Advantages and Disadvantages of using fly ash bricks over
clay bricks?

Answer Posted / kranap

Fly ash bricks are nowadays mostly used for construction and gaining its popularity over builders and engineers because of its high strength, uniformity and less consumption of mortar plastering. Fly ash bricks are light weight material compared to clay bricks, so it is suitable for multi storey building, less weight means less stress on building, safety assured.
It's a proven fact that Fly ash bricks which is made with the BIS standards are 100 % reliable and long lasting than normal red clay bricks of any other conventional building material. Using fly ash is economical and environment friendly. There is no emission of greenhouse gases during production. Required operational area is smaller than any other brick producing unit.

Using fly ash in concrete creates a denser mix that provides a smoother surface.

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