Radford's brick houses and how to build them... (1912)
William A. Radord · William A. Radford · leaf 23
ractically impervious to mois-ture. Great care is taken in their cool-ing so that they may anneal and possessthe requisite toughness. paving-brick industry, however, since1890, has set a standard through morecomplete tests than given to any otherclay product, in which vitrification andtoughness are… … FIG. 10. GANG OF MEN LAYING BRICK PAVEMENT ON SAND CUSHION. also because of their dark color, re-sembling brownstone, paving brick andpaving block have become popular as abuilding material. They are principallymade from a shale clay by the stiff-mudprocess. Paving brick and block arefavored not…
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