FIRE RESISTING PROPERTIES OF COMMON BUILDING MTERIALS Fire resisting properties of common building materials such as stone, brick, timber, cast-iron, glass, steel and concrete are mentioned below. 1.
Quality Requirement of Fly Ash Bricks 1. General Quality Bricks shall be free from cracks and flaws and nodules of free lime. Bricks shall have smooth rectangular faces
Brick Manufacturing process Bricks are among the oldest and most enduring of mankind’s building materials. Bricks are made by shaping a plastic mass of clay and water, which
Bricks used in construction industry can have the following defects. So before using the bricks, it should be inspected properly for presence of any of the following defects.
QUALITY REQUIREMENTS OF COMMON BURNT CLAY BUILDING BRICKS 1. General Quality Bricks shall be free from cracks and flaws and nodules of free lime. Bricks shall have smooth
Reference IS 3952-1988 – Specification for burnt clay hollow bricks for walls and partitions. General Quality o Bricks shall be free from cracks and flaws and nodules of
REFERENCE IS-3952-1988-Specification for the burnt clay hollow bricks used for walls and partition Objective To determine the water absorption of burnt clay hollow bricks used for walls and
Bricks should be soaked in water before using it in any brick work. Soaking of bricks has the following advantages. Advantages Wetting of bricks removes any dirt, sand
Why additives used? Additives are used to improve some properties of clay mass, such as Shaping characteristics Drying behavior Firing behavior More than that, some of the additives
