Sunday, 30 November 2014

Assigned material (Bricks)

Bricks are very popular material in construction industry, they have been in use for centuries. There are different types of bricks, they can vary in size, shapes and texture. Structure of the brick can vary, depending on their purpose. Some of the bricks have different origin, some are made out of clay and some can be made out of concrete or sand lime. Bricks are used in masonry construction, they are laid out in various patterns with the use of mortar that acts as an adhesive and holds the structure together. There are two categories of brick, fired and non fired brick. Non fired bricks use air to become solid. Both methods produce strong bricks although fired 
bricks are tend to be stronger.