858218
BRICKS
- BED,HEADER,STRETCHER
- 230 mm x 110 mm x 76mm
- clay or shale
- clay or shale
- 230 mm x 110 mm x 76mm
- CLASSIFICATION
- Extruded and wire-cut
- Machine moulded
- Handmade
- Extruded and wire-cut
- USES:walls, arches and paving
- bond patterns:Stretcher course,
Header course, Brick-on-edge
course, Soldier course
- bond patterns:Stretcher course,
Header course, Brick-on-edge
course, Soldier course
- JOINTS
- mortar joints
- Vertical joints: perpends,
Horizontal joints: bed joints
- Vertical joints: perpends,
Horizontal joints: bed joints
- mortar joints
- PROPERTIES
- • hardness (medium-high)
- • fragility(medium)
- • ductility (low)
- • flexibility/plasticity (low)
- • porosity/permeability (medium)
- • density (medium)
- • conductivity (poor)
- • durability/ life span (high)
- • reusability/recyclability (high)
- • sustainability/ carbon footprint (include transport and firing process
- • cost (effective
- • hardness (medium-high)
- CONSIDERATION
- Bricks are permeable
- Advantage: can be joined with water
based mortar and allow wetness escape
- Disadvantage: they absorb moisture and
expand overtime and cause efflorescence
- Disadvantage: they absorb moisture and
expand overtime and cause efflorescence
- Advantage: can be joined with water
based mortar and allow wetness escape
- Bricks are permeable
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