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What is the arrangement of bricks in a Flemish bond?
What is the arrangement of bricks in a Flemish bond?
- Alternate headers and stretchers in each course (correct)
- All stretchers in one course and all headers in the next
- Only stretchers in each course
- Only headers in each course
What are the characteristics of good bricks?
What are the characteristics of good bricks?
- High compressive strength and uniform shape (correct)
- Low compressive strength and irregular shape
- Low durability and high porosity
- High water absorption and uneven texture
What are the common types of kilns for burning bricks?
What are the common types of kilns for burning bricks?
- Square and Rectangular
- Continuous and Intermittent
- Beehive and Bull's Trench (correct)
- Circular and Oval
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Brick Arrangement and Characteristics
- In a Flemish bond, alternating courses of bricks are laid with headers ( bricks laid across the direction of the wall) and stretchers (bricks laid along the direction of the wall).
- Good bricks should have a uniform color, texture, and shape, with a low water absorption rate and high compressive strength.
Types of Kilns
- Clamp kilns are simple, open structures used for burning bricks in small quantities.
- Scotch kilns are rectangular, brick-lined kilns used for burning bricks on a large scale.
- Hoffman kilns are continuous, multi-chamber kilns used for burning bricks on a large, industrial scale.
- Bull's trench kilns are long, narrow kilns used for burning bricks in large quantities.
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