Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of a Manual Clay Brick Moulding Machine
In an attempt to improve the production of clay bricks for housing and general construction purposes, a 215 X 102.5 X 65 mm manual brick moulding machine was designed and fabricated. The machine parts were made of mild steel, because of its availability and versatile machinability. The efficiency...
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| description | In an attempt to improve the production of clay bricks for housing and general construction purposes, a 215 X 102.5 X
65 mm manual brick moulding machine was designed and fabricated. The machine parts were made of mild steel,
because of its availability and versatile machinability. The efficiency of the machine was examined using local clay,
sourced within the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Water was added to the clay after sieving to form a paste, and
then packed into a mould box, before manually rammed and compacted with the machine mould cover. This process
allowed for the formation of required shape, which was sent to kiln for baking to obtain stronger bricks. The machine is
capable of producing a total of four bricks at a time using the available four mould boxes. The production time of the
four bricks was found to be relatively equal to the time used by an automated one to produce equal number of bricks,
indicating favourable efficiency. Thus, the fabricated manual machine can be used for mass production of clay bricks for
improved and effective housing delivery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fbb2e289dccc420aa6f11d1d56f030b02022-12-21T22:30:26ZengEastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of TechnologyJournal of Engineering Science and Technology Review1791-23771791-23772013-01-01611720Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of a Manual Clay Brick Moulding MachineS.K. Kolawole0J.K. Odusote1Mechanical Engineering Department, Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara state / Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NigeriaMaterials and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NigeriaIn an attempt to improve the production of clay bricks for housing and general construction purposes, a 215 X 102.5 X 65 mm manual brick moulding machine was designed and fabricated. The machine parts were made of mild steel, because of its availability and versatile machinability. The efficiency of the machine was examined using local clay, sourced within the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Water was added to the clay after sieving to form a paste, and then packed into a mould box, before manually rammed and compacted with the machine mould cover. This process allowed for the formation of required shape, which was sent to kiln for baking to obtain stronger bricks. The machine is capable of producing a total of four bricks at a time using the available four mould boxes. The production time of the four bricks was found to be relatively equal to the time used by an automated one to produce equal number of bricks, indicating favourable efficiency. Thus, the fabricated manual machine can be used for mass production of clay bricks for improved and effective housing delivery.http://www.jestr.org/downloads/Volume6Issue1/fulltext046113.pdf: Clay BrickHousingMild steelMoulding machineManual |
| spellingShingle | S.K. Kolawole J.K. Odusote Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of a Manual Clay Brick Moulding Machine Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review : Clay Brick Housing Mild steel Moulding machine Manual |
| title | Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of a Manual Clay Brick Moulding Machine |
| title_full | Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of a Manual Clay Brick Moulding Machine |
| title_fullStr | Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of a Manual Clay Brick Moulding Machine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of a Manual Clay Brick Moulding Machine |
| title_short | Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of a Manual Clay Brick Moulding Machine |
| title_sort | design fabrication and performance evaluation of a manual clay brick moulding machine |
| topic | : Clay Brick Housing Mild steel Moulding machine Manual |
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