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Chapter 3

This chapter outlines the research methodology used in the study. It describes the experimental flow, research design, project description, materials and apparatus used, research setting, and procedures for testing the mechanical properties of the manufactured bricks. Specifically, it discusses the design of a hydraulic brick moulding machine to produce enough bricks within 5 days to build a 2-bedroom flat with a total wall area of 340m2 requiring approximately 15,500 bricks. The experiments will be conducted at the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines' mechanical engineering laboratory.

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Chapter 3

This chapter outlines the research methodology used in the study. It describes the experimental flow, research design, project description, materials and apparatus used, research setting, and procedures for testing the mechanical properties of the manufactured bricks. Specifically, it discusses the design of a hydraulic brick moulding machine to produce enough bricks within 5 days to build a 2-bedroom flat with a total wall area of 340m2 requiring approximately 15,500 bricks. The experiments will be conducted at the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines' mechanical engineering laboratory.

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CHAPTER 3

RESEARH METHODLOGY

In this chapter, different methods and technique were considering thorough a search
done by the researcher to provide solution of the research problem and to achieve the
objectives of the study. This provides the overview of the study, experimental flow, research
design, project description, research setting, apparatus/material used, and procedures. Hence,
the researcher will only focus on the actual experiment which will be the testing of the
mechanical properties of the product.

3.1 Experimental Flow Chart

3.2 Project Description

The machined was designed to produce bricks/blocks enough to build a two bedroom
flat in five days. The flat has a total wall area of 340m 2. The area of 1 brick is 0.022m 2, thus the
total required bricks was approximately equal to 15,500. This means that in day an approximate
3,100 bricks was required (Yakubu and Umar 2015). Thorough study, hydraulic brick moulding

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machine was designed and fabricated. The various components were properly functioning while
running. An average number of bricks per day a machine can produce reportedly, but this also
depends on the performance of the operators involved in the production of bricks. The machine
was designed in such a simple way that it requires little or no special training for the operators of
the machine (Mogaji 2011).

3.4 Apparatus/Material

The following apparatus/materials will be used in the experiment:

 Sand
 Portland Cement
 Earthen Materials (laterite, clay)
 Fly ash and Rice hush ash

While the Constructed Multipurpose Brick/Block Moulding Machine;

 Compression Testing Machine ASTM C67 (standard test methods on sampling and
testing of brick and structure), Universal Testing Machine (UTM)
 Shovels

3.4 Research Setting

The researcher would construct their experiments at the mechanical engineering laboratory
at University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, Cagayan de Oro.

3.5 Procedure

The production of the bricks was carried out following the steps below.

1. The hydraulic oil tank was checked to ensure adequate oil level
2. The oil supply valve to the hydraulic pump was fully opened
3. The electric motor was then powered
4. Feeder was positioned directly under the hoper
5. Using shovel, the mix was fed to the hoper
6. Holding the feeder handle, the feeder was moved to a position above the mould and
then the feeder was shaken back and forth to make sure that the mould was well filled.

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