Types of Concrete Block Used in Building Construction
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Columbia Machine Engineering (India) Pvt. Ltd. manufactures concrete product and palletizing solutions for various industries in India and across Asia and Africa, and is a subsidiary of Columbia Machine Inc., a global leader in equipment design and manufacturing. The document describes seven types of concrete blocks used in construction, highlighting their characteristics, advantages, and applications. These include hollow concrete blocks, aerated autoclaved concrete blocks, concrete bricks, solid concrete blocks, lintel blocks, paving blocks, and concrete stretcher blocks.
Types of Concrete Block Used in Building Construction
- 2. www.colmac.in About Us Columbia Machine Engineering (India)Pvt. Ltd. specializes in the manufacture and supply of Concrete Product solutions and Palletizing solutions to a variety of industries in India and several countries throughout Asia and Africa. Columbia Machine Engineering (India) Pvt. Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Machine Inc. USA , an over 75 year old, worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing and support of equipment for a variety of industries, with customers in over 100 countries around the world.
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- 5. www.colmac.in Commonly used in the construction industry, concrete hollow blocks are usually manufactured using lightweight aggregates with a certain design load depending on the nature of member it will be used into. Normally, concrete hollow blocks have voids of ¼ its gross area and the solid area should be not less than half of its area to attain its maximum allowable load capacity, study suggests. The voids are generally filled with mortar of lightweight aggregate material as well.
- 6. www.colmac.in Aerated Auto claved Concrete Block (AAC)
- 7. www.colmac.in Most of the time compared with bricks but is different in a lot of ways. Aerated Autoclaved concrete blocks are lighter and bigger version of bricks. Mostly made with same ingredients as of bricks but with a different composition which made the material a vessel for cost-cutting.
- 8. www.colmac.in Studies show that using autoclaved aerated block has diligently reduced the overall steel and concrete consumption by 15% and 10%. Apparently, in the cost-benefit factor part, autoclaved aerated block past by bricks in several areas such as construction time, adaptation to various surfaces, fire resistance, and cost.
- 10. www.colmac.in Concrete bricks typically are small rectangular block arrange and piled systematically to create a rigid wall. These bricks are usually made up of cooked clay or concrete. Some manufacturers use solid concrete while others play with its cement and aggregates ratio for economic purposes. Concrete bricks are usually used in fences, facades, as it provides good aesthetic and slick look.
- 12. www.colmac.in Way denser and bigger that concrete bricks, solid concrete blocks are manufactured to be strong, heavy, and created out of naturally dense aggregates. These solid concrete blocks are strong enough that it is used for large masonry units that are load-bearing in nature. Solid concrete blocks are just similar to concrete brick but is way costlier and heavier and can withstand more forces as compared to bricks.
- 14. www.colmac.in These concrete blocks are used in preparation for lintel beams. These lintel blocks are manufactured in such a way that it serves as a masonry unit and a formwork itself. Aesthetically, lintel blocks have a deep groove where reinforcing bars are put along with the concrete. Meaning, they serve as permanent formwork system for the lintel beam member. This is found to be efficient and useful by most builders as they served two different purposes. A two in one product it is.
- 16. www.colmac.in Paving blocks are generally just a rectangular or square box made up of reinforced concrete. As these blocks are used in paving and road shoulders, these have to be painted with high-visibility concrete paints so motorists and drivers could see it right away. Also, these blocks have to be rigid and firm enough to receive any car collisions.
- 18. www.colmac.in Again, somewhat similar to corner block, concrete stretcher blocks are used to combine masonry units. With respect to its looks, concrete stretcher block is relatively the same with common hollow block but their faces are laid parallel with respect to the face of the wall.
- 19. www.colmac.in Columbia Machine Engineering (India)Pvt. Ltd. specializes in the manufacture and supply of Concrete solutions to a variety of industries in India and several countries throughout Asia and Africa.
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