Tag Archive for brick manufacturing

Business of Brick Making

Bricks have been used for making buildings since time immemorial. The predecessors used clay to make mud houses. The manufacturing of bricks has developed from rudimentary manual methods to modern methods using crushers, extruding presses, drying ovens and state of art firing kilns. Today bricks are among the most commonly used building materials. Hollow bricks are light and have found their way to even the biggest >> Read More

Manufacturing of Brick

Abstract: This Technical Note presents fundamental procedures for the manufacture of clay brick. The types of clay used, the three principal processes for forming brick and the various phases of manufacturing, from mining through storage, are discussed. Information is provided regarding brick durability, color, texture (including coatings and glazes), size variation, compressive strength and absorption. Key Words: absorption, >> Read More