CLAY BRICKS Comparison of Stones and Bricks • Stone • Bricks – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Natural material Heavier High dressing cost Costly except in hilly areas Less porous, good for hydraulic structures Greater strength Better heat conductor Weather resistant Superior quality stone is monumental and decorative 4/8/2015 10:09 AM – – – – Manufactured from clay Lighter Moldable to any shape Cheaper except in hilly areas More porous, needs water proof treatment Reasonable for normal loads Poor heat conductor Needs pointing and plastering Architectural effect is achievable CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 3 Bricks and Clay Products 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 4 Clay Products • Clay Products – Bricks – Tiles – Fire clays and fire bricks – Terracotta – Earthenware – Clay pipes • Bricks – Block of tampered clay or ceramic material molded to desired shape and size, sun dried and if required burnt to make it strong, hard and durable 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 5 Bricks • Commonly it is rectangular in shape – Length = twice width of brick + thickness of mortar – Height = multiple of width of brick – Usual size available in Pakistan is 8¾ x 4¼ x 2 ¾ inches to make it 9 x 4.5 x 3 inches with mortar – Indian Standard size 19 x 9 x 9 cm and 19 x 9 x 4 cm to make it 20 x 10 x 10 cm and 20 x 10 x 5 cm with mortar • Bricks are most common form of structural clay products; others being tiles, pipes, terracotta, earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, and majolica 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 6 Historical Development Began as low walls of stones or caked mud Sun-dried bricks - With the availability of fire became burnt bricks Invention of kilns made mass production of bricks easy Limestone turned into lime mortar replaced mud as mortar In Mesopotamia, palaces and temples were built of stone and sun-dried bricks in 4000 B.C. The Egyptians erected their temples and pyramids of stones by 3000 B.C. By 300 B.C., Greeks perfected their temples of limestone and marble Romans made the first large-scale use of masonry arches and roof vaults in their basilica, baths and aqueducts 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 7 Historical Development Medieval and Islamic civilizations perfected masonry vaulting to a high degree of development - Islamic craftsmen built palaces, markets, and mosques of bricks and often faced them with brightly glazed tiles Europeans built fortresses and cathedrals using pointed vaults and flying buttresses In America and Asia other cultures were building with stones During industrial revolution, machines were developed to quarry and cut stones, mould bricks, and speed the transportation of these materials to site of building Portland cement came into wide use and this enabled the construction of masonry building of greater strength and durability 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 8 Historical Development Late in 19th century tall buildings were built, of steel and reinforced concrete (pored into simple forms), economically Development of hollow concrete forms in 19th century averted the extinction of masonry as a building material - Cavity wall, developed by the British during the earlier part of the 19th century also contributed to the survival of masonry as a building material This facilitated the introduction of thermal insulation High strength mortars, high-strength masonry units, and complex shapes of masonry units extended the use of masonry for buildings 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 9 Historical Development • Through the mid-1800s – Primary Building Materials • Late 1800s – New Products Developed – Ended Masonry’s Dominance • 20th Century Developments – Steel Reinforced Masonry – High Strength Mortars – High Strength Masonry Units – Variety of Sizes, Colors, Textures & Coatings 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 10 Adobe • Spanish-American name applied to sun-dried brick and to the clay soil from which the brick is made • Adobe soil is composed of very fine mixture of clay, quartz, and other minerals • Adobe soil has great plasticity when moist, but when dry is so coherent that tillage is almost impossible • Soil is used combined with straw, molded and baked in sun for 7 to 14 days • Used in regions of low rainfall and dampness 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 11 Civil Engineering Uses • Construction of exterior and interior walls, partitions and boundary walls • Construction of piers, abutments • Construction of footings • Construction of miscellaneous load bearing structures 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 12 Classification of Bricks Bricks Sun Dried Katcha Un Burnt Practice 4/8/2015 10:09 AM Burnt Pucca Usage