WHAT ARE THE FIELD TESTS ON BRICKS?

Dimension Test On Bricks

Field Tests on Bricks It is necessary to check the quality of brick before using it in any construction activities.There are some field tests that we can conduct in the field in order to check the quality of bricks. These tests are as follows. Water Absorption Visual inspection Efflorescence Dimension Hardness Soundness Structure 1. Water … Read more

5 MOST COMMON HARMFUL INGREDIENTS IN BRICK AND THEIR EFFECTS ON BRICK

Efflorescence of Brick- Defects found on bricks

In my previous post, I discussed the constituents of good brick earth and their importance. But it is impractical to find brick earth having all the good constituents with the desired proportions. There also exist some harmful ingredients in brick earth, which can cause many defects in the manufactured bricks. Below mentioned are some of … Read more

WHAT ARE THE CONSTITUENTS OF GOOD BRICK EARTH?

Constituents of Brick Earth

Constituents of Good Brick Earth Bricks are the most commonly used construction material. Bricks are prepared by moulding clay in rectangular blocks of uniform size and then drying and burning these blocks. In order to get a good quality brick, the brick earth should contain the following constituents. Silica Alumina Lime Iron oxide Magnesia   … Read more

How Brickwork Is Superior Than Stonework?

The brick is superior to the stonework in the following respects: At places where stones are not easily available but where there is plenty of clay, the brickwork becomes cheaper than stonework. The cost of construction works out to be less in case of brickwork than stone work as less skilled labour is required in … Read more

BULK DENSITY OF BRICKS

How to check brick quality on site

Objective For determination of bulk density of bricks Equipment & Apparatus Oven (3000C) Scale Balance (0-10kg)  Procedure The brick is dried in a ventilated oven at a temperature of 1050 to 1150C till it attains substantially constant mass. The brick is then cooled to room temperature and its mass is recorded.(M) Then the dimensions of … Read more

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF BRICK (IS:3495-Part 1-1992)

How to check brick quality on site

Objective For determination of compressive strength of bricks  Reference Standard IS: 3495 – P (1)-1992-Methods of tests of burnt clay building bricks (Determination of compressive strength) Equipment & Apparatus Compression Testing Machine Scale for measuring dimension of brick Procedure Unevenness observed in the bed faces of bricks is removed to provide two smooth and parallel … Read more

EFFLORESCENCE OF BRICKS (IS:3495-Part 3-1992)

Objective For determination of efflorescence of bricks  Reference Standards IS: 3495 – Part(3)-1992 Equipment & Apparatus Oven (3000c)  Procedure A shallow flat bottom dish containing sufficient distilled water to completely saturate the specimens is used for the test. The ends of the bricks are placed in the dish, the depth of immersion in water being … Read more

WATER ABSORPTION OF BRICK (IS:3495-Part 2-1992)

Objective For determination of water absorption of bricks  Reference Standards IS : 3495 (Part-2)-1992,RA 2011 Equipment & Apparatus Balance (0-10 kg)  Procedure The specimen is dried in a ventilated oven at a temperature of 105 to 1150C; till it attains substantially constant mass. The specimen is cooled to room temperature and its weight is recorded … Read more