Microwave radiation is widely utilized in construction practice, especially for drying building materials, remediating damp masonry, or sterilization of biotic pests that have infested structures. The available scientific and technical literature reports certain materials exposed to microwave do not change their physical mechanical properties, although this has yet been adequately verified. Thi...

Interior brick-infill partitions are usually considered as non-structural components and only their weight is accounted for in practical structural design. In this study, their effect on the progressive collapse resistance of an RC building subjected to sudden column loss is investigated. Three notional column loss conditions with four different brick-infill locations are considered. Column-los...

The effect of artificial pozzolan (waste brick) on the physico-chemical properties of cement manufactured was investigated. The waste brick is generated by the manufacture of bricks. It was used in the proportions of 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% by mass of cement to study its effect on the physico-chemical properties of cement incorporating artificial pozzolan. The physicochemical properties of cem...

This work describes the course of the experiment aimed to microwave (MW) desiccation of masonry by MW plug-in bar antenna applied to various types of brickwork. Experiment was carried on in the masonry manufactured from solid bricks, modern hollow brick form-pieces THERM and from aerated concrete blocks YTONG. Results of this experiment should determine what type of MW desiccation method is the...

One of the major problems in electric arc furnace is high temperature which results thermal stresses and cracks within material surrounding walls. An effective cooling technique needed to avoid such problems. For this purpose, a novel roof configuration an used provide efficient reduce material. The consists two solid materials, namely, copper alumina brick. achieved by water circulation roof. ...

Ceramic brick as a building material is used in many civilizations worldwide. In the case of Historic Center Cuenca (Ecuador), it dates back to colonial times and remains determining factor local identity. However, beyond productive tradition, its technical conditions knowledge, use, conservation are limited. this context, present research resorts analytical techniques characterize raw solid fr...

In this paper, a mobile scanning system for real-time under-vehicle inspection is presented, which is founded on a “Brick” architecture. In this “Brick” architecture, the inspection system is basically decomposed into bricks of three kinds: sensing, mobility, and computing. These bricks are physically and logically independent and communicate with each other by wireless communication. Each bric...

BACKGROUND Brick manufacturing industry is one of the oldest and fast-growing industries in India that employs a large section of people. Brick kiln workers are occupationally exposed to air pollutants. Nonetheless, only a few studies have so far been conducted on their respiratory health. OBJECTIVE To investigate the extent of respiratory impairment in brick kiln workers and to correlate it ...