What are Flyash Bricks|| How to Calculate Quantity of Flyash Bricks By Civil Guruji.
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The raw materials for Fly Ash Bricks are:[citation needed]

Material Mass
Fly ash 60%
Sand/Stone dust 30 %
Ordinary Portland Cement/(Lime+Gypsum) 10%
Total formula of material 100%
The strength of fly ash brick manufactured with the above compositions is ranges between 7.5 MPa and 10 MPa[citation needed]. Fly ash bricks are lighter and stronger than clay bricks.

Main ingredients include fly ash, water, quicklime or lime sludge, cement, aluminum powder and gypsum. Autoclaving increases the hardness of the block by promoting quick curing of the cement. Gypsum acts as a long term strength gainer. The chemical reaction[further explanation needed] due to the aluminum paste provides AAC its distinct porous structure, lightness, and insulating properties. The aforementioned properties set it apart from other lightweight concrete materials. The finished product is a lighter block, less than 40% the weight of conventional Bricks, while providing the similar strengths. The specific gravity stays around 0.6 to 0.65[citation needed]. Using these blocks in buildings reduces the dead load, allowing one to save around 30 to 35%[citation needed] of structural steel, and concrete.

Commercial processes fall into two categories; the lime route, and the cement (OPC) route where the latter is used as a source of lime. In the lime route, the composition is fly ash (50%), slaked lime (30%), and anhydrous gypsum (20%), to which 3 to 4 times of stone dust, sand or any inert filler material can be added. In the cement route, the composition is fly ash(76%), OPC (20%), and anhydrite (4%), to which 3 to 4 times of filler material can be added.

The following properties of fly ash affect the strength and look of fly ash bricks.

Loss on Ignition (LOI): fly ash loses weight when it burns at about 1000 °C due to presence of carbon and water. The weight loss happens due to carbon combustion and moisture evaporation is called "Loss on Ignition(LOI)". This is expressed as percentage. The lower the loss of Ignition, the better will be fly ash. As per BIS it should not be more than 5%.[citation needed]
Fineness: fine fly ash has more surface area available to react with lime. This increases pozzolanic activity, which contributes to the strength of fly ash bricks. As per BIS it should not be more than 320 m2/kg.[citation needed]
Calcium (CaO) content: the pozzolanic reactivity of fly ash is more in high calcium fly ash. The greater the pozzolanic activity leads to higher the strength of fly ash brick. As per ASTM C618 fly ash is classified into two types: Class C contains more than 10% lime and Class F fly ash contains less than 10% lime.[3]
Based on boiler operations, fly ash can be additionally classified as LT (low temperature) and HT (high temperature). LT fly ash containing amorphous phases is generated where boiler temperature is not more than 800 °C, whereas HT fly ash containing glassy reactive phases is generated at more than 1000 °C in super thermal plants. LT fly ash reacts well with lime whereas HT fly ash reacts well with OPC [4].

Advantages
It reduces dead load on structures due to light weight (2.6 kg, dimension: 230 mm X 110 mm X 70 mm[citation needed]).
Same number of bricks will cover more area than clay bricks
High fire Insulation
Due to high strength, practically no breakage during transport and use.
Due to uniform size of bricks mortar required for joints and plaster reduces almost by 50%[citation needed].
Due to lower water penetration seepage of water through bricks is considerably reduced.
Gypsum plaster can be directly applied on these bricks without a backing coat of lime plaster.
These bricks do not require soaking in water for 24 hours. Sprinkling of water before use is enough[citation needed].
Disadvantages
Mechanical strength is low, but this can be rectified by adding marble waste or mortar between blocks.
Limitation of size. Only modular size can be produced. Large size will have more breakages.
It is only good for the places like subtropical area or area where climate is warm because it doesn't absorb heat. But during cold it is not helpful.
References
 Edwin Chadwick (1842). Report to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, from the Poor Law Commissioners, on an Inquiry into the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain. Clowes for HMSO. p. 53.
 Fly ash for Sustainable Development authored by Dr N Bhanumathidas and