Utilization of Sandy Soil as the Primary Raw Material in Production of Unfired Bricks

Table 3

The compressive strength and weight loss of the unfired bricks during the freezing/thawing cycles.

Mix code	5 cycles		10 cycles		15 cycles
	Compressive strength loss (%)	Weight loss (%)	Compressive strength loss (%)	Weight loss (%)	Compressive strength loss (%)	Weight loss (%)
C25	3.7	0.42	5.1	0.61	6.3	0.95
C20GG5	3.4	0.39	4.8	0.57	6.1	0.91
C15GG10	3.1	0.35	4.4	0.52	5.8	0.86
C10GG10Q5	2.9	0.32	3.9	0.46	5.2	0.81
C8GG10Q5G2	2.5	0.29	3.2	0.41	4.1	0.75
C8GG10Q3G4	6.2	1.23	7.6	1.71	9.5	2.44