Adobe Bricks
Adobe Bricks
Adobe Bricks
Traditional Adobe Bricks Recipe
Composition:
- 80% soil
- 20% cowdung (with a minimum of 10%)
Process:
- Mix materials thoroughly
- Form into brick shapes
- Air dry in the sun
- Cure for appropriate time
Source: Katale et al, 2014
Compressed Bricks Recipe
Composition:
- 98% soil
- 2% fresh cowdung
Process:
- Mixing: Mixed and left alone for 5 days
- Pressing: Pressed into mould with 2.5 MPa force
- Curing: Cured for fourteen days at 55% humidity and twenty degrees Celsius
Source: Kulshreshtha et al, 2022
Material Properties
Key Considerations:
- Soil type affects final properties significantly
- Fresh cowdung performs better than dried
- Proper curing time essential for strength development
- Moisture content during production critical