Brick Flashcards

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A masonry unit of clay, formed into a rectangular prism while plastic and hardened by drying in the sun or firing in a kiln

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Brick

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Brick made for general building purposes and not specifically treated for color and texture

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Common Brick, Building Brick

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Brick made of special clays for facing a wall, often treated to produce the desired color and surface texture

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Facing Brick, Face Brick

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Designation indicating the permissible variation in size, color, chippage and distortion allowed in a facing brick unit

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Brick type

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Facing brick suitable for use where minimum variation in size, color range and high degree of mechanical perfection is required

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FBX

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Facing brick suitable for use where greater variation in size & color range is required

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FBS

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Facing brick suitable for use where particular effects are desired resulting in non-uniformity of bricks

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FBA

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A designation indicating the durability of a brick unit when exposed to weathering.

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Brick grade

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Brick suitable for exposure to moderate weathering, as when used above grade on surfaces unlikely to be permeated with water in sub-freezing temperatures.

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MW

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Brick suitable for exposure to severe weathering, as when in contact with ground or used on surfaces likely to be permeated with water in sub-freezing temperatures.

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SW

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Brick suitable for exposure to negligible weathering, as when used as a backup or an interior masonry.

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NW

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The weight of water absorbed by a clay masonry unit when immersed in either cold or boiling water for a stated length of time, expressed as a percentage of the weight of the dry unit.

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Absorption

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The ratio of the weight of water absorbed by a clay masonry unit immersed in cold water to the weight absorbed when immersed in boiling water, indicating the probable resistance of the brick to the action of freezing and thawing.

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Saturation coefficient

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The weight of water absorbed by a clay masonry unit when partially immersed for one minute, expressed in grams or ounces per minute. Aka initial rate of absorption.

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Suction

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A white, powdery deposit that forms on an exposed masonry or concrete surface caused by the leaching and crystallization of soluble salts from within the material.

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Efflorescence

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The process of forming brick by molding relatively wet clay having a moisture content of 20-30%

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Soft-Mud Process

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Brick formed in the soft mud process with a mold lined with sand to prevent sticking, producing a matte-textured surface.

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Sand-Struck Brick

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Brick formed in the soft-mud process with a mold lubricated with water to prevent sticking, producing a smooth, dense surface.

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Water-Struck Brick

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The process of forming brick and structural tile by extruding stiff but plastic clay having a moisture content of 12-15% through a die and cutting the extrusion to length with wires before firing.

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Stiff-Mud Process

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The process of forming brick by molding relatively dry clay having a moisture content 5-7% under high pressure, resulting in sharp-edged, smooth-surfaced bricks.

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Dry-Press Process

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A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying something, esp. one for firing pottery, baking bricks, or drying timber.

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Kiln

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Firing brick units alternately with too much or too little air to vary their face color.

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Flashing

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A brick or timber rejected as being of inferior quality

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Cull

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A brick made of fire clay and used for lining furnaces and fireplaces.

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Firebrick

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A refractory clay used in the making of firebricks, crucibles and other objects exposed to high temperatures.
Fire clay
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A material having the ability to retain its physical shape and chemical identity when subjected to high temperatures.
Refractory
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A dense, hard-burned brick esp. for paving.
Clinker
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A brick dimension larger than the actual dimension to account for the thickness of a mortar joint.
Nominal Dimension
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Any of various oversized bricks having nominal dimensions established by the manufacturer.
Jumbo Brick
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A brick or tile having normal face dimensions but a nominal thickness of 2 inches (51 mm).
Soap
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A brick cut transversely so as to leave one end whole.
Bat
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To chip or rub stones or bricks to a certain size or shape.
Gauge
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A brick or other masonry unit laid horizontally in a wall with the longer edge exposed or parallel to the surface
Stretcher
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A brick or other masonry unit laid horizontally in a wall with the shorter end exposed or parallel to the surface
Header
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A brick horizontally on the longer edge with the shorter end exposed
Rowlock/Rollock
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A brick laid vertically with the longer face edge exposed
Soldier
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A brick laid vertically with the broad face exposed
Sailor
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A brick laid horizontally on the longer edge with the broad face exposed
Shiner/Bull stretcher
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A brick having nominal dimensions at | 4 x 2 2/3 x 8 in. (102 x 68 x 203 mm)
Modular Brick
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A brick having nominal dimensions at | 6 x 2 2/3 x 12 in
SCR Brick
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4 x 3 1/5 x 8 in. (102 x 81 x 203 mm)
Engineered Brick
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4 x 3 1/5 x 12 in. (102 x 68 x 305 mm)
Norwegian Brick
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4 x 2 x 12 in. (102 x 102 x 203 mm)
Roman Brick
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4 x 4 x 8 in. (102 x 102 x 203 mm)
Economy Brick
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Brick construction esp. the art of bonding bricks effectively
Brickwork
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Any of various arrangements of masonry units having a regular, recognizable, usually overlapping pattern to increase the strength and enhance the appearance of the construction
Bond
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A brickwork composed of headers between ever 5 or 6 courses of stretchers
Common Bond
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A brickwork bond composed of overlapping stretchers. Aka stretcher bond
Running Bond
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A masonry unit specially formed or cut to finish a course or complete the bond at the corner of a wall. Aka closure
Closer
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A brickwork bond having alternate courses of headers and stretchers in which the headers are centered on stretchers and the joints between stretchers line up vertically in all courses
English Bond
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A brick of half the normal widths, used for completing a course or for spacing regular bricks
Queen closer
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A brickwork bond having alternating headers and stretchers in each course, each header being centered above and below a stretcher
Flemish Bond
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A 3-quarter brick for finishing a course or for spacing regular bricks
King closer
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A form of Flemish cross bond in which the courses are offset to form a diagonal pattern
Flemish diagonal bond
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A brickwork bond for lightly loaded boundary walls, having a sequence of a header and 3 stretchers in each course, with each header being centered over a header in alternate courses
Garden-wall bond
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A brick having a darker end exposed as a header in patterned brickwork
Flare header
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A modified Flemish bond having courses of alternate headers and stretchers alternating with stretching courses
Flemish cross bond
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A modified English bond in which the head joints in the stretching courses are offset by half the length of a stretcher. Aka Dutch bond
English cross bond
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A brickwork op having successive courses of stretchers with all head joints aligned vertically
Stack bond
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A continuous course of soldiers in brickwork
Soldier course
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A continuous course of stretchers in brickwork
Stretching course
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A continuous course of headers in brickwork
Heading course
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A continuous course of headers or bond stones overlapping more than one wythe of masonry
Bond course