacting Mixtures of Fair-Faced Concrete Based on GGBFS and a Multicomponent Chemical Admixture—Technological and Rheological Properties

The use of superplasticizers in a self-compacting concrete mix without the addition of a foaming agent in practice leads to a well-known problem associated with increased air entrainment and promotes the formation of harmful large bubbles, high-void content, and ununiform appearance. This paper presents research on the properties of cement paste consisting of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), powder based on ground granulated blast furnace slag (GBBS), and superplasticizer. The methodology of this study was the estimation of flow diameter and flow time, as well as the evaluation of the rheological characteristics. The influence of ground granulated blast furnace slag and polycarboxylate plasticizer on the flowability and viscosity of cement paste was studied. The effect of superplasticizer (SP) based on polycarboxylate esters (PCE) anti-foaming agent (AFA) based on a glycol ester and air-entraining admixture (AEA) based on an amphoteric surfactant on flowability, viscosity, rheological properties and the strength of the cement paste was evaluated. It was found that the increase of slag content in cement paste (25%) with the presence of superplasticizer (0.64%) significantly changes the flowability and viscosity. It was stated that the addition of 0.04% anti-foaming agents increases flowability (20%) and reduces viscosity (44%) of cement paste. It was stated that the addition of small dosages of glycol ester-based anti-foaming agent (0.02 and 0.04%) significantly changes the rheological properties, decreases the shear yield stress by 2.1–2.8 times, the plastic viscosity by 2.4–2.6 times and apparent viscosity 1.6–2.5 times, improves the compressive strength at the age of 1 and 7 days by 2.5 and 1.4 times, respectively. The addition of air-entraining admixture led to a decrease in the plastic viscosity by 1.2–1.4 times. It was stated that the presence of air-entraining admixture assists in increasing the apparent viscosity by 1.7–2.4 times. It was shown that the presence of complex admixtures of various origins, purposes, and mechanisms of action would assist in predicting the behavior of concrete mixtures under the conditions of the building site and reduce the consumption of polycarboxylate esters due to the enhancing plasticizing effect of anti-foaming agent and air-entraining admixture.

Close Encounters of the Archival Kind: Affect and Transnational Solidarities in African Diaspora Archives

Recent explorations of affect in the archives have focused on the experiences of users and particularly the distress archival collections could possibly cause them. Perhaps because they have, until recently, been trained to think of themselves as engaged in objective and neutral work collecting and preserving memory, archivists rarely reflect on or talk about their work, how they engage with the materials they manage, and how they personally feel about what they encounter in the course of their professional lives. Using an autoethnographic conceptual framing, this article uses four archival encounters in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to reflect on affect in the archives invoked by archival work. Through these encounters, the article seeks to demonstrate archives of the African diaspora as both a locus of transnational African diasporic identities and solidarities, as well as a critical site for the (re)building of the same. Finally, it also hints at how such affective experiences can, in fact, further the cultural and political work of Black archivists and archives.

The Formation and the Development of the Újházhely Residential Area in Hajdúnánás

In Hungary, it was the land reform of 1945 which caused one of the most significant changes in the land policy. This measure, aimed at allocating land to landless peasants, utilized a total of 3,220,000 ha, which were distributed among 642,000 beneficiaries. As a result, each beneficiary received an average of 2,9 ha of agricultural land, on which they could make a living, albeit under difficult conditions. Historical research has examined this phenomenon, allowing us to understand its effects on Hungarian agriculture and the peasants. It is a less known fact, that not only agricultural lands but also – according to the previous works – in approximately 2800 settlements 300,000–450,000 building sites were distributed. As a result, new farmstead centers, settlements and residential areas emerged. This topic is a less researched area of the history of the Hungarian countryside, even though it caused many changes in the society of these settlements. To provide a more comprehensive understanding of these phenomena, the aim of my presentation is to illustrate this process using the example of Hajdúnánás, a small town located in northern Hajdú-Bihar County. This includes the occupation of agricultural lands, payment of expenses (such as contributions and redemption fees), the distribution of building sites, and the settlement and development of the Újházhely residential area. For this research, I utilized historical sources including electoral registers, house tax records, maps, statistical data, archival sources, legal documents, and interviews.

Recovery and Restructuring of Fine and Coarse Soil Fractions as Earthen Construction Materials

Excessive consumption of natural resources to meet the growing demands of building and infrastructure projects has put enormous stress on these resources. On the other hand, a significant quantity of soil is excavated for development activities across the globe and is usually treated as waste material. This study explores the potential of excavated soils in the Brittany region of France for its reuse as earthen construction materials. Characterization of soil recovered from building sites was carried out to classify the soils and observe their suitability for earthen construction materials. These characteristics include mainly Atterberg limits, granulometry, organic matter and optimum moisture content. Soil samples were separated into fine and coarse particles through wet sieving. The percentage of fines (particles smaller than 0.063 mm) in studied soil samples range from 28% to 65%. The methylene blue value (MBV) for Lorient, Bruz and Polama soils is 1, 1.2 and 1.2 g/100 g, and French classification (Guide de terrassements des remblais et des couches de forme; GTR) of soil samples is A1, B5 and A1, respectively. The washing of soils with lower fine content helps to recover excellent-quality sand and gravel, which are a useful and precious resource. However, residual fine particles are a waste material. In this study, three soil formulations were used for manufacturing earth blocks. These formulations include raw soil, fines and restructured soil. In restructured soil, a fine fraction of soil smaller than 0.063 mm was mixed with 15% recycled sand. Restructuring of soil fine particles helps to improve soil matrix composition and suitability for earth bricks. Compressed-earth blocks of 4 × 4 × 16 cm were manufactured at a laboratory scale for flexural strength testing by using optimum molding moisture content and compaction through Proctor normal energy. Compressive strength tests were performed on cubic blocks of size 4 × 4 × 4 cm. Mechanical testing of bricks showed that bricks with raw soil had higher resistance with a maximum of 3.4 MPa for Lorient soil. Removal of coarse particles from soil decreased the strength of bricks considerably. Restructuring of fines with recycled sand improves their granular skeleton and increases the compressive strength and durability of bricks.