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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Engineering bricks. Often blue in colour, these are high quality bricks with precise dimensions and high compressive strength. They can be used in foundations, retaining walls and other structures -sometimes in conjunction with steel reinforcement. They have a low water absorbency which enables them to be used as bases and capping courses to bricks of higher absorbency. Today, their distinctive appearance has found favour with architects and blue engineering bricks are often used for purely aesthetic reasons.  2, record 1, English, - blue%20engineering%20brick

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

engineering brick: (Brit) An extremely hard brick used mainly in engineering structures such as bridges.  3, record 1, English, - blue%20engineering%20brick

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Brique à haute résistance mécanique, pour travaux de génie civil, de couleur bleue.  2, record 1, French, - brique%20bleue%20%C3%A0%20haute%20r%C3%A9sistance

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Selon Laurie Dufournie, Fédération Belge de la Brique, il s’agit d’un type de brique qui est normalisé en Angleterre mais pas reconnu sur le continent (notamment à cause de leur mauvaise résistance au gel). Ce terme remonte à l’époque victorienne. Ce sont des briques cuites dans des fours klamp. Il en existe 2 types : rouges (le plus répandu) et bleues, si elles sont cuites en réduction.  2, record 1, French, - brique%20bleue%20%C3%A0%20haute%20r%C3%A9sistance

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish