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    Types of Blocks: S. S. Kamble

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    Here are short notes on the requested block types: Composite masonry: Made of two different materials, like brick and stone. Provides benefits of both materials like strength, durability, insulation. Partition wall: Used to divide interior space. Made of lightweight materials like hollow blocks for acoustic and thermal insulation. Cement concrete wall: Made entirely of concrete for strength in load bearing walls. Durable and fire resistant. Solid block: Dense aggregate blocks, heavy weight. Very strong and stable for large load bearing walls. Hollow block: Contains voids for reduced weight. Easier to install than solid blocks. Variations for different uses like corners. AAC block: Autoclaved a

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    Here are short notes on the requested block types: Composite masonry: Made of two different materials, like brick and stone. Provides benefits of both materials like strength, durability, insulation. Partition wall: Used to divide interior space. Made of lightweight materials like hollow blocks for acoustic and thermal insulation. Cement concrete wall: Made entirely of concrete for strength in load bearing walls. Durable and fire resistant. Solid block: Dense aggregate blocks, heavy weight. Very strong and stable for large load bearing walls. Hollow block: Contains voids for reduced weight. Easier to install than solid blocks. Variations for different uses like corners. AAC block: Autoclaved a

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    Here are short notes on the requested block types: Composite masonry: Made of two different materials, like brick and stone. Provides benefits of both materials like strength, durability, insulation. Partition wall: Used to divide interior space. Made of lightweight materials like hollow blocks for acoustic and thermal insulation. Cement concrete wall: Made entirely of concrete for strength in load bearing walls. Durable and fire resistant. Solid block: Dense aggregate blocks, heavy weight. Very strong and stable for large load bearing walls. Hollow block: Contains voids for reduced weight. Easier to install than solid blocks. Variations for different uses like corners. AAC block: Autoclaved a

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    Types of Blocks: S. S. Kamble

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    Here are short notes on the requested block types: Composite masonry: Made of two different materials, like brick and stone. Provides benefits of both materials like strength, durability, insulation. Partition wall: Used to divide interior space. Made of lightweight materials like hollow blocks for acoustic and thermal insulation. Cement concrete wall: Made entirely of concrete for strength in load bearing walls. Durable and fire resistant. Solid block: Dense aggregate blocks, heavy weight. Very strong and stable for large load bearing walls. Hollow block: Contains voids for reduced weight. Easier to install than solid blocks. Variations for different uses like corners. AAC block: Autoclaved a

