Civil Engineering - Building Materials - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Building Materials - Section 7 (Q.No. 32)
32.
The presence of sand in brick earth prevents:
cracking of bricks
shrinkage of bricks
warping of bricks
none of these.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Lippun said:   10 years ago
[B] Shrinkage is the correct answer.

Mahendra kumawat said:   9 years ago
I think shrinkage is the correct answer.

Dev said:   9 years ago
Use for shrinkage prevent.

Rajesh thakur said:   9 years ago
In case of concrete shrinkage is correct.

Ankit singh said:   8 years ago
It prevents cracking, shrinkage, and warping all three.

Sukhwinder said:   8 years ago
Warping of brick is the right answer.

Anirban said:   7 years ago
It Prevents warping, shrinkage.

Rohan said:   7 years ago
Option (C) is correct.

The amount of silica (sand) present in brick earth is 50-60% and it prevents cracking and warping of raw bricks.

Vicky Kumar said:   7 years ago
Warping is due to alumina.

Manish Thakur said:   7 years ago
Silica or sand (50-60%) in bricks, prevents Shrinkage, Warping and Cracking.

All 3 are Correct.
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