Brick
A brick is building material used to make walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Traditionally, the term brick referred to unit composed of clay, but it is now used to denote any rectangular units laid in mortar. A brick can be composed of clay-bearing soil, sand and lime, or concrete materials. Bricks are produced in numerous classes, types, materials, and sizes which vary with region and time period, and are produced in bulk quantities. Two basic categories of bricks are fired and non-fired bricks.
Block is a similar term referring to a rectangular building unit composed of similar materials, but is usually larger than a brick. Lightweight bricks (also called "lightweight blocks") are made from expanded clay aggregate.
Fired bricks are one of the longest-lasting and strongest building materials, sometimes referred to as artificial stone, and have been used since circa 5000 BC. Air-dried bricks, also known as mudbricks, have a history older than fired bricks, and have an additional ingredient of a mechanical binder such as straw.
Bricks (disambiguation)
Bricks are artificial stones made by forming clay into rectangular blocks.
Bricks may also refer to:
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Bricks (Benny Tipene album)
Bricks is the debut studio album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Benny Tipene. It was released on 17 October 2014. It was produced by Sam de Jong at Parachute Studios. The album was re-released in June 2015, containing three new songs and acoustic versions of 'Step On Up' and 'Give This Up'.
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List of highways numbered 9
Route 9, or Highway 9, may refer to:
International
European route E09 
European route E009
Albania
SH-9 Road in Albania.Argentina
Austria
Pyhrn Autobahn
Canada
Ontario Highway 9
Czech Republic
I/9 Highway; Czech: Silnice I/9
Denmark
Germany
Bundesautobahn 9
Hong Kong
Route 9 (Hong Kong)
India
Indonesia
Indonesian National Route 9
Iran
Freeway 9 (Iran)
Iraq
Israel
Highway 9 (Israel)
Japan
Japan National Route 9
Malaysia
Malaysia Federal Route 9
Norway
Norwegian National Road 9
Paraguay
National Route 9
United States
Interstate 9 (Proposed)
U.S. Route 9
New England Route 9 (former)
Alabama State Route 9
Alaska Route 9
Arkansas Highway 9
Arkansas Highway 9 Spur
California State Route 9
Colorado State Highway 9
List of highways numbered 395
Route 395 or Highway 395 may refer to:
Canada
Quebec Route 395
Great Britain
A395 road
Japan
Japan National Route 395
United States
Interstate 395
U.S. Route 395
Arkansas Highway 395
Florida State Road 395 (former)
Kentucky Route 395
New Mexico State Road 395
New York State Route 395
Texas State Highway Loop 360
Loop 360 is a 13.987-mile (22.510 km) loop route in Austin in the U.S. state of Texas. Loop 360 is a scenic highway winding through the hills of West Austin. The road is described by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) as "a 4-lane depressed median arterial with at-grade signalized intersections." In 2001, the average daily traffic was 55,000 vehicles at the most traveled point. The highway should not be confused with Texas State Highway 360 in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
History
The south section of Loop 360 from US 290 to RM 2244 was opened on February 11, 1970. The last section of roadway for Loop 360 (excepting the bridge) between RM 2244 and FM 2222 was approved on September 30, 1976. The north and south sections of Loop 360 were connected when the Pennybacker Bridge was opened for traffic on December 3, 1982. On February 19, 1980 the Travis County commissioners voted to designate it the "Capital of Texas Highway."
On July 14, 2004, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) changed segments of the future designation to a toll road, despite popular outcry. However, toll conversion of the road is unfunded so plans to toll Loop 360 are delayed indefinitely and there remains substantial opposition to any toll conversion of the road from residents and environmentalists. Also, CAMPO has begun to re-examine the toll roll designation. The road should remain toll-free for at least the near-future. On December 6, 2006, the Mobility Alternatives Finance Study final report commissioned by the City of Austin and other central Texas municipalities noted the poor financial feasibility of toll conversion by stating "Loop 360's toll revenue funds the smallest share of its construction cost (7%)" given a construction cost of $741 million with revenue bonds backed by future tolling of Loop 360 contributing just $51.8 million (in 2006 dollars).
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