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    TYPES OF BLOCKS

    S. S. Kamble
    • Depending upon the structure, shape, size and
    manufacturing processes concrete blocks are mainly
    classified into 2 types and they are
    • Solid concrete blocks
    • Hollow concrete Blocks
    • Depending upon materials
    • Light weight blocks (Aerated autoclaved)
    • Soil stabilized blocks
    • Fly ash blocks
    • Cement concrete wall
    Solid concrete blocks
    • Solid concrete blocks are
    commonly used, which are heavy
    in weight and manufactured from
    dense aggregate.
    • They are very strong and provides
    good stability to the structures.
    • So for large work of masonry like
    for load bearing walls these solid
    blocks are preferable.
    • They are available in large sizes
    compared to bricks.
    • So, it takes less time to construct
    concrete masonry than brick
    masonry.
    Hollow concrete Blocks
    • Hollow concrete blocks contains • Types of Hollow Concrete
    void area (cavity) greater than Blocks:
    25% of gross area.
    • Solid area of hollow bricks should • Stretcher block
    be more than 50%.
    • Corner block
    • The hollow part may be divided
    • Pillar block
    into several components based on
    our requirement. • Jamb block
    • They are manufactured from • Partition block
    lightweight aggregates. • Lintel block
    • They are light weight blocks and • Frogged brick block
    easy to install. • Bull nose block
    • Concrete Stretcher Blocks
    • Concrete stretcher blocks are used
    to join the corner in the masonry.
    • Stretcher blocks are widely used
    concrete hollow blocks in
    construction.
    • They are laid with their length
    parallel to the face of the wall.
    • Concrete Corner Blocks
    • Corner blocks are used at the ends
    or corners of masonry.
    • The ends may be window or door
    openings etc. they are arranged in a
    manner that their plane end visible
    to the outside and other end is
    locked with the stretcher block.
    • Concrete Pillar Blocks
    • Pillar block is also called as double
    corner block.
    • Generally these are used when two ends
    of the corner are visible.
    • In case of piers or pillars these blocks are
    widely used.
    • Jamb Concrete Blocks
    • Jamb blocks are used when there is an
    elaborated window opening in the wall.
    • They are connected to stretcher and
    corner blocks.
    • For the provision of double hung
    windows, jamb blocks are very useful to
    provide space for the casing members of
    window.
    • Partition Concrete Block
    • Partition concrete blocks are
    generally used to build partition
    walls.
    • Partition blocks have larger height
    than its breadth.
    • Hollow part is divided into two to
    three components in case of
    partition blocks.
    • Advantages
    • High strength
    • Durability
    • Excellent Accuracy
    • Good Heat insulation
    • Light weight
    • Reduction in Construction period
    Aerated Autoclaved  Concrete Block (AAC)
    • Aerated Autoclaved concrete blocks are
    lighter and bigger version of bricks.
    • Mostly made with same ingredients as of
    bricks but with a different composition
    which made the material a vessel for
    cost-cutting.
    • Studies show that using autoclaved
    aerated block has diligently reduced the
    overall steel and concrete consumption
    by 15% and 10%.
    • Apparently, in the cost-benefit factor
    part, autoclaved aerated block past by
    bricks in several areas such as
    construction time, adaptation to various
    surfaces, fire resistance, and cost.
    • Paving Blocks
    • Paving blocks are generally
    just a rectangular or square
    box made up of reinforced
    concrete.
    • As these blocks are used in
    paving and road shoulders,
    these have to be painted with
    high-visibility concrete paints
    so motorists and drivers could
    see it right away.
    • Also, these blocks have to be
    rigid and firm enough to
    receive any car collisions.
    • Soil stabilized blocks
    • Stabilized Soil Blocks (SSBs) are
    building blocks made from ordinary
    soil mixed with a small amount of
    cement and water.
    • They are highly compacted in a
    block press, resulting in a low cost
    solid and building block.
    • Fly ash bricks
    • These blocks containing a fly ash
    and water
    • Compressed at 28 Mpa and dried
    for 24 hours in a 66 °C steam bath,
    then toughened with an air
    entrainment agent.
    • costs 20% less than traditional clay
    brick manufacturing.
    • Advantages
    • It reduces dead load on structures due to light weight (2.6 kg, dimension: 230 mm X
    110 mm X 70 mm).
    • Same number of bricks will cover more area than clay bricks
    • High fire Insulation
    • Due to high strength, practically no breakage during transport and use.
    • Due to uniform size of bricks mortar required for joints and plaster reduces almost by
    50%.
    • Due to lower water penetration seepage of water through bricks is considerably reduced.
    • Gypsum plaster can be directly applied on these bricks without a backing coat of 
    lime plaster.
    • These bricks do not require soaking in water for 24 hours. Sprinkling of water before use
    is enough.
    • Disadvantages
    • Mechanical strength is low, but this can be rectified by adding marble waste or
    mortar between blocks.
    • Limitation of size. Only modular size can be produced. Large size will have more
    breakages.
    • It is only good for the places like subtropical area or area where climate is warm
    because it doesn't absorb heat. But during cold it is not helpful.
    Assignment No. 2
    • Write a short note on
    • Composite masonry
    • Partition wall
    • Cement concrete wall
    • Solid block
    • Hollow block
    • AAC block ( light weight block)
    • Soil stabilized block
    • Fly ash block

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