Department of Mechanical Engineering

Amrutvahini college of Engineering, Sangamner- 422 608, Maharashtra,

India.
Title: Future of infrastructure with economical customizable
and durable bricks from waste material.
Group Members: Atharva S Acharya , Suyog R Dighe, Dipak B Aher, Vaishnavi G Avhad, Ankita A
Deshmukh, Rutuja S, Bhaskar.
Introduction Aim And Objectives
The main goal of this work is to develop an Aim:
eco brick from different materials like plastic To develop a brick from waste material to prevent
waste ,glass, cement and some other binders. In plastic waste from disrupting environment.
addition to that testing of bricks like testing their
mechanical and physical properties with use of Objectives:
UTM and other form of testing and comparing all
 To make a brick that is more durable than
the parameters with ordinary clay brick.
conventional brick.
 Material totally obtained from waste material.
System Diagram:

Eco -brick

Eco-Brick Testing of
preparation Eco -Brick METHODOLOGY:
n

Wooden mould
preparation Check Mould Preparation
capacity to
Material handle axial
collection load

Comparison
Material collection
Mixing of and some
material in tests with
appropriate ordinary clay
proportion brick Mixing of material in appropriate
proportion
Casting of eco-brick Material used to make 1 brick (approx.)

Advantages: Plastic waste 250 gm

# Low cost 250gm
Glass crush

# Keeps plastic out of eco system Cement 500gm

Ordinary sand 200gm

#Light weight but more durable

Result:
Conclusion :
Compressive strength test of
1. Conventional clay brick:22.0 KN
 This brick proves to have a great capacity to 2. Eco brick:32.5 KN
support axial load. At this loads the sample has been
 its compressive strength broken.
is more than conventional clay bricks.
 it will increase sustainability
thus avoiding exploitation of earth. Applications
 Construction Work
 Compound walls
Acknowledgement: Authors are grateful to Prof. E.T.BAYAS , Department of
mechanical Engineering, AVCOE, Sangamner.