A Grade 10 high schooler won a gold medal at an international science fair for his inspiring and skilful project that could help many South Africans:
17-year-old Adrian Huysamen represented Eskom Expo for Young Scientists with his project entitled, “A comparison between the influence of three different sizes of exfoliated vermiculite on the thermal and mechanical properties of cement construction bricks.”Huysamen created construction bricks that can be used to build houses, with the aim of making lightweight, fire-resistant, insulating and durable bricks.
“It’s safe in fires. We know informal settlement fires are constantly ongoing in the province, so it would help in a physical setting to save lives in that situation,” he explains. His process involved weighing the bricks, putting them into a hydraulic press, firing them in a simulated fire, and then putting them in a press again.
“My project was inspired by our country’s energy crisis, as well as dangerous informal settlement fires motivated me to find a solution for these problems.
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