?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.237961&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Effects+of+kaolinite%2C+vermiculite+and+palygorskite+on+fired+clay+brick+properties&rft.creator=Wang%2C+Sen&rft.subject=Clay+minerals&rft.subject=Fired+bricks&rft.subject=Thermal+behaviour&rft.subject=Kaolinite&rft.subject=Vermiculite&rft.subject=Palygorskite&rft.subject=Ceramics&rft.subject=Clays&rft.subject=Compressive+strength&rft.description=This+thesis+reveals+the+role+of+different+clay+minerals+in+the+fired+brick+production+process.+Multiple+in-situ+characterisation+techniques+have+been+effectively+combined+to+study+the+thermal+behaviour+of+clayey+materials+added+with+kaolinite%2C+expandable+vermiculite%2C+and+nanofibrous+palygorskite+at+various+dosages.+Laboratory-scale+brick+buttons+are+obtained+to+test+the+mineralogical+composition%2C+mechanical+strength%2C+density%2C+porosity%2C+colour%2C+water+absorption%2C+and+thermal+diffusivity.+The+conclusions+obtained+can+effectively+assist+brick+manufacturers+and+researchers+in+achieving+optimised+clay+mix+design+to+obtain+maximum+economic+efficiency+and+quality.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2023-02-13&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F237961%2F1%2FSen%252BWang%252BThesis%25281%2529.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.rights=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-nc-nd%2F4.0%2F&rft.relation=doi%3A10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.237961&rft.relation=Wang%2C+Sen+(2023)+Effects+of+kaolinite%2C+vermiculite+and+palygorskite+on+fired+clay+brick+properties.+PhD+by+Publication%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F237961%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Science%3B+School+of+Chemistry+%26+Physics