TKO Clay 02/Bentonite (2:1) Pressed Brick

This set of bricks were part of an experiment to determine the amount of bentonite (23-1000-349-e) to add to a clay-y soil (23-1000-349-d). This soil mixture was then evaluated on how it performed when compressed within the brick press. Water was added to the point that the soil mixtures were between the 'plastic' and 'humid' range.

Notes: Soil mixture was more plastic, one of the first times using the brick press, therefore modifications had to be made to allow press to operate correctly. The bentonite sample was crushed by hand and added to the roughly sieved clay, this was then mixed by hand in a bucket and then further mixed on the tarp.

Soil Additives: Tseung Kwan O Area 137 Fill Bank Clay 02 (23-1000-349-d) and Tseung Kwan O Area 137 Fill Bank Bentonite Clay (23-1000-349-e)

Ratio of Soil Additives: Clay : Bentonite 2:1

Water Content: Humid/Plastic

Process/Formwork: BRICK PRESS