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THIN BRICK [5 records]

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Record 1 2017-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Natural Construction Materials
  • Exterior Covering Materials
  • Walls and Partitions
CONT

Natural stone veneer. Thin slabs of some natural stones such as sandstone, limestone, and slate with... regular or irregular dimensions are laid up in a mortar bed in the same way as artificial stone or brick.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
  • Revêtements extérieurs
  • Murs et cloisons
CONT

Mise en œuvre des habillages en dalles minces de pierre ou pierre pelliculaire. [...] il s'agit de pierres [...] dures [...] le but visé étant de réaliser un revêtement imperméable et lisse [...] Ces placages décoratifs se présentent en dallettes minces [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

A thin joint made by dipping of the brick in a thin mortar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
  • Masonry Materials
DEF

A very thin mortar joint made by scraping a small quantity of mortar with the trowel or all joining edges of the brick and laying it without the usual mortar bed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interior Decorations
  • Construction Finishing
  • Masonry Practice
CONT

Concrete blocks with a glazed face are produced for interior use. The facing may be a ceramic glaze such as is used on brick, a coating of mortar made from pure silica sand and cement paste, or a thin layer of a mixture of marble chips in plastic resin. The ceramic glaze is sprayed on the blocks, while the other two are cast in place and later ground smooth.

Key term(s)
  • marble chips

French

Domaine(s)
  • Décoration intérieure
  • Finitions (Construction)
  • Maçonnerie
Key term(s)
  • éclats de marbre

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-09-13

English

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

fig. 14-3 :thin brick veneer.... The other method is to use thin slabs of brick manufactured for the purpose.... When the thin veneer slabs are used, they are set in a mortar base... applied over a stucco wire backing.

French

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

[Les produits de revêtement en terre cuite :] plaques et plaquettes. (...) Ils possèdent (...) sur leur face cachée (...) des queues d'aronde ou des stries qui assurent l'adhérence (...) sur le support.

Spanish

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