Archive for December, 2009
Hollow Block Partitions
Posted by BenzuJK in Building Construction on December 13, 2009
Hollow Blocks of Clay or Terracotta
- The blocks used for HOLLOW BLOCK partition wall are prepared from clay or terracotta(burnt clay).
- Good insulators of heat and sound.
- Also fire resistant.
- light in weight, rigid, economical in construction.
- They are provided with grooves on top, bottom and sides.
- Grooves provide rigid joints and serves as key to plaster.
- The blocks are laid in cement mortar.