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Introductory Chapter: Bricks between the Historical Usage and Sustainable Building Concept
Jönköping University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5814-2667
Karlstad University, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology (starting 2013), Department of Engineering and Chemical Sciences (from 2013).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4536-9747
2022 (English)In: Masonry for Sustainable Construction / [ed] Amjad Almusaed; Asaad Almssad, UK: INTECH, 2022Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Bricks are the most frequent ceramic product and may be found in antique and modern structures. Together with stone and concrete, they are among the most used building materials. Reading through history, we may see that throughout the Stone Age, cave dwellers erected structures for a variety of reasons out of fragments of rocks and boulders of various shapes; Menhirs, dolmens, and cromlechs have survived to this day—stone constructs used for religious purposes. Dwellings and fortresses were constructed from unhewn natural stone, the shards of which were piled on each other without any order. Brick is a common antique building material that has been used from ancient times, such as in Egypt’s ancient dwellings, Rome’s Colosseum, and many sections of China’s Great Wall. One of the earliest construction materials is brick. It was utilized in Mycenaean civilization, ancient Greece, Rome, Central America, and other ancient constructions. The oldest, used in prehistoric times, is dry masonry of irregularly shaped stones. Soil is a natural building material that can be seen everywhere, and it also has its unique style in traditional architecture. Like wood, stone has been the primary building material since ancient times. It has been used as a construction material since prehistoric times. The actual art of brickmaking may be observed in the great range of textures and surface treatments, which constitute a distinctive mark of each maker. Brick is now employed for resistant buildings, regular internal walls, interior or outside surface decorating, pavement, and even modern art installations. No other building feature provides as many opportunities for producing one-of-a-kind architectural effects.

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UK: INTECH, 2022.
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Bricks, Sustainability, Construction material, modern buildings, Masonry
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Building Technologies
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Construction Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-92766DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.109287ISBN: 978-1-83768-126-6 (print)ISBN: 978-1-83768-125-9 (print)ISBN: 978-1-83768-127-3 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-92766DiVA, id: diva2:1721933
Available from: 2022-12-23 Created: 2022-12-23 Last updated: 2023-06-19Bibliographically approved

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