Compressive strength(Kg/cm2)

Brick Company: SBB

Specimen Length Breadth Area Failure Compressive
no (cm) (cm) (cm)2 load(kg) Strength(kg/cm2)

1 22.3 10.3 229.7 18000 78.36

2 22.3 10.2 227.5 22000 96.70

3 22.3 10.2 227.5 20000 87.90

4 22.2 10.2 226.4 22000 97.17

5 22.2 10.1 224.2 19000 98.10

6 22.3 10.2 227.5 20000 87.70

Average compressive strength=91.0(kg/cm2)

Brick Company VSB

Specimen Length Breadth Area Failure Compressive

no (cm) (cm) (cm)2 load(kg) Strength(kg/cm2)

1 23 10.5 241.5 17000 70.39

2 23 10.5 241.5 15000 62.11

3 23 10.9 250.7 16000 63.82

4 23 10.5 241.7 17000 70.34

5 22.5 10.5 236.3 13000 55.01

6 23 10.5 241.5 15000 62.11

Average compressive strength=63.96 (kg/cm2)

Specimen Length Breadth Area Failure Compressive

no (cm) (cm) (cm)2 load(kg) Strength(kg/cm2)
 1 22.4 10.5 235.2 17000 72.28

2 23 10.5 241.5 18000 78.67

3 22.7 10.5 238.4 16000 67.11

4 23 10.4 239.2 15000 62.71

5 22.5 10.5 236.3 16000 67.71

6 23 10.5 241.5 17000 70.39

Brick Company VNB

Average compressive strength=69.81 (kg/cm2)

Water Absorption
Brick Company: SBB
Brick no Weight of the Weight of the unit M=(W-D/D)×100
oven dry unit D(g) after treatment W(g) (% )
1 2452 2780 13.38
2 2434 2746 12.82
3 2782 2782 12.36
4 2772 2772 12.32
5 2374 2674 12.64
6 2452 2770 12.94

Average water absorption=12.81%

Brick Company: VNB

Brick no Weight of the Weight of the unit M=(W-D/D)×100
oven dry unit D(g) after treatment W(g) (% )
1 3118 3500 12.25
2 3300 3756 13.81
3 3200 3610 12.81
4 3256 3682 13.08
5 3276 3716 13.49
6 3272 3696 12.96

Average water absorption=13.06 %

Brick Company: VSB
Brick no Weight of the Weight of the unit M=(W-D/D)×100
oven dry unit D(g) after treatment W(g) (% )
1 3120 3567 14.32
2 3256 3700 13.63
3 3318 3768 13.56
4 3260 3692 13.25
5 3286 3726 13.39
6 3286 3698 12.53

Average water absorption=13.44 %