What is a brick?

 Have you ever paid attention to the importance of brick and the high rate of its use in buildings, structures, and construction materials? You know that by having a high and specialized knowledge about bricks, their types, and the use of each type, you can save the cost of your projects by choosing the best and most affordable type and at the same time improve the quality of your work. The best way to save? At the Academy of Civil, we answer all your questions about bricks.

What is a brick?

Brick is a widely used material and a type of artificial stone from a variety of construction products, which is obtained by mixing clay with water, molding the obtained mixture, and baking in the oven. Brick soil is a mixture of clay, sand, feldspar, limestone, sulfates, etc. But basically, the main element of these building materials is clay.

This artificial stone is mainly used in wall cladding, porcelain chairs, flooring, and building facades. The presence of suitable soil, especially clay, in large quantities in Iran has been one of the most important reasons for the widespread use of this material. With the passage of time and with the production of various and up-to-date materials such as composite, glass and stone, the use of these materials has decreased and has lost its popularity, especially for use in building facades.

It is necessary that these materials continue to be used to a high extent due to the compulsion of the building permit issuing authorities to use brick in a part of the facade of the building in some areas of the city and the decisions of the Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture with the aim of reviving Iranian Islamic architecture. take

Different types of bricks

Bricks have a high variety, the most famous of which include the following list:

Traditional or manual brick

Kazakh brick (military)

pressed brick

welded brick

Glazed brick

Error brick

Decorative brick

Chilean brick

Firebrick

Brick machine

Lime sand brick

Clay brick or Ital

Lefton or perforated brick

Penty brick

clay brick

Engineering brick

Brick facade

Built-in brick