Brick

=Brick =




 * ==What are they made of? ==

===Brick is made of fire-resistant clay to build chimneys and ovens. Others are made from glass undergoing vitrification processes. Brick is made with a paste composed of cement, lime putty and sand. ===


 * ==What are they used for? ==

Brick is used in construction of fences, walls and partitions.

 * ==How many types of brick are there? ==

===There are three types: the exterior brick façade, where appearance is important. The common brick used in construction. The refractory bricks used to build ovens. ===


 * ==What is the meaning of //brick laying techniques//? ==

===It is a law locking arrangement of the bricks in a wall, stating the dimensions of the wall to the meetings and enjarjes, so that the wall up evenly across the entire height of the building. ===


 * ==Describe 2 brick laying techniques ==

===**__ Rope hoists __ : The side of the wall formed by the ropes of the brick, has a thickness of half a foot (blight) and is widely used for face brick facades. ** === ===__ Rigging in coals __: in this case the brands are the sides of the wall and its thickness is 1 foot (the rope). Widely used in structural load bearing walls (bearing) may be between 12.5 cm and 24 cm placed at half mast or rope. ===


 * ==What are their advantages and disadvantages? ==

===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The advantages of brick are: resistant to moisture and heat, have a long-lived compared with the stone, can be dried in the sun and also has a fairly low cost in its production and transportation. ===

===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The disadvantages of brick are clay element that can be fragile at some point during its transportation, are easy to break and its manufacturing process is sometimes complicated by the number of techniques that are used. ===

==<span style="background-color: #008080; color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 115%; text-align: center;">**The use of brick in construction and public spaces** ==



===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Brick as construction material allows defining elements in a specific space. These elements may be referred to walls, ceilings, and others that create a space, whether public or private. Its use can set an architectural and constructive purpose. ===

===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Also brick is the main construction material for buildIing cities and public spaces as they did in ancient Mesopotamia. Its features allow you to have an appreciation for decorative and functional advantages. These qualities help to create forms and figures that are subject to the context of a public space. For this reason, bricks are manufactured according to construction requirements. One of them is intended to recreate a place and the other only meets basic construction standards. ===

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 * ===__<span style="background-color: #008080; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** Comparison and Contrast **** : ** __===

===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The size of bricks is limited by the need for efficient drying, firing, and handling, **__but__** shapes, along with the techniques of bricklaying, have varied widely throughout history. ===


 * ===<span style="background-color: #008080; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__ Description __**** : ** ===


 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Regular bricks are bonded either as __headers (short side out)__ or __stretchers (long side out)__. Standard modern types provide a ratio of width to length of __slightly less than 1:2__ to permit a wide variety of bonding patterns within a __consistent module__, or __standard of measurement__. **

**<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Brick compares favorably with stone __as a__ structural material for its fire-and-weather resisting qualities and for the ease of production, transportation, and laying. **
 * ===<span style="background-color: #008080; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__ Exemplification __**** : ** ===


 * ===<span style="background-color: #008080; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__ Cause-Effect __**** : ** ===

===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Bricks may be used in construction only in conjunction with mortar, **__since__** the unit is too small, too light, and too irregular to be stabilized by weight. ===


 * ===<span style="background-color: #008080; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__ Chronology __**** : ** ===

===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Employed throughout the Middle Ages, brick grained greater popularity from the **__16 th .__** **__ Century __** on, particularly in northern Europe. ===