Interlocking concrete brick with replacement waste porcelain tiles / Siti Noorzubaidah Sudarso and Wan Akmal Zahri Wan Zaharuddin

In general, the construction industry in Malaysia is developing rapidly. The construction rate in Malaysia is very encouraging, especially in state capitals such as the big cities. With this construction progress, it can elevate a country to be known by other countries. Indirectly, it brings attention to other countries that Malaysia is also not left behind in the construction industry sector. Aggregate is a particle aggregation of non-metallic materials that can be processed and used in civil and highway engineering projects. Basically, aggregate is mainly classified as coarse aggregate. The most widely available for coarse aggregates which are suitable rock types are crushed to the desired particle sizes. However, the proposal to carry out this innovation project is to replace aggregate with waste porcelain tiles with a certain percentage of waste. Because porcelain has some unique qualities that are not present in regular concrete, using porcelain tiles is mostly for aesthetic purposes. Consequently, the experimental design and document review used in this study’s methodology constitute the data gathering technique. This study uses the compressive strength test as its experimental approach in order to gather precise results.