Finish Manufacture Burning Strength CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 13 Classification of Bricks • Sun Dried, Un-burnt or Kacha Bricks – After molding dried in sun, and are used in the construction of temporary structures which are not exposed to rains. • Burnt or Pucca Bricks – Burnt in an oven called kiln to provide strength and durability 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 14 Classification of Burnt Bricks Burnt Bricks Practice Usage Finish Manufacture Burning Strength 1st Class Common Brick Sand Faced Hand Made Pale Bricks Under Burnt Class A 2nd Class Facing Brick Rustic Machine Made Body Bricks Well Burnt Class B 3rd Class Engg Brick Arch Bricks Over Burnt Classes 350 to 35 4th Class 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 15 Classification of Burnt Bricks Field Practice • First Class Bricks – – – – – – – – – Thoroughly burnt, deep red, cherry or copper color Straight edges, square corners, smooth surface Free from flaws, cracks, stones and nodules Uniform texture & ringing sound No scratch marks with fingernails Water absorption 12-15% of dry weight in 24 hours May have only slight efflorescence Crushing strength not less than 10.5 N/mm2 Recommended for pointing, exposed face work, flooring and reinforced brick work 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 16 Classification of Burnt Bricks Field Practice • Second Class Bricks – – – – Small cracks and distortions permitted Water absorption 16-20% of dry weight allowed Crushing strength not less than 7.0 N/mm2 Recommended for all hidden work and centering of RBC • Third Class Bricks, Pilla Bricks – Under burnt, Soft and light colored producing dull sound – Water absorption 25% of dry weight – Recommended for temporary structures • Fourth Class Bricks, Jhama, Khingar – Over burnt and badly distorted in shape and size – Brittle in nature – Ballast of these bricks used for foundation and floors and as road metal 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 17 Classification of Burnt Bricks Strength Based • Classes – 350 (35 N/mm2) – 300 (30 N/mm2) – 250 (25 N/mm2) – 200 (20 N/mm2) – 175 (17.5 N/mm2) – 150 (15 N/mm2) 125 (12.5 N/mm2) 100 (10 N/mm2) 75 (7.5 N/mm2) 50 (5 N/mm2) 25 (2.5 N/mm2) • Sub Classes – Subclass A. Tolerance 0.3% in dimensions – Subclass B. Tolerance 0.8% in dimensions • Heavy Duty. Compressive strength > 40 N/mm2 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 18 Classification of Burnt Bricks • Basis of Usage – Common Brick. General multi-purpose – Facing Brick. Good appearance, color, textured, durable under severe exposure – Engineering Bricks. Strong, impermeable, smooth and hard • Basis of Finish – Sand Faced Brick. Textured surface by sprinkling sand inside mold – Rustic. Mechanically textured finish 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 19 Classification of Burnt Bricks • Basis of manufacturing method – Hand Made. Hand molded – Machine Made. Wire cut, pressed and molded bricks • Basis of Burning – Pale Bricks are under burnt – Body Bricks are well burnt in central portion of kiln – Arch Bricks are over burnt. Also called clinker 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 20 Comparison of Stones and Bricks • Stone • Bricks – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Natural material Heavier High dressing cost Costly except in hilly areas Less porous, good for hydraulic structures Greater strength Better heat conductor Weather resistant Superior quality stone is monumental and decorative 4/8/2015 10:09 AM – – – – Manufactured from clay Lighter Moldable to any shape Cheaper except in hilly areas More porous, needs water proof treatment Reasonable for normal loads Poor heat conductor Needs pointing and plastering Architectural effect is achievable CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 21 Ingredients of Good Brick Earth • Brick earth is formed by the disintegration of igneous rocks. Potash feldspars, orthoclase or microcline yield clay minerals which decompose to yield kaolinite, a silicate of alumina. On hydration it gives a clay deposit Al2O3. 2H2O called kaolin. • Alumina or clay 20-30% by weight • Silica or sand 35-50% by weight • Silt 20-35% by weight • Remaining ingredients 1-2% by weight – – – – Lime (CaO) Magnesia (MgO) Iron oxides Alkalis (Sodium potash, etc) • Water 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 22 Ingredients of Good Brick Earth • Silica, Sand – Present as free sand or silicate. Its presence in clay produces hardness, resistance to heat, durability and prevents shrinkage and warping. • Alumina – Fine grained mineral compound. Moldable plastic when wet, becomes hard, shrinks, warps and cracks when dry. • Lime – Acts as binder for brick particles. Reduces shrinkage when present in small amount, excess causes the brick to melt and lose shape. 