Brick

What are they made of? Bricks are made of shale, soft slate, calcium silicate, concrete, shaped from a stone, but commonly they are made of burned clay.

What are they used for? They are used for the construction of walls and many other structures as tunnels and skyscrapers.

How many types of brick are there? There are many types of bricks: Brick Masonry, Kiln-run Brick, Face Brick, Clinker Brick, Pressed Brick, Glazed Brick, Fire Brick, Cored Brick, European Brick, and Sand-lime Brick.

What is the meaning of //brick laying techniques//? Describe 2 brick laying techniques

What are their advantages and disadvantages? The advantages of bricks are that it is cheap, and strong in compresion. And the disadvantages are that it is very heavy, and weak in tension.