• Md. Mizanur Rahman

In the construction sector, there is a crucial requirement for sustainable alternatives as the need for building materials increases due to growing worldwide demand and environmental concerns. Fly ash is a by-product of coal combustion in thermal power plants and offers a promising solution for sustainable construction, due to its potential use in brick manufacturing. The objective of the present study is to investigate the feasibility of using fly ash and other waste materials such as rice husk (RH) and expanded polystyrene (EPS), in the construction of bricks, while evaluating the effects on the environment and material qualities. Fly ash bricks offer a sustainable alternative to clay brick, thus saving top soil and reducing pollution. A variety of materials including cement, fly ash, EPS, rice husk, and sand are combined to produce specimen material during the experimental phase. In mechanical testing, several tests and comparisons of conventional clay bricks are carried out such as compressive strength, flexural strength, initial rate of absorption and water absorption tests. However, the compressive strength of the bricks produced with varying proportions of fly ash, sand, and cement varied from a minimum of 1.70 MPa to a maximum of 13.5 MPa whereases the strength of conventional clay is 7.70 MPa. All tested specimens have flexural strength within standard limit of 10% to 20% of their compressive strength. The present analysis offers comprehensive frameworks for assessing fly ash bricks capacity for addressing the problems of waste management and sustainable construction.

Fly ash, rice husk ash, expanded polystyrene, sustainable construction.

"INVESTIGATION ON THE PROPERTIES OF FLY ASH BRICKS WITH RICE HUSK AND EPS AS A PARTIAL REPLECEMENT OF FINE AGGREGATE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 11, page no.a277-a284, November-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2411032.pdf

"INVESTIGATION ON THE PROPERTIES OF FLY ASH BRICKS WITH RICE HUSK AND EPS AS A PARTIAL REPLECEMENT OF FINE AGGREGATE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 11, page no. ppa277-a284, November-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2411032.pdf