Efflorescence in Brick Work When soluble salts are present in huge quantities in the bricks or in the mortar, they absorb moisture from air or during construction progress and are brought to the surface in solution and deposited in concentrated patches either in the form of white...
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Uses of Bricks Some of the different uses of bricks are as follows, 1 The first class and second class bricks are used for permanent structures. These structures include, buildings, dams, roads, bridge piers, etc., 2. The first class bricks are also used for architectural effects...
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Reinforced Brick Masonry Brick work strengthened by introduction of mild steel flats, hoop iron, expanded mesh or bars is termed as reinforced brick masonry. This reinforced brick masonry is capable of resisting both compressive as well as tensile and shear stress. On account of ...
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Dimensions or Size of Bricks The bricks are prepared in various sizes. The custom in the locality is the governing factor for deciding the dimensions or size of bricks. Such bricks which are not standardized are known as the traditional bricks. If bricks are large, it is difficul...
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Classification of Bricks The classification of bricks is as follows: (i) unburnt or sun-dried bricks; and (ii) burnt bricks. The unburnt or sun-dried bricks are those bricks which are dried with the help of heat that is received from sun after the process of moulding. The unbur...
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Test for Bricks A brick is generally subjected to the following tests to find for the construction work, (1) Absorption (2) Crushing strength (3) Hardness (4) Presence of soluble salts (5) Shape and size (6) Soundness (7) Structure (1) Absorption: A brick is taken and it i...
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Types of Brick Bonds Some of the different types of brick bonds are, 1. English bond, 2. Flemish bond, 3. Stretching bond, 4. Heading bond, 5. Garden wall bond, 6. Facing bond, 7. Raking bond, 8. Dutch bond, 9. English cross-bond, 10. Zig-Zag bond, 11. Silverlock’s bond. For En...
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Flemish Bond - Types of Flemish Bond In Flemish bond, each course consists of alternate headers and stretchers. The alternate headers of each course are centered over the stretchers in the course below. Every alternate course starts with a header at the corner. For the brea...
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English Bond English bond consists of alternate course of headers and stretches. In this English bond arrangement, vertical joints in the header courses come over each other and the vertical joints in the stretcher course are also in the same line. For the breaking of vertical jo...
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Surkhi Surkhi is called as Trass, or brick-dust in England. Surkhi is used as a substitute for sand for concrete and mortar, and has almost the same function as of sand but it also imparts some strength and hydraulicity. Surkhi is made by grinding to powder burnt bricks, brick-ba...
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