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 23 Ingredients of Good Brick Earth • Magnesia – Provides darker yellow color with iron. Usually less than 1%. • Iron Oxide – Helps fusion of brick and provides light yellow to red color to brick. Should not be present as iron pyrites 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 24 Ingredients of Good Brick Earth • Harmful Substances – Lime in excess or in lumps and pebbles, gravel, etc – Iron Pyrites – Alkalis in excess – Organic Matter – Carbonaceous Materials • Additives – Fly Ash – silicates help in strength development – Sandy Loam – controls drying of plastic soil – Rice Husk Ash – controls excessive shrinkage – Basalt Stone Dust – modifies shaping, drying & firing 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 25 Operations in Manufacturing of Bricks • Preparation of Brick Earth – Un-soiling – Digging – Weathering – Blending – Tempering • Molding of Bricks • Drying of Bricks • Burning of Bricks 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 26 Preparation of Brick Earth • Un-soiling – Removal of top 20 cm organic matter and freeing from gravel, coarse sand, lime etc • Digging – additives spread, soil excavated, puddled, watered and left over for weathering • Weathering – heaps left for one month for oxidation and washing away of excessive salts in rain • Blending – sandy earth and calcareous earth mixed in right proportions with right amount of water • Tempering – kneading of blended soil with feet or with a pug mill to improve plasticity and homogeneity 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 27 Pug Mill 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 28 Manufacturing of Burnt Bricks • Molding – giving right shape – Hand molding • Ground molding. Molded on sand. No frog in bricks • Table molding. Molded on stock boards with frog – Machine molding • Plastic method or Stiff-Mud process. Molded stiff clay bar cut by wire into brick size pieces. Structural clay products • Dry Press method. Moist powdered clay fed into machine to be molded into bricks. Roof, floor and wall tiles • Drying – Removing 7-30% moisture present during molding stage. This controls shrinkage, fuel and burning time. Natural open air driers in shades CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 29 4/8/2015 10:09 AM Brick Molds 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 30 Table Molding 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 31 Plastic Molding 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 32 Strikes 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 33 Extruded – Wire Cut Wood Mold 4/8/2015 10:09 AM Extruded – Smooth Extruded – Raked CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 34 Method of Drying Bricks 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 35 Manufacturing of Burnt Bricks • Burning Stages – Dehydration (400-650 °C). Water smoking stage in which water from pores driven off – Oxidation (650-900 °C). Carbon eliminated and ferrous iron oxidized to ferric form. Sulphur is removed – Vitrification (900-1250 °C). Mass converted into glass like substance • Incipient vitrification. Clay just softens to adherence • Complete vitrification. Maximum shrinkage • Viscous vitrification. Soft molten mass, loss in shape, glossy structure on cooling 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 36 Manufacturing of Burnt Bricks • Clamp or Pazawah Burning – – – – Alternate layers of bricks and fuel encased in mud plaster. Fuel consists of grass, cow dung, litter, wood, coal dust Brick layer consists of four to five courses of brick 25,000 to 100,000 bricks in three months cycle • Kiln Burning – Intermittent kiln. Loaded, fired, cooled and unloaded before next loading – Continuous kiln. Bricks are loaded, fired, dried and cooled simultaneously in different chambers. Example: Bull’s trench kiln and Hoffman’s kiln 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 37 Clamp of Pazawah 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 38 Intermittent Kiln 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 39 Hoffman’s Continuous Kiln 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 40 Bull’s Trench Kiln 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 41 Bull’s Trench Kiln 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 42 Characteristics of Good Bricks • Size and shape – uniform size, rectangular surfaces, parallel sides, sharp straight edges • Color – uniform deep red or cherry • Texture and compactness – uniform texture, fractured surface should not show fissures, holes, grits or lumps of lime • Hardness and soundness – not scratch able by finger nail. Produce metallic ringing sound • Water absorption – should not exceed 20% wt • Crushing strength – not less than 10.5 N/mm2 • Brick earth – free from stones, organic