A perspective study on fly ash–lime–gypsum bricks and hollow blocks for low cost housing development

Housing is a great problem in today's world. The most basic building material for construction of houses is the usual burnt clay brick. A significant quantity of fuel is utilized in making these bricks. Also, continuous removal of topsoil, in producing conventional bricks, creates environmental problems. A feasibility study was undertaken on the production of fly ash–lime–gypsum (FaL-G) bricks and hollow blocks to solve the problems of housing...