Brick Sampling

Understanding and Managing Efflorescence in Brickwork: A Comprehensive Guide

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Efflorescence in brickwork

What is Efflorescence? The term ‘efflorescence’ is used to describe the depositing of soluble salts (in other words, those that dissolve in water) on the surface of finished brickwork. Salts of magnesium, calcium, potassium or sodium may have been present in the clay used to make the bricks or in the sand used to make … Read more

How to Sample Bricks And Criteria for Acceptance of the Lot? (IS-5454)

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Stacks of bricks at brick works

Bricks are extensively used as building material in most of the construction work. The quality of a structure or building is therefore dependent upon the quality of bricks used there in. We cannot test each and every brick to inspect its quality as it is impractical. That is why a sampling method or procedure must … Read more