Brick

The brick is made of adobe, is a blended of clay and sand that is left to dry in the sun or is cooked in fire for give it more resistance. Brick is used as a construction element for making walls and walls several buildings. There are eleven types of bricks the most common are: perforated bricks, solid brick, handmade brickand hollow brick.
 * What are they made of?
 * What are they used for?
 * How many types of brick are there?

 Is the placement of bricks in construction, these techniques do mind the dimensions of the wall and the meeting of several walls, so the walls is increased uniformly throughout the building.
 * What is the meaning of brick laying techniques?

-Stretcher bond, is the most common, this technique the sides of the walls are formed by the Stretcher of the brick is the face more elongated and the thickness of the wall is the same as brick - English bond: this technique is positioned longitudinally two rows of bricks and on top of these rows are placed transverse bricks and so in succession.
 * Describes 2 brick laying techniques

 The advantages of brick are that it works as a good thermal and acoustic insulation; it works quite fast due to its rectangular shape and has a good aesthetic appearance. But also have disadvantages and most importantly, this material cannot withstood a large amount of weight as stone.
 * What are their advantages and disadvantages?



the use of brick in construction and public spaces

I think the brick is another material that has many qualities to be used in the construction, maybe the hardness of the brick cannot be compared with that of the stone, but advantages of transport, production and economy of brick in some places is more use than other materials. Besides the brick has another advantage that is very important for the construction and public spaces, this advantage is that the brick is a material that can be molded or adapted and provides a more aesthetic look to the construction. For these advantages the brick is a material that has been used since ancient times in construction and is still used today .



Worksheet 2

Comparison and contrast: 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.

Description: 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.

Exemplification: __for example__, wedge-shaped bricks are sometimes employed in arch construction and bricks with rounded faces in columns.

Cause/Effect: Special shapes __can be produced__ by molding __to meet__ particular structural or expressive requirements.

Chronology:

Brick which __has been used since the 4th millennium BC__, __was__ the chief building material in the ancient Near East. The versatility of the medium __was expanded__ in ancient Rome by improvements in the manufacture of both brick and mortar and by new techniques of laying and bonding. Employed throughout __the Middle Ages__, brick __grained greater popularity from the 16th__. __Century on__, particularly in northern Europe. It is widely __used in the 20th Century__, often for nonbearing walls in steel frame constructions.