Quality Evaluation of Mon Brick Produced in Sanuk Group Province

Abstract

This research has collected data of Mon brick produced in Sanuk Group Province. Thailand Industrial Standard (TIS 153-2540)and the Community Product Standard (601/2547) criteria have been applied to evaluate the quality of its products. Moreover, guidelines for product improvement/development have been proposed to lift the value of product and help Mon brick community and entrepreneur raise up their profit. According to the research results, the standard size of brick which produced from sample group is the main problem and need to be solved to fit on the criteria of size tolerance. Percentage of water absorption of all the brick sample groups are under 20% which is under the requirement. 2 out of 4 source of production places have passed compressive strength test criteria which above 7 MPa. These results bring into the 2 hints of how-to improvement/development the product by merely process changes.