Bricks
The word brick is used to describe a small block of burned clay of such size that it can be […]
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.
In building a wall it is usual to lay bricks in regular, horizontal courses so that each brick bears on
The aggregate or main part of mortar is sand. The sand is dredged from pits or river beds and a
During the last 50 years it has been considered good practice to use a mortar in which the advantages of lime
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
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