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The Science of Brickmaking

Chapter 1: THE SCIENCE OF BRICKMAKING
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A practical manual examines the origin, classification, and physical and chemical properties of materials used for brick production. It surveys fluvial, lacustrine, and marine brick-earths, their mineral constituents and how those minerals change during drying and firing. Chapters treat the chemistry of clays, kiln behavior, and practical processes for drying and burning, then evaluate durability, microstructure, absorption, strength, abrasion, and specific gravity of finished bricks. The text combines observational description, laboratory interpretation, and guidance for brickmakers on selecting and treating clay to achieve desired properties.

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Title: The Science of Brickmaking

Author: George Frederick Harris

Release date: October 21, 2019 [eBook #60550]
Most recently updated: October 17, 2024

Language: English

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THE SCIENCE OF BRICKMAKING


THE SCIENCE
OF
BRICKMAKING:

WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF
THE STRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES OF BRICKS.

BY
GEORGE F. HARRIS, F.G.S.,

Membre de la Société Belge de Géologie, Paléontologie et
Hydrologie; Lecturer on Geology, The Practical Applications of
Geology, and Mineralogy, in the Birkbeck Institution, London;
etc., etc., etc.


LONDON:
H. GREVILLE MONTGOMERY,
43, ESSEX STREET, STRAND.
1897.

[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.]


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