Artificial Late rite

Abstract

Laterite was generally found in tropical area where oxidation occurred to the soil composed of ferrous mineral, Due to attractive color and texture, lateritic has been widely used as decorating and construction materials. However, due to complicate and costly production and transportation processes, lateritic was normally considered as an expensive construction material. Artificial lateritic was preliminarily invented from a mixture of ferrous aggregate and ferrous plastic clay and subjected to compressive strength test, water absorption test and thermal shock resistance test, It was found that compressive strength and water absorption values of Artificial Lateritic were comparable to those of the natural lateritic, Further research has to focus on mass production process and possibility of trading.