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Ce 3133 - CHB

CE 3133 is a laboratory course on concrete materials and testing. Concrete hollow blocks are hollow masonry units made of portland cement and aggregates like gravel or sand. They are used for interior and exterior walls, partitions, and backing. The weight, color, and texture of concrete blocks depend on the type of aggregate used. Standard blocks are light gray but can be colored. Lightweight blocks are used where insulation or soundproofing is needed. Load-bearing walls support weight above while non-load bearing walls only support their own weight.

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Ce 3133 - CHB

CE 3133 is a laboratory course on concrete materials and testing. Concrete hollow blocks are hollow masonry units made of portland cement and aggregates like gravel or sand. They are used for interior and exterior walls, partitions, and backing. The weight, color, and texture of concrete blocks depend on the type of aggregate used. Standard blocks are light gray but can be colored. Lightweight blocks are used where insulation or soundproofing is needed. Load-bearing walls support weight above while non-load bearing walls only support their own weight.

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CE 3133:

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TESTING


Laboratory
CONCRETE
HOLLOW
BLOCKS
Concrete
Hollow
Hollow masonry units of portland cement and
sand, gavel, or other suitable aggregate are
termed concrete blocks.
Blocks
Concrete blocks are used for interior and
exterior bearing and nonbearing walls,
partitions, and backing.

The weight, color, and texture of concrete


block depend largely on the type of aggregate
used in its manufacture.
Concrete
Hollow
The weight, color, and texture of concrete
block depend largely on the type of aggregate
used in its manufacture.
Blocks

These blocks are strong and durable, with a


low absorption rate.

Standard concrete hollow blocks have the


typical light-gray color of concrete. Colored blo
cks may be made with naturally colored
aggregates or by including inert pigments in
the concreete mix.
Concrete Lightweight blocks are produced as non-load-
Hollow bearing units, for use as backup walls, or a
load-bearing units, for use as the finished

Blocks surface of both interior and exterior walls.

Lightweight concrete block is used where a


lightweight material with good strength and
high insulating or acoustical qualities desired.

Its use also simplifies the attachment of finish


materials or accessories to structural wall, in
that common nail can be driven into the block.
Concrete Hollow Blocks

LOAD BEARING NON-LOAD BEARING

l A non load-bearing
lLoad-bearing walls wall, also called a
support the weight of a partition is used to
floor or roof structure divide rooms but does
above and are so not hold anything up
named because they apart from its own
bear a load. weight.
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Concrete Hollow Blocks Design
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