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LOAD-BEARING BLOCK [1 record]

Record 1 1994-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
CONT

A block is defined as a walling unit exceeding the dimension defined for a brick. In [Great Britain], load-bearing blocks are generally of pre-cast concrete manufacture ....

OBS

Load-bearing unit: Source: Special Concretes and Concrete Products. Portland Cement Assn., 1975, p. 294.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
DEF

Élément principal d'un bloc préfabriqué de construction en béton à isolant intégré.

Spanish

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