How to measure the energy used to fire clay bricks
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References and further reading
• How to Measure the Energy Used to Fire Clay Bricks: A Practical Guide for
Brickmakers, Field-workers and Researchers Practical Action Technical Brief,
• Moulding of Clay GTZ Technical Brief
• Drying of Clay Bricks and Tiles Gerhard Merschmeyer, GTZ, Technical Brief 2000
• Firing of Clay Brick and Tiles , Gerhard Merschmeyer, GTZ Technical Brief 2000,
• Brick Clamps GTZ Technical Brief
• Building with Interlocking Blocks GTZ Technical Brief
• Bull’s Trench Brick Kiln GTZ Technical Brief
• Hoffmann Kilns GTZ Technical Brief
• The Vertical Shaft Brick Kiln GTZ Technical Brief
• Brick by Brick: Participatory Technology Development in Brickmaking by Kelvin
Mason, Practical Action Publishing 2001, ISBN 1 853339 529 3
This technical brief was originally written for basin, Building Advisory Service and
Information Network by Kelvin Mason, April 1998 on behalf of ITDG (Now Practical
Action). Special thanks to Ray Austin, Dr Alfredo Barriga (ESPOL) and Mario Jara.
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