Publication detail

Effect of Microwave Radiation on the Compressive Strength of Solid Ceramic Brick

PRŮŠA, D. ŠUHAJDA, K. ŽAJDLÍK, T. SVOBODOVÁ, K. ŠŤASTNÍK, S. HOBZOVÁ, K. VENKRBEC, V.

Original Title

Effect of Microwave Radiation on the Compressive Strength of Solid Ceramic Brick

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Microwave radiation is widely utilized in construction practice, especially for drying building materials, remediating damp masonry, or sterilization of biotic pests that have infested building structures. The available scientific and technical literature reports that certain materials exposed to microwave radiation do not change their physical and mechanical properties, although this has not yet been adequately verified. This paper builds on many years of research in the area, adding to and refining existing information, providing new insights into the mechanical and physical properties of commonly available building materials that have been exposed to controlled microwave radiation, and comparing them with reference values. The experimental research on a set of clay brick samples is carried out using tests according to European standards, and it focuses on the effect of microwave radiation on compressive strength and water absorption. The experimental samples were compared to reference samples that had not been subjected to prolonged exposure to moisture and were subsequently treated with microwave radiation for dehumidification.

Keywords

ceramic; brick; microwave exposure; radiation; material drying; non-destructive testing; ultrasound; mechanical properties; compressive strength; masonry restoration; moisture elimination; sterilization

Authors

PRŮŠA, D.; ŠUHAJDA, K.; ŽAJDLÍK, T.; SVOBODOVÁ, K.; ŠŤASTNÍK, S.; HOBZOVÁ, K.; VENKRBEC, V.

Released

13. 4. 2023

Publisher

MDPI

Location

Basel, Switzerland

ISBN

2075-5309

Periodical

Buildings

Year of study

13

Number

4

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

11

Pages count

11

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/4/1018

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/209390

BibTex

@article{BUT183276,
  author="David {Průša} and Karel {Šuhajda} and Tomáš {Žajdlík} and Kateřina {Svobodová} and Stanislav {Šťastník} and Klára {Hobzová} and Václav {Venkrbec}",
  title="Effect of Microwave Radiation on the Compressive Strength of Solid Ceramic Brick",
  journal="Buildings",
  year="2023",
  volume="13",
  number="4",
  pages="11",
  doi="10.3390/buildings13041018",
  issn="2075-5309",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/4/1018"
}