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What are they made of? "Bricks" for building may be made from clay, shale, soft slate,calcium silicate, concrete, or shaped from quarried stone. However, true bricks are ceramic, and therefore created by the action of heat and cooling. What are they used for? Is used in masonry construction, usually stacked together, or laid using various kinds of mortar to hold the bricks together and make a permanent structure. How many types of brick are there? According to their shape, the bricks are classified as:  perforated brick, solid brick Brick, manual Moulded   brick and hollow brick.

What is the meaning of brick laying techniques?

Brick laying techniques are the methods used to place a brick on other one, and that remain well aligned

Describe 2 brick laying techniques. ** English bond ** This bond has two alternating courses of stretchers   and headers, with the headers centered on the stretchers,   and each alternate row vertically aligned. ** Flemish bond ** Flemish bond, also known as Dutch bond, has throughout   history been considered the most decorative bond, and for   this reason was used extensively for dwellings until the   adoption of the cavity wall. It is created by alternately  laying headers and stretchers in a single course. What are their advantages and disadvantages?

Is a cheap material and strong in compression, but at the same time is heavy and weak in tension.

Reply:

Personally, I think that the brick was a giant winged pair great material constructions of the past because their properties were excellent for the time, was best known material. However I believe that this material is more than decorative use as their resistance is minor compared with other materials. Despite this, I think an excellent material for in spite of its disadvantages is also favorable for resistance to fire and climate, and this provides more security, for example to build a house. Taking up the first thing I mentioned, I can say that my argument for thinking that serves mostly for decorating are all existing placement techniques, as it is aesthetically pleasing and variety of these techniques makes it can be used in different contexts.

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