Properties of bricks
This is a somewhat vague term commonly used in the description of bricks. By general agreement it is recognised that a brick which is to have a moderately good …
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Sulphate attack on mortars and renderings of bricks
When brickwork is persistently wet, as in foundations, retaining walls, parapets and chimneys, sulphates in bricks and mortar may in time crystallise and expand and cause mortar and renderings …
Efflorescence of bricks
Clay bricks contain soluble salts that migrate, in solution in water, to the surface of brickwork as water evaporates to outside air. These salts will collect on the face …
Frost resistance of bricks
A few failures of brickwork due to the disruptive action of frost have been reported during the last 30 years and scientific work has sought to determine a brick’s …
Bricks Absorption
Scientific work has been done to determine the amount of water absorbed by {brick}s and the rate of absorption, in an attempt to arrive at some scientific basis for …
Bricks Compressive strength
This is a property of bricks which can be determined accurately. The compressive strength of bricks is found by crushing 12 of them individually until they fail or crumble. …