DK CHING BRICKS

brick

masonry unit of clay

common brick

brick made for GENERAL BUILDING PURPOSES; not specially treated etc.

facing brick

brick made of special clays for FACING WALL

FBX

brick type; facing brick suitable for use where a MINIMUM VARIATION IN SIZE. NARROW COLOR RANGE

FBS

brick type; facing brick used where a WIDER COLOR RANGE

FBA

brick suittable for used when a particular effect are desired

brick grade

durability of a brick unit when exposed to weathering

MW

MODERATE WEATHERING; used above grade on surfaces unlikely to be permeated whith water

SW

SEVERE WEATHERING; used in surfaces

absorption

weight of water absorbed by a clay

saturation coefficient

ratio of weight of water absorbed by a clay masonry

suction

weight of water absorbed by a clay masonry when partially immersed

efflorescence

a WHITE POWDERY DEPOSIT that forms on an EXPOSED masonry or concrete

soft mud process

process of FORMING BRICK by molding relatively wet clay having moisture c9ntent of 20%-30%

sandstruck brick

produced MATTE-TEXTURED surface

water struck brick

produced SMOOTH dense surfaca

STIFF mud process

process of forming a brick; EXTRUDING STIFF BUT PLASTIC CLAY; moisture content 12%-15%

DRY press process

process of forming a brick;moisture contect 5%-7% under high pressure

kiln

a furnace or OVEN for burning

flashing

firing brick units ALTERNATELY with too nuch or too little AIR to vary their FACE COLOR

cull

brick or timber rejected as being of inferior quality

firebrick

used for lining furnaces and fireplaces

fire clay

REFRACTORY CLAY used in the making of FIREBRICKS

refractory

material having ABILITY TO RETAIN ITS PHYSICAL SHAPE and CHEMICAL IDENTITY when subjected to high pressure

clinker

DENSE, HARD-BURNED BRICK used eps. for PAVING

nominal dimension

brick dimension LARGER THAN THE ACTUAL DIMENSION

modular brick

brick having nominal dimensions of 102x68x203mm

norman brick

102x68x305mm

SCR brick

102x68x305mm

engineered brick

102x81x203mm

norwegian brick

102x81x305mm

roman brick

102x51x305mm

economy brick

102x102x203mm

jumbo brick

any of various OVERSIZED BRICKS having nominal dimensions established by the manufacturer

soap

brick or tile having NORMAL FACE DIMENSION but a nominal thickness or 2 inches (51mm)

bat

brick cut ransversely so as to leave one end Whole

gauge

chip or rub stones to a CERTAIN SIZE or SHAPE