Brickwork is masonry produced by a bricklayer, using bricks and mortar. Typically, rows of bricks called courses are laid on top of one another to build up a structure such as a brick wall. In modern construction, brick walls (sometimes referred to as brickwork) tend to be used for housing as the external component of cavity wall construction in which they are tied to an inner masonry leaf which can also be brick but is more often blockwork. A brick is a type of block used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Properly, the term brick denotes a block composed of dried clay, but is now also used informally to denote other chemically cured construction blocks. Brickwork in Building, Size, Ingredients & Manufacturing Transportation, Brick Bonds

1. Brickwork in Building

2.  Brickwork is masonry
produced by a bricklayer,
using bricks and mortar.
Typically, are laid on top
of one another to build
up a structure such as a
brick wall.

3.  A brick is a block or a
single unit of a ceramic
material used in
masonry construction.

4.  The bricks used in construction field have some proper
size .
We have different sizes of Bricks that used in the field.
 Standard size
 Nominal Size

5.  In standard Size of Brick we have the size of Brick;
9” x 4 ½” x 3” (225 mm x 110 mm x 75 mm)
This is a standard size of Bricks but this size of bricks we
obtain after pasting the mortar on them.

6.  This is also a Size of brick that is used in the field.
9” x 3w 11/16” x 2w 5/8” ( 200 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm)
This size is also obtained by pasting the mortar on the
brick.

7.  SiO2(silicon di-oxide)= 67.0 %
 Al2O3 (Alumina)=26.0 %
 Fe2O3 (Ferous Oxide)=2.90 %
 Na2O(Di sodium oxide)=0.069%
 MgO (magnesium oxide)=1.20 %
 P2O5 (phosphourus penta oxide)=0.036 %
 SO3(Sulpher tri-Oxide)= 0.47 %
 K2O(Di-potasium oxide)=2.1 %
 CaO(Calsium oxide)=0.11 %
 Cr2O3(Cromimum oxide)=0.012 %
 MnO(manganies oxide)= 0.01 %

8.  We should mix the minerals in its actual value and by
maintain the ratio between the minerals.
 If the ratio of any mineral changed then its directly
impact shown on the brick.
 E.g.; If we decrease the value of Iron Oxide then we
cannot obtain the proper red color of brick.

9.  Preparation of Soil for bricks.
 Molding.
 Drying.
 Burning in Kiln.
 Removal.

10.  The first step in the
forming process,
produces a
homogeneous, plastic
clay mass. Usually, this is
achieved by adding water
to the Clay. the plastic
clay mass is ready for
forming.

11.  By hand molding: in this
type a mold of wood or
steel used.
 Machine Molding: In this
type , different types of
machines are used to
make bricks.

12.  After molding we cannot put the bricks in the kiln
because if we put them in the kiln the change of
temperature will distract the shape of the brick so we
before burning we have to dry them in the air.

13.  After drying the bricks we put them in the kiln for
burning process. In burning process we make sure that
all the bricks are dry and ready for burning,

14.  If we are burning the bricks at small scale then we use
the clamp for this and if we are burning the bricks at
high level then we need a kiln for this.

15.  A kiln contains 8 different parts in circular shape and
connected to each other by a door.
 When Bricks are burned properly we remove from
them in the kiln.
 When we remove once then the fire in the kiln are
moved to next part and so on next.

16.  After removing the bricks from kiln, the next step is
the supply of bricks on the sites.
• For Transportation , Trucks are used and bricks are
loaded to these vehicles in proper shape so that the
bricks make safe.

17.  When using a brick, make sure you are putting its frog
on the upper side(Frog is the recess in the surface of
earth)
 When lay the next brick we paste the mortar on the
header of the previous brick.

18.  In masonry we have to break their joints, if we don not
break the joints we cannot obtain the strength of a
wall.

19.  There are different types of brick bonds( bonds are
actually the method of layering the bricks).
 We only discuss the main 2 Bonds;
 English Bond
 Flemish Bond

20. English Bond
 In this bond we see 1st
layer’s stretcher and the
2nd layers header and so
on.
 In this bond we see the
stretcher of a brick and
the header of the next
brick in the same layer
and so on.
Flemish Bond

21. Stretcher
Header
Closer

22. Stretcher
Header
Closer

23.  To find Bricks used in any wall, first we determine the
volume (Length x Breadth x Height) of the wall.
 Multiply the Volume by 13.5 in (Cft), or 500 in (m3)
 100cft  1350 Bricks
 1 m3  500 Bricks

24.  Volume of bricks(after deducting doors and window)
 Length of 13.5” walls = 2898 cft
 Length of 9” walls = 5795 cft
 Length of 4.5” = 54 cft
 Total volume of brick work = 8747 cft

25.  Total volume x 13.5
8747 x 13.5 = 1,18092 Bricks (say)
=1,18100 bricks
Cost of Bricks (6000 Rs/1000 Bricks)
Total cost of Bricks = 7,08600/- Rs.