HKU East Entrance Clay Compressed Brick

This sample was collected from a dumpster outside of HKU's East Entrance. The soil/fill within the dumpster was a result of an adjacent construction site where the sidewalk and underlaying infrastructure were being torn up. Two separate trips were taken resulting in a mixed sample of clay, concrete and construction rubble. In conversation with the construction workers we were directed to sample from only certain areas of the dumpster, as certain areas were deemed 'not good' or contaminated.

No additives were added to the soil. This brick was part of an experiment to see which soils performed better with an addition of 30% water. The soil was sieved through a large sieve only. The brick easily came out of the brick press, however there was small crumbling when it was moved from the press to the drying area.

Soil Additives: None.

Water Content: 30%

Process/Formwork: BRICK PRESS