Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral) Materials
Metal oxide brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Metal
19-7307-010-c
The extracted urban soil required the addition of clay to achieve the required plasticity. Different colored metal oxides are added to test the aesthetic possibilities …
Metal oxide brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Metal
19-7307-010-b
The extracted urban soil required the addition of clay to achieve the required plasticity. Different colored metal oxides are added to test the aesthetic possibilities …
Metal oxide bricks
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Metal
19-7307-010-a
The extracted urban soil required the addition of clay to achieve the required plasticity. Different colored metal oxides are added to test the aesthetic possibilities …
Construction site brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
19-7307-009-c
Three bricks compressed of the same material from a construction site were dried under different conditions. The first brick (a) was dried in an air-conditioned …
Construction site brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
19-7307-009-b
Three bricks compressed of the same material from a construction site were dried under different conditions. The first brick (a) was dried in an air-conditioned …
Construction site brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
19-7307-009-a
Three bricks compressed of the same material from a construction site were dried under different conditions. The first brick (a) was dried in an air-conditioned …
Coconut husk fiber brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
19-7307-008-a
Coconut husk fiber, also called coir, is extracted from the outer husk of coconuts. The material is long-lasting due to its slow degradation process as …
Eggshell brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Animal / Animal based
19-7307-007-a
The sandy material (35%) from an urban construction site is improved by adding 35% of clay to improve plasticity and 30% of crushed eggshell to …
Bamboo fiber brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
19-7307-006-b
Through a series of tests with the extracted soil and added clay, it is concluded that 25% added clay achieves the best results. A control …
Bamboo fiber brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
19-7307-006-a
Through a series of tests with the extracted soil and added clay, it is concluded that 25% added clay achieves the best results. A control …
Construction site mix brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
19-7307-005-b
Soils extracted from two different construction sites in Hong Kong were compacted to rammed earth bricks. The first brick (a) uses a very clayey soil …
Construction site mix brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
19-7307-005-c
Soils extracted from two different construction sites in Hong Kong were compacted to rammed earth bricks. The first brick (a) uses a very clayey soil …
Construction site mix brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
19-7307-005-a
Soils extracted from two different construction sites in Hong Kong were compacted to rammed earth bricks. The first brick (a) uses a very clayey soil …
Tissue paper soil brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
19-7307-004-a
The extracted soil from a construction site at HKU campus consists almost entirely of sand. To improve plasticity, 25% clay and 10% grinded tissue paper …
Pottery clay brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
19-7307-003-a
The bricks are made of 70% construction site soil and 30% clay (red pottery clay). To test the strength of the bricks, they were dropped …