Bricks Compressive strength
This is a property of bricks which can be determined accurately. The compressive strength of bricks is found by crushing […]
This is a property of bricks which can be determined accurately. The compressive strength of bricks is found by crushing […]
When brickwork is persistently wet, as in foundations, retaining walls, parapets and chimneys, sulphates in bricks and mortar may in
This is a somewhat vague term commonly used in the description of bricks. By general agreement it is recognised that
Scientific work has been done to determine the amount of water absorbed by {brick}s and the rate of absorption, in
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
Building blocks are wall units, larger in size than a brick, that can be handled by one man. Building blocks
As water dries out from precast {concrete blocks} shrinkage that occurs, particularly with lightweight blocks, may cause serious cracking of