Technical Evaluation for Some Commercial Brick Types in Egypt

Ashor, Taha; AbdelFattah, Maha Adel; Ali, Samir

doi:10.21608/assjm.2025.355873.1346

Technical Evaluation for Some Commercial Brick Types in Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Faculty of Agriculture at Moshtohor, Benha University

² Faculty of Agriculture Moshtohor Moshtohor-Toukh-Kalubia, Egypt

³ Agricultural engineering department - faculty of agriculture

10.21608/assjm.2025.355873.1346

Abstract

This study aims to assess the technical performance of commercial bricks production in Egypt. This evaluation is important for Egyptian construction industry sector. The technical evaluation focused on bricks properties such as bricks dimensions, bricks density, compressive strength, and water absorption to determine each brick’s suitability for various applications, including structural load-bearing and energy-efficient building. The results revealed that, the maximum red clay brick length was 22.04  0.114 cm for Albadr company, while the minimum red clay brick length was 16.243 0.355 for Alhoda company. The greatest red brick density was 1.856  0.096 gram/cm3 for Alhoda Company, while the least brick density was 1.312 0.054 gram/cm3 for Albadr Company. Additionally, the maximum water absorption rate was 15.139  3.177 % for Alhoda Company, while the minimum water absorption rate was 7.6 0.548 % for Banha Company. Finally, the greatest compressive strength was 1.458  0.590 kN/cm2 for bricks produced by Alhoda company, while the least compressive strength value was 0.491 0.041 kN/cm2 for Mashour company. The maximum price was 2000 EGP for bricks produced by Mashhour Company, while the minimum price value was 1600 EGP for Alhoda Company.

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