Showing posts with label how to ensure quality of brick at site. Show all posts
Showing posts with label how to ensure quality of brick at site. Show all posts

Field Test of Brick

Brick is a very important construction material. So we need to some of its field test besides laboratory test. The field test of bricks are described here:

1) Color Test: Brick should be uniform in color, besides that it should be bright.





2) Nail Test: Take a piece of brick a try to mark on it. It will be difficult to make a mark on a good quality brick.

3) Sound Test: Take Two (02) piece of brick at hand and struck them with each-other, a good quality brick will produce clear metallic sound. someone can perform this test with a brick and a hammer also. 



4) T-Test: Take two piece of brick and make a T-shape and drop it from a height of 1.2-1.5 meter, good quality brick will not break.



These tests preliminary will help you to ensure good quality brick in construction site. 

Lapping in Reinforcement

Lapping in Reinforcement L apping in Reinforcement:  Lapping length of reinforcement is one of the important term in RCC. It is a very confu...