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Clay Products – Brick

Hand-molded brick, Bellindon Brickworks, Oxfordshire, England, 1981.

Molded brick, splash course, Brice House, Annapolis, Maryland.

Technical Notes on Brick Construction , Brick Institute Association

1. Construction
   1. Glossary of Terms Relating to Brick Masonry, TN 3, Skim.
   2. Bonds and Patterns in Brickwork, TN 30. Skim.
   3. Brick Masonry Arches, TN 31. Skim.
   4. Brick Masonry Material Properties , TN 3A. Skim.
   5. Manufacturing, Classification, and Selection of Brick, Manufacturing, TN 9, Part 1. Skim.
   6. Brick Sizes and Related Information, TN 10b. Skim.
   7. Water Penetration Resistance - Design and Detailing (PDF file), TN 7
   8. Wall Ties for Brick Masonry, TN 44B. Skim.
   9. Brick restoration, Thompson Hall Restoration, University of New Hampshire. Download Powerpoint of Starr Kilns Process here and videos here.
      1. Star Kilns, Inc., Star, NC
2. Conservation
   1. Maintenance of Brick Masonry (PDF file), TN 46.
   2. Salvaged Brick, TN 15.
   3. Efflorescence, Causes and Mechanisms, TN 23, Part 1.
   4. Efflorescence, Causes and Mechanisms, TN 23A, Part 2. Skim.
   5. Repointing (Tuckpointing) Brick Masonry (PDF file).
   6. Ivy on Brickwork (PDF file.)