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related to the structural behaviour of the interlocking brick wall as a load-bearing
member will be presented in another research paper prepared by the authors.
Interlocking brick is a recently developed product that can be acted as a loadbearing system. Since interlocking brick system (IBS) is competent to support the
structural members above it and their interlocking mechanism facilitates the mortarless technology, the utilization of interlocking brick system can significantly reduce
the usage of cement and constructs the green building. In the year 2018, Al-Fakih
et al. had reviewed the literature regarding interlocking bricks and concluded that
the concept of interlocking system has been widely used and gradually replaced the
conventional construction system.
Fundi et al. (2018) ensured that the interlocking brick technology has encouraged
the sustainable construction. They also conducted the static compressive testing
towards the interlocking wall and found that the compressive strength of the wall
can be enhanced by using the optimum stabilizers content to stabilize the laterite
soil. In contrast to the structural behaviour of interlocking brick towards static load,
the investigation regarding the impact behaviour of the plate-like assemblies made
of interlocking bricks had been carried out with the drop weight experiment (Rezaee
Javan et al. 2017) and the three dimensional finite element model (Rezaee Javan et al.
2018). Based on these researches, they concluded that the plate-like assembling,
which constructed using the interlocking bricks, have significantly enhanced the
flexural performances of the monolithic plate in terms of impact energy absorption
(Rezaee Javan et al. 2017, 2018)
Even though many laboratory testing or modelling analyses regarding the structural behaviour of interlocking brick have been carried out, the publication about
the construction procedures using interlocking brick is still limited (Simion 2009).
Mahmood et al. (2017) had compared the economic aspect of interlocking brick
system with the conventional construction method of typical reinforced concrete
construction (RCC). Yet, the reduction of concrete or cement usage as the construction carried out using interlocking brick system has not yet been studied. Thus, this
chapter aims to clarify the reduction of the concrete (or cement) consumption when
a single-storey building is constructed using the interlocking brick system.
The first section of this chapter briefly introduces the fundamental concepts of the
interlocking brick system. Then, the production method and the construction process
using interlocking brick system are discussed correspondingly. In order to clearly
study the sustainability of the interlocking brick in constructing the green campus,
a single-storey building had been built-up and the reduction of cement usage is
discussed.
2 The Interlocking Brick System
For briefly introducing the fundamental concepts of the interlocking brick system,
the first subsection of the following describes the basic theories of the interlocking
bricks. Subsequently, the types of the interlocking brick and their usage are discussed.
Lastly, the interlocking mechanism is explained.
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related to the structural behaviour of the interlocking brick wall as a load-bearing
member will be presented in another research paper prepared by the authors.
Interlocking brick is a recently developed product that can be acted as a loadbearing system. Since interlocking brick system (IBS) is competent to support the
structural members above it and their interlocking mechanism facilitates the mortarless technology, the utilization of interlocking brick system can significantly reduce
the usage of cement and constructs the green building. In the year 2018, Al-Fakih
et al. had reviewed the literature regarding interlocking bricks and concluded that
the concept of interlocking system has been widely used and gradually replaced the
conventional construction system.
Fundi et al. (2018) ensured that the interlocking brick technology has encouraged
the sustainable construction. They also conducted the static compressive testing
towards the interlocking wall and found that the compressive strength of the wall
can be enhanced by using the optimum stabilizers content to stabilize the laterite
soil. In contrast to the structural behaviour of interlocking brick towards static load,
the investigation regarding the impact behaviour of the plate-like assemblies made
of interlocking bricks had been carried out with the drop weight experiment (Rezaee
Javan et al. 2017) and the three dimensional finite element model (Rezaee Javan et al.
2018). Based on these researches, they concluded that the plate-like assembling,
which constructed using the interlocking bricks, have significantly enhanced the
flexural performances of the monolithic plate in terms of impact energy absorption
(Rezaee Javan et al. 2017, 2018)
Even though many laboratory testing or modelling analyses regarding the structural behaviour of interlocking brick have been carried out, the publication about
the construction procedures using interlocking brick is still limited (Simion 2009).
Mahmood et al. (2017) had compared the economic aspect of interlocking brick
system with the conventional construction method of typical reinforced concrete
construction (RCC). Yet, the reduction of concrete or cement usage as the construction carried out using interlocking brick system has not yet been studied. Thus, this
chapter aims to clarify the reduction of the concrete (or cement) consumption when
a single-storey building is constructed using the interlocking brick system.
The first section of this chapter briefly introduces the fundamental concepts of the
interlocking brick system. Then, the production method and the construction process
using interlocking brick system are discussed correspondingly. In order to clearly
study the sustainability of the interlocking brick in constructing the green campus,
a single-storey building had been built-up and the reduction of cement usage is
discussed.
2 The Interlocking Brick System
For briefly introducing the fundamental concepts of the interlocking brick system,
the first subsection of the following describes the basic theories of the interlocking
bricks. Subsequently, the types of the interlocking brick and their usage are discussed.
Lastly, the interlocking mechanism is explained.