Brick

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 * - Some questions about brick:**

- What are they made of? They are made by pressing clay into blocks and firing them to the requisite hardness in a kiln.

- What are they used for? Used for built walls, bridges, etc.; for landscaping and decoration.

- How many types of brick are there? I didn’t know but a looked up for it on internet and I found 7 types: stock, engineering, fletton, handmade, re-pressed, special shape and wirecut.

- What is the meaning of brick laying techniques? Bricklaying is the laying and the joining of bricks, building blocks and stone to build a vast array of masonry structures.

- Describe 2 brick laying techniques · Flemish: It is created by alternately laying headers and stretchers in a single course. The next course is laid so that a header lies in the middle of the stretcher in the course below.  · Rat-trap bond, also known as Chinese bond, is a type of garden wall bond in which the stretchers and headers are laid on their sides, with the base of the stretcher facing outwards. This gives a wall with an internal cavity bridged by the headers, hence the name. 



- What are their advantages and disadvantages? · Advantages: Low maintenance. Can last for a very long time. There is no need to paint or perform other upkeep tasks It comes in a variety of colorsIt is durable It can resist heat and offers better fire protection than wood and vinyl siding It provides a sound barrier, keeping noise outside.

· Disadvantages: Extreme weather may cause degradation of the surface due to frost damage. It may be more difficult to repair when it becomes damaged. The high weight increases structural requirements, especially in earthquake prone areas. Bricks are very hard, so they will be difficult to cut.

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This is a building built with bricks in Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) 

**Server Hall, Harvard University.**

This building was designed by H. H. Richardson; it was built with red brick rather than stone, about 1.3 million bricks were used for its construction, including those on the exterior facade. This is an example of the durability of brick's constructions because it stand up by itself since 1880 and it is still in use and good looking.

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 * - Expressions that use the word brick and its meaning:**

· Be/come up against a brick wall: to not be able to continue an activity or do something you want to. · Be/come down on somebody like a ton of bricks: to punish someone very quickly and severely. · Brick and Mortar: stands for a store or business in the real world, that either doesn't have a web presence or has mainly physical locations as opposed to websites. Bricks and mortar are common building materials. · Drop a brick: to make a clumsy social error. To make a tactless or indiscreet remark.

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 * - Materials I' d build my house with.**

I would use brick, mortar and glass for build my house because I think brick is strong enough for make a safe and comfortable house because of its fire and weather resistance and it looks good if you use it for the facade; the mortar is needed for hold the bricks together and I love large windows and that is why I would need a lot of glass.  ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 
 * - Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the materials Brick and Stone.** 