REINFORCED BRICKWORK
REINFORCED BRICK WORK IS THE ONE IN
(RBW)
WHICH THE BRICK MASONRY IS
STRENGHTENED BY THE PROVISION OF MILD
STEEL BARS, HOOP IRON, EXPANDED MESS.
Group Members :
BINDRESH KR.
SATYA PRAKASH
RAHUL KR.
INTRODUCTION
Reinforced brick masonry (RBM) consists of
brick masonry which incorporates steel
reinforcement embedded in mortar.
This masonry has greatly increased
resistance to forces that produce tensile and
shear stresses.
The reinforcement provides additional
tensile strength, allowing better use of brick
masonry's inherent compressive strength.
The two materials complement each other,
resulting in an excellent structural material.
HISTORY
Brick masonry is one of the oldest forms of building
construction, and reinforcement has been used to
strengthen masonry since 1813.
SIR MARC ISAMBARD BRUNEL
BORN 25 April , 1769
DIED 12 Dec. 1849
NATIONALITY French
KNOWN FOR Thames Tunnel
REINFORCED BRICK WORK USES
• FIRST CLASS
BRICK
CEMENT
MORTAR
•
REINFORCEMEN
T
FIRST CLASS BRICK
well burnt table moulded brick
uniform in colour
uniform length and wide
sharp well defined edges
Smooth surface without having any :
Flaws
Cracks
Stone grits
FIRST CLASS BRICK
PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE
Preparation of earth
Moulding
drying
Burning
CEMENT MORTAR
BINDING
This term is used to MATERIAL
indicate a paste prepared
by adding required quantity
of water to a mixture of
matrix like cement
adulterant like sand.
The combined effect of the
AGGREGATE
two components of mortar
is that the mass is able to
bind the bricks or stones
firmly.
CEMENT MORTAR
cement mortar uses in R.B.W. has HIGH DENSITY.
it holds reinforced at desired position
cemen:sand ratio :
1 : 3 (MOST COMMON)
1: 4
BINDING MATERIAL
OPC (Ordinary Portland Cement)
PPC (Portland Pozzuolana Cement)
SRC (Sulphate Resisting Portland
Cement)
Low Heat Portland Cement
Rapid Hardening Portland
Cement
REINFORCEMENT
PRINCIPLES OF REINFORCEMENTS
tension occurs when bending forces act on structural elements
such as
beam
cantilevers
steel is excellent in resisting tension and can be incorporated into
brickwork as reinforcement
the steel must be located in the masonry where tension is occur-
typically at the bottom of a horizontal beam and at the top of a
horizontal cantilever.
WROUGHT IRON FLAT BARS
• Two strips of hoop iron
are used per header brick
•One hoop iron per
stretcher brick
• steel flats may also be
used in place of hoop iron
•Its usual to reinforce
every sixth course
STEEL MESS
steel messes also known as EXMET
made from rolled steel plates
Its expanded by machine and is known as
expanded EXMET
Provided at every third course
Available in widths of
65mm,
176mm and
230 to 305mm with thickness of
0.6mm,0.8mm and 1mm.
Supplied in coils of 83m length
BRICK ARCHES
SEMI CIRCULAR ARCH
SEGMENTAL ARCH :
In college canteen
BRICK SLAB
REIFORCED BRICK BEAM
VERTICAL REINFORCEMENTS
Mild steel bars is provided in brick
columns, brick walls and brick
retaining walls
sometimes, in such circumstances
special bricks, with one or two holes
extending upto the face
Brick retaining walls are often
reinforced since such a work is
cheaper than R.C.C.
EXAMPLE OF VERTICAL
REINFORCEMENT
ATTACHED
PIER
PIER
PIERS
S
ISOLATED PIERS
COLUMNS
NOMINAL COVER TO REINFORCEMENTS
Exposure Minimum nominal SIZE (mm)
Mild 20
Moderate 30
Severe 45
Very Severe 50
Extreme 75
WATER
Clean water to be used
in the preparation of
mortar.
The pH of water not less
than 6.
Sea water not to be used
in R.B.W.
Limits in Mixing Water
Sulphates(as SO3)---
400mg/litre
Chlorides (as Cl )---500mg/litre
CURING OF R.B.W.
the act of maintaining controlled conditions for freshly
brick work for some definite period following the placing
and finishing operations to assure the proper hydration of
cement and proper hardening of brick work.
Methods of Curing:
Retaining formwork
Shading of brick work
Covering of surfaces with cotton mats
Continuous sprinklings of exposed surfaces
Ponding method
Membrane curing
Steam curing
Electrical method of curing
Retaining
Formwork:
useful for curing
vertical surfaces of
structural elements
Useful in cold
countries
Not sufficient for hot
countries because
formwork can only
preserve the
moisture inside the
brick work, but
cannot prevent
evaporation.
SHADING OF R.B.W.
Essential in dry weather
objective of shading to prevent the evaporation of water
Also protects the surface from rain
Limited application
Covering Surfaces with wet material:
• most widely used
Continuous sprinklings of exposed
surfaces
Ponding method: most efficient method of curing.
suitable for construction of arches, roof slabs, lintel
etc.
Membrane curing: membrane serves as a physical
barrier to prevent loss of moisture from the brick work
to be cured
Steam curing: It leads to increase rate of strength
development
Electrical method of curing: by passing alternate
current of low voltage
ADVANTAGE OF R.B.W. OVER R.C.C.
Additional strength imparted to the masonry
Low cost housing
low labor cost
Reinforced brick beams and lintels allow the designer to achieve
exposed brick on the underside of these element.
It plays an important role in earthquake more better than R.C.C.
Brick retaining walls are often reinforced since such a work is cheaper
than R.C.C
REASONS FOR DETORIATION
• Lower unit cement content.
• Presence of high chloride content
• Inadequate cement mortar cover to reinforcements
• Ingress of moisture
• Carbonation of mortar in the neighbourhood of steel
PREVENTION
Basic principle of prevention of corrosion is to
maintain passivity of the embedded steel
reinforcement by the high alkalinity.
By dipping the bars in hot tar
In case of mess :
the metal in the coil form is coated with oil
and deep in asphaltum paint.
EXAMPLES
OF
REINFORCED BRICK
WORK
:
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