REPORT ON MUD AND CLAY

INTRDUCTION

■ Mud can be defined as a mixture of water and

same combination of soil, silt and clay.
■ During early years stone, mud and other
materials were used as building materials.
■ Instead of concrete mud was used to fill the
gaps between bricks and stone.
■ Construction was done using crude methods
and techniques though it was not as strong as
concrete constructions however it helped to
keep house cool during summer.
STRUCTURAL CLAY BLOCKS
MONOLOTHIC CLAY STUCTURE
MUD HOUSES
A mud house is a building construction that
makes use of soil excavated from the land
where the house is built. This soil is
enhanced by natural additives that are
locally available like rice husk, paddy straw,
etc. The soil is tempered by thoroughly
breaking up, watering and kneading and
moulded into compressed stabilized earth
blocks, which are reusable and have high
heat resisting capacity, thus slowing down
the rate of temperature changes in the
ambient air.
Mud and clay is very good option in buildings for warm
places as it keeps the building cool even in scorching heat.
n construction industry mud is a fluid material used to
coat or adhere together items that dries hard such as
plaster, stone, concrete etc.
t is similar to hock and lacking significant qualities of
humans and often containing higher proportions of sand.
Mud can provide a home for numerous types of animals
including varieties of worms, frogs, snails, etc,
After all human have used mud and clay as a building
material or a sealant material.