CHAPTER 5
BRICK
5.1 INTRODUCTION
Brick is a kind of important material in the construction field. Brick used in the construction are
made of clay, sand, lime and cement. The widespread use of bricks in building the walls of the
building either load, between the frame wall charger that does not bear the burden of only four
and a half inch thick, making pavements, retaining walls, stairs, floors and debris fractions were
'hardcore'. Size is not available right brick for brick undergoes contraction and expansion in the
process of drying and firing. So, on average brick size is 216 mm x 103 mm x 65mm.
5.2 BENEFITS OF BRICKS
The bricks can be adjusted to use and place according to its kind. Institute of the units can
form a strong wall, non-perishable and non-unit burn .Unit small, easy to make the connection
and can be completed without the plaster in which the units form a beautiful pattern arrangement
on the wall. Brick construction is faster than concrete and resistant to ground movement due to
the motion of the joints can absorb. The bricks also can withstand heat and sound move to
another room.
5.3 HOW COAL BRICKS
Collection of clay
Mix and form
Combustion
Classification
5.3.1 Collection Clay
Clay is the original material used to make bricks and collected in one place for two or three
days so that the water is dry. Lands that have been taken this test in order to obtain the required
power level. In construction, the required power level is typically 16 tons / brick.
5.3.2 Mixing and Forming
Clay mixed in three machine. Enter in the first machine and make sure the soil is crushed and
screened to remove debris from the mixture. Then, the mixture is put into a second machine to be
crushed until smooth and mix well. This process is complete, the mixture is poured into a third
machine for blended until smooth and can be mixed with other materials to be colored if want
other color than usual, for example, included the materials 'Manganese' to get the color black.
Ground mixture is put into forming machines' vacuum compressor. It may be issued in the form
of units completed or if the hollow will be drained out through the canal according to the width
and height of a brick. Bricks out can be operated by hand, transferred to drying.
5.3.3 Drying and Burning
Special drying bricks made in a room that is inserted into the hot air. It is arranged terraced after
a day out and sent to the incinerator. The bricks will be burned in a stove burner furnace with
temperatures of 1050 C for 24 hours.
5.3.4 Classification
The bricks that were burned out and placed in an open area to be classified according to grade.
The classification is done based on appearance, color, shape appropriate and adequate ripening
process
5.4 IDENTIFY A GOOD BRICK
Each brick produced has a good quality when the features as below:
loud sound when tapped with a spatula brick or steel
Have the right size as required
It also appeared that a uniform color
Have a piece of pie or similar terms
Able to insulate sound well when used
Hold your fire burning if made right
Able to withstand the burden imposed upon him
Able to hold joint mortar
Have a weight of approximately 4 kg for brick face
5.5 STRUCTURE OF BRICKS
In brickwork, tying a wall or the wall is determined by the type or name given by the
composition of the brick itself. The shape of a brick bond that determines the power and beauty
aims to get the parts that are not plastered. The selection of the type of bricks to be used
depending on the situation, function and thick walls erected. There are several types of popular
bricks can be used, namely:
Institute of English
Flemish Institute
Institute of Dutch
The Institute of Bata
Association of Chief Bata
Institute Mouse Trap
5.6 STRENGTHENING OF BRICK WALL
Exmet
Starter Bar
stiffener or Brick Pier
Metal fasteners
5.6.1 Exmet
A net-like piece of steel (stainless meshed strips) used to support a brick wall. The field at each
of the three layers of bricks lengthwise along the wall to act as a referee.
5.6.2 Starter Bar
A steel rod with a diameter of 6 mm and mounted on a pole or 'stiffener' on each vertical
distance of four layers of brick.
5.6.3 stiffener or Brick Pier
This is a pillar reinforcement wall at a distance of an area exceeding 160 square feet.
Pillar reinforcement does not accept the load as the main pillar, it is placed between the two main
pillars that far and also in places where the walls meet.
6.4 Metal fasteners
Comprising of wire attached to the wall cavity as a binder between the two walls. There are three
types of fasteners that 'Galvanised' 'Twistel Ties,' 'Galvanised Double Triangle', and 'Galvanised
Butterfly Ties'.
5.6.5 Reinforcement
Used in a brick wall with a perforated brick types and steel reinforcements can be inserted into
it. Reinforcement is also used in brick pillars.
5.7 REGULATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION BRICK WALL
Before the bricks used, it should be soaked first in the tank at least half an hour and constantly
moistened when arranged so that it does not absorb water from the mortar. The bricks must also
be set appropriately plumb. Once under construction, this brick needs to be protected from the
sun's heat so that the mortar does not dry up immediately and closed when work stopped. To
resume work, the top and the end wall shall be moistened before another arrangement instituted.
Construction of the wall should coincide and no part of which can exceed 900 mm from the top
of which has not been raised. The brick walls were strengthened with exmet on each of the four
layers starting at the second layer of the floor level. Damp proof layer to be placed 150mm from
ground level. The frame doors and windows should be installed on a brick wall was raised.
5.8 STEP-STEP TO BIND THE BRICKS
First should put tar @ glue on the surface of the floor.
Then work - work should also be made binding thread that tied brick looks straight.
There are two layers of brick laid, then place exmet @ net to strengthen the bond brick.
Then it connects to four layers and put exmet @ net and so on until completion.
5.9 TOOLS BRICKWALL
1. Shovels
2. Board enforcement
3. Rod gauge brick layer
4. hoe
5. The bucket or bucket
6. Trowel laying bricks
7. Set squares steel
2. Bearing
9. Hammers terms or block
10. Cold Chisel
11. Hammers brick
12. The spirit level
13. Threads and pins (nails)
