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GROUP MEMBERS:-

Zahoor Bashir-A18
Purva Mhatre-A22
Harish Nutraganti-A38
Siddesh Naik-A39
Jagdish Patil-A51
Vaishnavi Parate-A53
Aditya Muley-A54
CONTENTS:
❑ INTRODUCTION
❑ WHY INTERLOCKING BRICKS
❑ ON SITE MANUFACTURING
❑ WATER ABSORPTION TEST
❑ COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TEST
❑ BENEFITS OF INTERLOCKING BRICKS
❑ TYPES OF INTERLOCKING BRICKS
❑ ADVANTAGES
❑ DISADVANTAGES
❑ FUTURE SCOPE
❑ CONCLUSION
❑ INTRODUCTION
• Interlocking bricks are compressed and stabilized earth bricks which contributes to
strength of the structure.
• Interlocking bricks are the enhanced form of conventional clay bricks. Each brick is
constructively designed to lock itself to the other bricks around without the use of
mortar. The self-locking is achieved using shear-key and lock mechanism.
• Interlocking Bricks is the latest advancement in Wall Construction.
• Most of us might played with Lego blocks in our childhood.
• Constructing a wall with interlocking bricks is as similar as stacking of Lego blocks.
• The benefit of using the interlocking blocks is that they can function as a temporary
solution for constructions, as it is possible to move or expand the construction when no
casting is required between the blocks.
❑ WHY INTER-LOCKING BRICK ?
• Each Interlocking Brick has grooves and locks on its sides
which can be fitted with each other to form a block wall that
does not need cement mortar for bonding and hence shows more
effectiveness then burnt bricks.
• These bricks are ‘locked’ against each other to form a
structurally stable wall that reduces the cost and time of
construction to at most.
❑ METHODOLOGY
• Interlocking Bricks are made by mixing and compressing Sand, Soil and Cement in
a machine. It can also be made from stone-dust and cement. The bricks are then
stacked and cured for 21 days – the cement sets and bonds with the sand stabilizing
the brick.
• The system is a dry stacked Inter locking masonry but can be done with
mortar/slurry/grout also that enables aesthetic and affordable building, speedier
construction of high quality in stretcher bond and as well as in the normal
English/Flemish bond with mortar.

• The blocks have an extremely appealing face brick/wash finish and provide a pre-
pointed straight wall. The walls may be left exposed, plastered/rendered or finished
with cement wash. Nice finish enables the brick wall build using inter locking bricks
to be left exposed without the ugly and fake plasterworks.
❑ Onsite manufacturing of interlocking bricks

• Onsite production saves transportation cost and ensures uninterrupted

supply chain.
• The block is made out of a mixture of soil, water and 5% to 10%
Portland cement

➢ M7D machine
➢ Mobile Block Making Machine
➢ Power requirement : +- 9kw Diesel Engine or 7.5 Kw Electric Motor
3 phase (440 volt)
➢ Capacity : up to 200 blocks per hour.
➢ On tow hitch trolley & road worthy tyres for on site mobility.
➢ Weight : +-1000 kg.
❑ WATER ABSORPTION TEST
• Bricks have pores in them. Due to porosity, the dry bricks when come into
contact with water absorb water through these pores. Smaller the porosity
lesser is the absorption. Formula to calculate water absorbed by the bricks,
using following formula: [(M2-M1) / M1] x100.
• The average water absorption of interlocking blocks is found to be 7.79%,
which is satisfied as per IS: 2185(part1)-1979 which specifies the solid
interlocking blocks should not absorb more than 10% of water. The average
water absorption of conventional bricks is found to be 10.91%, which is
satisfied as per IS: 3495 (Part II) – 1992 which specifies the conventional
bricks or burnt bricks should not absorb more than 20% of water. More is the
water absorption capacity weaker is the brick.
❑ COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TEST
• The factors affecting the compressive strength of bricks are the
ingredients, method of manufacture of the brick and rate of loading.
The typical test setup is shown in figure.
• Compressive strength =
• The average compressive strength of interlocking blocks is found to
be 10.76 MPa, which is satisfied as per IS: 1905-1987 which
specifies the minimum compressive strength should be 4 MPa. The
average compressive strength of conventional bricks is found to be
6.65 MPa, which is satisfied as per IS: 1077 – 1992 which specifies
the minimum compressive strength should be 3.5 MPa.
❑ BENEFITS OF INTERLOCKING BRICKS.
• Provides Cooler Interior: Conventional bricks are high compacted bricks, which results in
warmer interior. Whereas, interlocking bricks provide much cooler interior, which results in
energy consumption and cost-saving.
• Unskilled/Fewer Labour Required: For laying of interlocking bricks construction unskilled
labour to easily follow up on the construction procedure.
• Minimizes Cost: As there is no use of mortar in the construction work.
The cost of cement, sand and stone dust is neglected. Also it does not require
plaster work which contribute the overall cost reduction of project.
• Time Efficient: The normal conventional bricks have to be cured for about 21
days whereas the self-locking bricks require only 7 days of curing. By eliminating all
the time-consuming tasks, the project can be completed fast.
❑ TYPES OF INTERLOCKING BRICKS
➢ THAI INTERLOCKING BRICKS:-
• The Thai interlocking brick was developed in the
early 1980s, by the Human Settlement Division of
the Asian Institute of Technology (HSD-AIT),
Bangkok.