matter 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 43 Miscellaneous Brick Types • • • • • • • • Heavy duty bricks Perforated bricks Paving bricks Soling bricks Hollow bricks Jalis Clay tiles Fire-clay or refractory bricks 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 44 a. Round ended brick b. Cant brick c. Splay brick d. Cornice brick Special Forms of Bricks e. Compass brick f. Bull nosed brick g. Perforated brick h. Hollow brick i. Coping brick j. Plinth level brick k. Split brick (Queen closer) l. Split brick (King closer) 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 45 Specially Shaped Bricks 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 46 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 47 Testing of Bricks • Dimension Test. Sample size 50. 20 pieces selected to determine length, width and height tolerances. • Compressive strength Test. Sample prepared from smooth, parallel face, brick is soaked 24 hours and stored under damp jute bags for 24 hours followed by further immersion in water for three days. Load applied @ 14 N/mm per minute till failure. Maximum load at failure divided by average area of bed face gives compressive strength. 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 48 Testing of Bricks • Absorption Test. – 24 hours immersion cold water test. • • • • • Dry bricks oven dried at 105° ± 5° C Room temperature cooled bricks weighed W1 Bricks immersed in water at 27° ± 2° C for 24 hrs Soaked bricks weighed W2 Water absorption in % = (W2 – W1)/W1 x 100 – Five hours boiling water test • Oven dried bricks weight W1 • Bricks immersed in water and boiled for 5 hours and then cooled down at room temperature in 16-19 hours • Cooled down weight as W3 • Water absorption in % = (W3 – W1)/W1 x 100 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 49 Testing of Bricks • Warping Test. 10 bricks sample is used. – Concave warping – Convex warping • Efflorescence Test. Ends of brick kept in 150 mm dia porcelain/glass dish containing 25 mm deep water at 20°–30°C till all water is absorbed – – – – – Nil Slight Moderate Heavy Serious 4/8/2015 10:09 AM imperceptible efflorescence deposit covers area < 10% of exposed area deposit covers exposed area 10% to 50% deposit covers exposed area > 50% deposits are heavy and powder or flake away the surface CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 50 Defects of Bricks • Over-burning. Burnt beyond complete vitrification • Under-burning. Burnt less not to cause complete vitrification • Bloating. Spongy swollen mass over the surface due to excess carbonaceous matter and sulphur • Black Core. Due to bituminous matter or carbon • Efflorescence. Grey of white crystallization of alkalis on the surface, due to water absorption • Chuffs. Deformation due to rainwater falling or hot bricks • Checks or Cracks. Due to lumps of lime getting in contact with water • Spots. Dark sulphur spots due to iron sulphides • Blisters. Broken blisters due to air entrapped during molding • Laminations. Thin lamina produced due to air entrapped in voids of clay 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 51 Miscellaneous Clay Products • Terracotta. Ornamental, impervious, hard clay – Porous terracotta. Clay plus sawdust or cork – Polished terracotta. Glazed architectural clay • Porcelain. High grade, white, zero water absorption and glazed material of clay, kaolin, quartz and feldspar – Soft porcelain – Hard porcelain • Stoneware. Colored porcelain with silica and alumina. Flooring tiles • Earthenware. Drain pipes, lavatory fittings, light partition walls • Majolica. Italian earthenware coated with opaque white enamel, ornamented with metallic colors • Glazing – Transparent glazing. Sodium chloride used while burning – Lead glazing. Burned items dipped in lead oxide solution – Opaque glazing. Borax, kaolin, chalk, color, feldspar and lead oxide fired. Resulting molten glass poured in water to give shattered look 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 52 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 53 Brick Masonry • Brick sides – Header – Stretcher • Brick Bonds – English • Brick Masonry Patterns – Checker – Herringbone – Basket weave – Flemish 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 54 Basic Brickwork Terminology Head Joint Bed Joint Course - horizontal layer of brick 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 55 Basic Brickwork Terminology Header - Bonds two wythes together Wythe: vertical layer 1 unit thick Rowlock laid on face, end visible Stretcher - long dimension horizontal & face parallel to the wall Soldier - Laid on its end, face parallel 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 56 Joint Color that “Blends” w/ Brick Color 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 57 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 