Clay brick paving

Part III

CLAY BRICKS

Damaged or cracked bricks are removed prior 1) _____ packing. Most bricks are now banded and shrink-wrapped 2) _____ packs of between 300 and 500, 3) _____ easy transportation by forklift truck and specialist road vehicles. Special shapes are frequently shrink-wrapped 4) _____ wooden pallets.

To meet the consistent standards 5) _____ quality required 6) _____ clients, many brick manufacturers are now operating quality assurance systems. These require manufacturers to document all their operational procedures and set 7) _____ standards to which products must adhere. Quality is controlled 8) _____ a combination 9) _____ an internal self-monitoring system and two 10) _____ four independent spot-check reviews per year.

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12 Look at the text, separate the words to make sense:

1) Manyclaybrickmanufacturersproducearangeofplainandchamferedpavingbricks.

2) Bricksforflexiblepavingareusuallynibbedtosetthespacingcorrectly.

3) Typicalpatternsincludeherringbonerunningbondstackbondbasket-weaveand theuseofbordersandbands(Figure3.3).

4) Profiledbrickdesignsincludedecorativediamondandchocolate-barpatternsandpedestrian-managementtexturing.

5) Thepavingbricksmaybelaidonahardbasewithmortarjointsoralternativelyonaflexiblebase withfinesandbrushedbetweenthepavers.

6) Edgerestraintisnecessarytopreventlateralspreadoftheunits.

(From Materials for Architects and Builders)

Figure 3.3 Typical range of clay pavers.

Photographs: Courtesy of Baggeridge Brick plc

LISTENING

13 Listen to “A method of Brick Construction” and do the assignments given below:

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