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THEWORLDOFMUDBRICKHOUSES
1.Mudbrickhouseshavebeenbuiltaroundtheworldforcenturies
2.Thesehousesarestillbuilttodate
• Indevelopingcountriesthisisduetothecheapnessofsoil,whichisabundantlyavailableandinreachofthemost.Sometimesitistheonlyalternativetoacquireshelter
• Indevelopedandrichcountries,theenvironmentalfactorsareofprimeconsiderations.Comfortandcostalsoattracteventherichtobuildmudbrickhouses
3.Mudbrickhousesareacceptableintheworld;bothbythepoorandrich
4.Compressedmudbrickisadescendantofsundriedbrick,itissuperior
5.Thecompressedinterlockingmudbrickisprobablythelatestformofmudbrick.Itissuperiortonormalcompressedmudbricksbecauseitallowsfastconstruction,easeofelectricalinstallationandallowsprovisionofreinforcementincreasehouseperformancewithregardtostrengthandstability.Largeranddisasterresistanthousescansafelybeconstructed.
AmudbrickhouseSundriedbricks
YoungmenhappilycastingthesundriedbricksMudbrickhouseacceptableandenjoyable
(decorated)
Thishousedeclarestheacceptabilityofmudhousebythesociety
TheCinvarammachineforproductionThebestcompressedmudbrickscomesfromclayeyofcompressedmudbrickssoils
MudbrickhousesinsuburbanareasMudbrickhouseindevelopedworld
AdecentmudbrickhouseAruralbrickhouse
AdecentmudbrickhouseConstructionprocessformudbrickhouse
ThedecoratedAdobehouseMudbrickhouseinAfrica
AnotherbeautifulmudbrickhouseTheinteriorofabrickhouse
Theinteriorofabrickhouse,attractiveTheinteriorofabrickhouse,welcoming
BridgingtheopeningswitharchesBridgingtheopeningswitharches
Multipleandlargeopeningscanbebridgedbyarchesandbeams
Largebuildingscanbebuiltofmudbricks,compressedmudbricksandtheinterlocking
compressedmudbrickswilljustperformwonderfully.
Amudbrickhouseroofedwithtiles(heavymaterial)
Atownwithlargemudbrickhouses-ShibamMudbrickhousesareeasilydestroyedbynatural
disasters
Mudbrickhousesareeasilydestroyedbynaturaldisasters
Bothlargeandsmallbuildingsarecrushedeasilybydisasters
Unreinforcedmudbrickhousescollapsesuddenlyduringdisasters,givingnochance
toescape,thereforethelosesoflifeandpropertyarehigherthanotherbuildings.
Strongwindsalsoimposethreatanddamagetomudbrickhouses
Housesdamagedbygroundshaking
MYSOLUTION
1.Productionofinterlockingbricksfromsoilswithhighclaycontentsforstrongerbricks
2.Constructionofwallwiththickness300mm,indrybondbutwherenecessarymudmortarordrysandcanalsobeused
3.Providereinforcementinstripsorbeamsandcolumnsformedincoresofwallbymeansofspecialbricks
4.Designthehouseaccordingtotheruleofthumborbyengineeringmethods
5.Protectallpartsofthehousefromallsortsofmoisture
6.Reinforcementcanbeweldedmesh,roundbarsorribbedbarswithspecifiedcharacteristics
7.Concretecanbeofanyspecifiedgradeaccordingtodesignrequirementsbut,nolessthangrade20.Coarseaggregateforareaswithsmallcrosssectionalareatobeofpeasizeandnotmorethan1/4inch(grouted).
8.Mudplastertobeappliedonconstructedwallsfollowedbyotherspecifiedandappropriwtfinishes
AdemonstrationwallofcompressedmudinterlockingbricksbuiltatNHBRA-Tanzania
AdemonstrationwallofcompressedmudinterlockingbricksbuiltatNHBRA-Tanzania
(InthepictureEngineerAmriandassistantJuma)
AdemonstrationwallofcompressedmudinterlockingbricksbuiltatNHBRA-Tanzania
showingprovisionforbeamscasting(EngineerAmriinspectingthework)
AdemonstrationwallofcompressedmudinterlockingbricksbuiltatNHBRA-Tanzaniaplasteredinmudmotarreadyforfurtherfinishingcoats.