Transactions of the INDIAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Vol. 34 1975
Vitrified Bricks from Coastal Alluvium of Rann of Kutch
R. B. HAJELA AND J. M. BHATNAGAR
Pages : 49N-54N
DOI : 10.1080/0371750X.1975.10840608
Abstract
INVESTIGATIONS on marine soils were undertaken
to manufacture vitrified bricks, possessing low
porosity and resistance to sea water action. Such
bricks were required for armour blankets for
stabilisation of shoal areas around the port,
sealing breaches in navigational channel and in
civil works, which generally show deterioration
under marine atmosphere. Due to the presence
of extraneous minerals, marine salts and organic
matter in soil, bricks moulded cracked on drying,
burst on firing and show short vitrification range.
