Flint-lime bricks
Flint-lime bricks are manufactured from hydrated lime and crushed flint and are moulded and hardened as are sand-lime {brick}s. They […]
A wall is a continuous, usually vertical structure, thin in proportion to its length and height, built to provide shelter as an external wall or divide buildings into rooms or compartments as an internal wall.
Flint-lime bricks are manufactured from hydrated lime and crushed flint and are moulded and hardened as are sand-lime {brick}s. They […]
Sound is transmitted as airborne sound and impact sound. Airborne sound is generated as cyclical disturbances of air from, for
A range of special bricks is made for specific uses in fairface brickwork. These bricks are made from fine clays
Strength The strength of the materials used in wall construction is determined by the strength of a material in resisting
The durability of a wall is indicated by the frequency and extent of the work necessary to maintain minimum functional
Fires in buildings generally start from a small source of ignition, the ‘outbreak of fire’, which leads to the ‘spread
The traditional method of heating buildings was by burning wood or coal in open fireplaces in England and in freestanding
The majority of the walls of small buildings in this country are built of brick or block. The external walls
The term ‘stock brick’ is generally used in the south-east counties of England to describe the London stock brick. This