%0 Journal Article
%T Characterization and Evaluation of Some Technological Properties of a Clay Soil Sample Collected at Loudima (Congo-Brazzaville)<br />
%A Ngoma Placide Julien
%A Foutou Paul Mozalin
%A Loubaki Raunel
%A Banzouzi Samba Vivien Igor
%A Moutou Joseph-Marie
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 11
%N 6
%P 1-16
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2024
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1111069
%X This work aims to characterize clay soil taken from Loudima, one of the localities in the department of Bouenza in Congo Brazzaville. X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, MEB, X-ray chemical analysis and mechanical tests were performed. The results obtained show that the Loud soil sample is a mixture of Kaolinite (41.33%), quartz (16.03%) and iron oxide (2.93%). By chemical analysis, we noted that the SiO<sub>2</sub>/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> ratio = 2.16, which indicates that this soil contains a significant content of quartz. The MEB showed the presence of scattered clay leaves in the form of sticks and some aggregates. The technological tests carried out with this soil have a linear shrinkage of 3.1% at 1150¡æ., an absorption rate of 6.1% at 1150¡æ., a compression strength of 25.5 MPa at 1150¡æ., and a flexural strength of 4.7 MPa at 1150¡æ. This gives the Loud sample the possibility to be used as a raw material for the manufacture of terracotta bricks.
%K Clay
%K Characterization
%K Technological Tests
%K Bricks
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6812423