58 Concave Joints 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 59 Raked Joints 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 60 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 61 Simulated Precast Concrete Lintel (actually a steel lintel supports the assembly) 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 62 Arch 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 63 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 64 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 65 BRICK’S BONDING Stretcher Bond English Bond Flemish Bond Raking Bond English Garden Wall Bond Common / American Bond Flemish Garden Wall Bond Running Bond 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 66 Flemish Bond Alternate bricks are placed as header and stretcher in every course. Each header is placed centrally between the stretcher immediately above and below. CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 4/8/2015 10:09 AM 67 English Bond Alternative courses of headers and stretchers; one header placed centrally above each stretcher. This is a very strong bond when the wall is 1 brick thick 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 68 Stretcher Bond Easiest bond to lay & minimizes the amount of cutting required Originally used for single brick walls, now called 1/2 CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 4/8/2015 10:09 AM 69 Raking Bond Herringbone and diagonal bonds can be effective within an exposed framed construction, or CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 4/8/2015 10:09 AM contained 70 English Garden Wall Bond An alternative version of English bond with header courses being inserted at every fourth or CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 4/8/2015 10:09 AM sixth course. 71 English Garden Wall Bond An alternative version of English bond with header courses being inserted at every fourth or CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 4/8/2015 10:09 AM sixth course. 72 Common / American Bond A brickwork pattern in which all rows are stretchers, 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 73 Flemish Garden Wall Bond In this variant of Flemish bond, one header is placed 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 74 Running Bond Consist of all stretchers No header used in this bond so metal ties are used CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 4/8/2015 10:09 AM 75 Herringbone Bond It is a purely decorative bond. It is used in floor and wall panels. CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 4/8/2015 10:09 AM 76 CAVITY WALL “A wall constructed in 2 leaves / skins with a space / cavity between them” “A type of building wall construction consisting of an outer wall fastened to inner wall separated by an air space” FUNCTION 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 77 Cavity Wall 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 78 WALL FAILURE • Vertical bowing and horizontal bending or collapse of wall is usually caused by the wall not resisting vertical pressures from foundation or upper floors & roofs or horizontal pressures from strong winds and retained earth. 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 79 • Usual cause for failure of wall are as follows: - Overloading the wall, deflection of beam above the wall will effect the wall below. - Foundation failure - Earthquake - Timber pest damage weakened the timber 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 80 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 81 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 82 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 83 • Brick Wall Crack 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 84 • Brick Wall Failure At The Roof Level 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 85 • Cracked Wall 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 86 • Failure In Brick Wall 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 87 Wall Failure Due To Earthquake 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 88 Specially Shaped Bricks 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 89 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 93 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 94 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 95 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 96 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 97 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 98 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 99 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 10 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 10 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 10 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 10 4/8/2015 10:09 AM CE-115 Civil Engineering Materials 10