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HOLLOW CLAY TILE [1 record]

Record 1 1999-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
  • Terra Cotta
CONT

... bricks are considered to be solid units, having the cross-sectional area of cores not exceeding 25 percent of the total cross-sectional area of the unit, while clay tiles, by contrast, are hollow units.

OBS

hollow tile: A hollow building block of concrete or burnt clay ...

OBS

hollow tile: [Structural] tile made in a variety of forms and sizes; used extensively as a building material for both exterior walls and partitions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
  • Terres cuites
CONT

Briques creuses. Ce terme recouvre, de façon générale, tous les éléments parallélépipédiques de terre cuite dont l'ensemble des perforations a une section cumulée supérieure à 40% de la section de l'élément.

CONT

Les briques creuses façonnées par étirage sont des produits dont le pourcentage de vide dépasse 40% par rapport à la section totale de l'élément. Ces perforations sont généralement parallèles au plan de pose.

OBS

On distingue la brique perforée de la brique creuse par le fait que les alvéoles de la première sont disposées à la verticale lors de la pose alors que celles de la brique creuse sont disposées horizontalement.

Spanish

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