A leading figure in the heavy clay industry has passed away: Michel Rasse died on 3 April this year, at the age of 80. Rasse, a very private man, took part at the trade exhibitions of the heavy clay...
The members of the Trade Association of the Building Materials Industry North West Regd and the Trade Association for Building Materials-Natural Stone Regd have decided to merge the two associations....
The 14th Consulting Session of the Clay Raw Materials Working Group of the German Trade Association for Mineral Building Materials Regd (UVMB) took place on the 13 and 14 September in Wörlitz in...
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1. Apparatus and method for producing tiles
2. Brick cutter device and method
3. A device with a die relief for manufacturing a slab from an extrudable material
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- Measures for reducing the effects of moisture on expansion and contraction processes and on loss of strength in industrially produced adobe bricks
- Rapid Freeze/Thaw...
1 Introduction
Dr.-Ing. Karsten Junge, Director of The Brick and Tile Research Institute Essen Regd, a man who impressed his indelible stamp on the brick and tile research community, died...
1 DIN SPEC 1057-100 “Building materials for free-standing chimneys – Part 100: compass bricks with specific properties”
The Technical Specification (pre-standard) DIN SPEC 1057‑100 issued...
1 Introduction
In Frankfurt in April 2008 the students designed clay bricks of different sizes and with different surface finishes and then modelled prototypes in loam. Thirteen of these models in...
1 Masonry
The clay brick is predestined for such explorations. Used on building scale, its compact dimensions result in a fine texture. Its charm lies in the differentiated elaborateness of fine...
1 Introduction
Man has been building houses with brick walls for thousands of years. Of course, not just with bricks and not always in the same intensity. But if you ask what importance brick masonry...