• In this type of brick Vertical holes run through the

full height of a wall.
• This bricks help in reducing the dead load of
building.
• The locking mechanism is well secured.
➢ AURAM SYSTEM FROM INDIA:-
• In this type of interlock, a three-quarter bat is
used as a corner brick; this has flat ends, to
avoid a semi-circle notch appearing at the
external surface of the wall.

• The auram brick is more solid and heavier than

the Thai brick.
• The locking mechanism depends entirely upon
the bosses and depressions.
➢ THE BAMBA SYSTEM
• These bricks are perforated, with protrusions and
depressions. The top and bottom faces of Bamba brick have
negative symmetry: configurations opposite to each other
that allow them to fit.
• Bamba brick interlock better than all other types due to its
shape, provided that high accuracy is maintained.
• The accuracy depends on proper selection of soil and
material mix (cement to soil and water to cement ratios),
observation of good practice in production and curing.
➢ SOLBRIC SYSTEM:-
• The solbric system uses solid interlocking bricks formed by
pressing on their ends with guided or controlled width and
height.
• Solbric provides small horizontal cavities between the
courses in which pipes can be installed or reinforcements
placed to strengthen the wall at certain locations.
• Solbric wall has a flat internal surface and externally a
pointed joint surface The flat internal surface of SOLBRIC
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• the thickness of required plaster mortar and the external
pointed joint makes the external appearance attractive.
❑ Advantages:-
• Easy and quicker construction.
• They are cheaper to make.
• They are more resistance to earthquake.
• They provide better insulation in hot areas.
• They address the labour shortage.
• Elimination of Plaster Work
• They are easier to recover.
❑ Disadvantages

• Less resistant to extreme weather- since plastering is

not used.
• Not for tall buildings- they are only good for the first
three stories of a building.
• Hostages for insects as there is no plasterwork.
• If rain water flows through these bricks the colour of
bricks changes very fast.
❑ FUTURE SCOPE
• The interlocking can be used in partition walls.
• They can be used at places where we need less self-weight of
structures as no mortar is used.
• They can be used for earthquake resistant buildings as we know
strain energy due to the earthquake is generally released from mortar
resulting in the development of cracks in it, but interlocking bricks
have no mortar so stain energy is released without causing cracks in
the structure.
• Vertical reinforcement can also be provided which is not possible in
conventional bricks in order to increase the strength of the structure.
CONCLUSION

In conclusion the inter locking brick development is presented in this study and confirmed
that this system is utilized in masonry structure. Accordingly, the concept of inter locking
system has been widely used as a replacement of conventional system. It can be concluded
that the shape of the interlocking brick varies with simplicity which result in easy and fast
production and assembly in the masonry systems. In fact, inter-locking bricks can cost 25%
less than the regular bricks. These bricks are ‘locked’ against each other without the usage of
cement mortar, to shape a structurally strong wall that diminishes the half cost and time of
construction. Whether Sand is coming to be increasingly insufficient and cement rates are
rising day by day, inter-locking bricks arrive as a welcome option for the homebuilders and
construction industry.
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