Frost resistance of bricks
A few failures of brickwork due to the disruptive action of frost have been reported during the last 30 years […]
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.
A few failures of brickwork due to the disruptive action of frost have been reported during the last 30 years […]
Clay bricks contain soluble salts that migrate, in solution in water, to the surface of brickwork as water evaporates to
Sand which is not washed and which contains a deal of clay in it feels soft and smooth when held
The material that was used for many centuries before the advent of Portland cement as the matrix (binding agent) for
As an alternative to the use of lime it has become practice to use a mortar plasticiser with cement in the
Of recent years ready mixed mortars have come into use particularly on sites where extensive areas of brickwork are laid.
Cement is made by heating a finely ground mixture of clay and limestone, and water, to a temperature at which
Jointing is the word used to describe the finish of the mortar joints between bricks, to provide a neat joint
Lime is manufactured by burning limestone or chalk and the result of this burning is a dirty white, lumpy material
Strength and Stability Up to the middle of the twentieth century the design and construction of small buildings, such as houses,