wall building technical brief（墙构建技术简单）.pdfVIP

Wall Building T e c h n i c a l B r i e f building advisory service and information network Preparation of Clay for Brickmaking Introduction weathered (exposed to rain, wind, sun) achieving higher quality bricks and a for several months, even years, in order to larger production volume: The moist clay This is the first of four Technical Briefs. achieve the required plasticity for turning is dug from the pit and left to dry exposed The other three will deal with Mould- it into a product. The clay has to open, to the sun. In the following dehydration ing, Drying, and Firing of Bricks and and soften to become plastic for mould- process clay lumps will shrink and conse- Tiles. ing. A potter will never begin to form a quently crack. The clay minerals bound pot or shape a sculpture unless the clay together are forced to open up. This slow Clay for brickmaking is prepared differ- has sufficiently weathered, is well mixed, process will continue over the days. Dew ently in a rural environment - manually in and he has tested its workability. and rain will set on the lumps surface and small brick yards - and near towns and ur- start softening up the top layers. The ban areas mostly in large-scale factories Clay is a conglomerate of different miner- process is repeated until the clay material employing