TEXTURE TEST CHECKLIST

BEHAVIORS BRICK A BRICK B BRICK C POSITIVE CONTROL

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

1. Is the bricks’
surfaces rough?

2. Is the bricks
smooth?

3. Is the texture
of the brick pre-
compact,
uniform, and
homogeneous?

4. Does the
brick have a
broken surface?

5. If you
answered "yes"
to question 3, is
it devoid of
cracks, holes,
grit, or lumps?
6. Is there a
difference
between the
positive control
and bricks a, b,
and c in terms of
roughness and
smoothness?
 STRUCTURE TEST CHECKLIST
BEHAVIORS BRICK A BRICK B BRICK C POSITIVE CONTROL
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
1. Is the
structure inside
the bricks
lumpy?
2. Does the
inside of the
bricks have air
bubbles?
3. Do the bricks
have the same
size and shape?

4. Do the bricks
have sufficient
durability to
withstand
cracking?
5. Are the
bricks
homogeneous
throughout
their interiors?

6. Do the bricks
have a similar
color along
their exteriors?
 SOUNDNESS TEST CHECKLIST
BEHAVIORS BRICK A BRICK B BRICK C POSITIVE CONTROL
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

1. Did the
impact release a
shockwave?

2. Is the crack in
the bricks
straight?

3. Is the crack in
the bricks large?

4. Did the bricks

completely
break in half?
5. Did the brick
survived the
test without any
damage?

6. Did the brick

produce a
denser sound?
 IMPACT TEST CHECKLIST
BEHAVIORS BRICK A BRICK B BRICK C POSITIVE CONTROL
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
1. Did the bricks
survive the first
trial with a
height of 1
meter?

2. Did the bricks

survive the
second trial
with a height of
2 meters?

3. Did the bricks

survive the
third trial with
the height of 3
meters?
4. Are there any
changes in the
first trial with
the height of 1
meter?

5. Are there any

changes in the
first trial with a
height of 2
meters?

6. Are there any

changes in the
first trial with a
height of 3
meters?

7. Did the bricks

develope visible
cracks?
 WATER ABSORPTION TEST CHECKLIST
BEHAVIORS BRICK A BRICK B BRICK C POSITIVE CONTROL
1. Did the water 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
absorb the brick YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
more than
20%?

2. Did the water

absorb the brick
less than 20%?

3. Did the brick

stay intact
during the
process?

4. Did the brick

experience
degradation
after
immersion?
5. Did the
immersion of
the brick in
clean water
affect its form
and structure?

6. Was the brick

completely
saturated when
soaked in the
water?
 WEIGHT AFTER DRYING TEST CHECKLIST
BEHAVIORS BRICK A BRICK B BRICK C POSITIVE CONTROL
1. Did the 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
weight of the YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
brick rise after
drying?

2. Did the
weight of the
brick drop after
drying?

3. Did the brick

retain its
original weight
prior to
assessment
after drying?

4. Is the brick's
weight what
you anticipated
it to be after
drying?

5. Did the bricks

that the
researchers
produced weigh
the same as the
standard weight
of the bricks?
6. Is the weight
of the bricks a
standard
measurement
in the brick-
making
industry?
6. Is there a
difference
between the
positive control
and bricks a, b,
and c in terms
of roughness
and
smoothness?
 COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TEST CHECKLIST
BEHAVIORS BRICK A BRICK B BRICK C POSITIVE CONTROL
1. The testing 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
machine shall YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
have sufficient
capacity and be
capable of
providing bricks
a, b, and c with
the same
pressure rate
when crushing
each brick.
2. Did bricks A,
B, and C move
from their
original places
after the test?
3. Did the
original form
and structure of
bricks A, B, and
C change after
the test?
4. Does the
height of bricks
A, B, and C,
affect the speed
of the machine
in crushing
them?
5. If moisture
can influence
the measured
strength of a
brick. Do bricks
A, B, and C differ
from the
strength of a
commercialized
brick after the
test?
6. A void can
reduce the
measured
strength of a
brick because of
its age. Do
bricks A, B, and
C, differ from
the strength of
a
commercialized
brick after
testing?
7. Did bricks A,
B, and C,
survive the
Compressive
test?