Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Compressed unfired blocks made with iron ore tailings and slag Subject The topic of the resource Compressed block; iron ore tailings; porosity; slag; strength Description An account of the resource Growing demand for houses in urban India has increased the requirements for construction materials such as clay fired bricks and cement blocks. At the same time, conventional practice of brick manufacturing is not environment friendly due to high energy consumption and CO2 emissions during various stages of its production. Therefore, recent trend in research has been directed towards utilization of various industrial wastes and methods, which emerge as sustainable alternatives for environmental concerns arising in the construction industry. This study focused on utilizing mining waste, namely iron ore tailing (IOT) in development of stable blocks. It has reported various properties of compressed unfired blocks formed by IOT and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) in varying proportions and with a fixed amount of lime. The combination of GGBS and lime was found to be suitable in stabilizing IOT towards block production. Furthermore, a maximum compressive strength of 7.7 MPa was achieved for blocks after 28days of air curing. Also, the addition of GGBS has reduced the water absorption and apparent porosity of the IOT blocks, confirming the positive interaction between IOT, GGBS and lime. It also indicates the prospective of blended binders in improving the compactness of the blocks, which will have direct influence on the durability and service life of the blocks. Finally, the results show that most of the developed blocks satisfy the requirement of IS 1077 specification and can be used in various applications such as load and non-load bearing walls, framed structures, foundations and pedestrian walkways. 2022 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thejas H.K.; Hossiney N. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cogent Engineering, Vol-9, No. 1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cogent OA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2022.2032975" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2022.2032975</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124260107&amp;doi=10.1080%2F23311916.2022.2032975&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=5d344dd48ffd175dcdf20ace2614f66a" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124260107&amp;doi=10.1080%2f23311916.2022.2032975&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=5d344dd48ffd175dcdf20ace2614f66a</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 23311916 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Thejas H.K., Department of Civil Engineering, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore, India; Hossiney N., Department of Civil Engineering, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore, India