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    ARC 441 - Spec-05 - Brick Work

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    The document provides specifications for general brick work construction including scope of work, materials, and workmanship. Brick work will include locally available stock bricks of specified dimensions and strength. Work will be done to strict specifications, maintaining plumb walls and proper bonding. Mortar will fully cover bricks and joints will be flushed at each course.

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    ARC 441 - Spec-05 - Brick Work

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    The document provides specifications for general brick work construction including scope of work, materials, and workmanship. Brick work will include locally available stock bricks of specified dimensions and strength. Work will be done to strict specifications, maintaining plumb walls and proper bonding. Mortar will fully cover bricks and joints will be flushed at each course.

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    The document provides specifications for general brick work construction including scope of work, materials, and workmanship. Brick work will include locally available stock bricks of specified dimensions and strength. Work will be done to strict specifications, maintaining plumb walls and proper bonding. Mortar will fully cover bricks and joints will be flushed at each course.

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    ARC 441 - Spec-05 - Brick Work

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    Raka Raida Rehnuma
    The document provides specifications for general brick work construction including scope of work, materials, and workmanship. Brick work will include locally available stock bricks of specified dimensions and strength. Work will be done to strict specifications, maintaining plumb walls and proper bonding. Mortar will fully cover bricks and joints will be flushed at each course.

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    General Brick Work Construction

    Scope of work:

    • The work covered under this specification pertains


    to procurement of best quality locally available
    stock bricks

    • and workmanship in buildings walls of various


    thicknesses in strict compliance with the
    specifications and applicable drawings.
    Materials:

    • Brick shall be best quality locally available stock


    bricks and samples shall be got approved by the
    Engineer-in charge before incorporation in the work
    on large scale and maintain the same for the entire
    work.
    • The nominal size of bricks shall be 23 cm x 11.5 cm x
    7.5 cm (9"x4.5”x2.75”).
    • Permissible tolerance on dimensions shall be +/-3
    mm in length & +/- 1.5 mm in width/thickness.
    • If the plastering to be done is more than the
    specified thickness to bring the plaster surface to
    perfect line and level with adjoining columns, beams,
    walls etc., the contractor shall be responsible to
    provide more thickness of plaster at his own cost and
    nothing extra will be paid on this account.
    • In case the size of bricks used in the work, found
    more than the permissible, the contractor shall chip
    out the exposed edges of bricks up to the required
    level of wall to receive specified thickness of plaster.

    • Minimum crushing strength shall not be less than 35


    Kg/cm² and water absorption shall not be more than
    15% by the weight.

    • Bricks shall be thoroughly soaked in water before


    using till the bubbles cease to come up.
    • No half or quarter brick shall be used except as
    closer.

    • The closers shall be cut to required size and used


    near the end of the walls.

    • The walls shall be raised truly to plumb.

    • The type of bond to be adopted shall be properly


    done (Stretcher/English/Flemish), but vertical joints
    shall be laid staggered.
    Brick bonds
    Workmanship:

    • Four courses of brickwork with four joints should not


    exceed by more than 40mm. (1.6 inch) the same
    bricks piled one over the other without mortar.
    • Brickwork shall not be raised more than 10 courses a
    day unless otherwise approved by the Engineer-in-
    charge.
    • The brickwork shall be kept wet for at least 10 days.
    • Brickwork shall be uniformly raised around and no
    part shall be raised more than 1.0 meter above
    another at any time.

    • All joints shall be thoroughly flushed with mortar of


    mix as specified in the schedule of quantities, at
    every course.

    • Care shall be taken to see that the bricks are bedded


    effectively and all joints completely filled to full
    depth.
    • The surface of brickwork shall be cleaned down and
    watered properly before the mortar sets.

    • The adhesion between the brick masonry surface


    and the concrete surface of columns, beams, lintels
    etc. should be proper by ensuring that the concrete
    surface coming in contact with brick masonry is
    chipped, cleaned and cement is applied so that
    proper bond is achieved between the two dissimilar
    materials.
    • The mortar should completely cover the bed and
    sides of the bricks.

    • Proper care should be taken to obtain uniform


    mortar joint throughout the construction.

    • the walls should be raised uniformly in proper,


    approved bond.

    • All the courses shall be laid truly horizontal and


    vertical.
    • Deviation shall not exceed 6 mm per 3m height.

    • Deviation from position shown on plan of any


    brickwork shall not exceed 12.5mm.
    • The rates for brickwork shall include the cost of the
    following:

    1. Providing and fixing necessary single or double


    scaffolding and removing the same after the works
    are completed.

    2. Watering, curing, and lifting of materials to any


    height.

    3. Raking out of joints to receive plaster.


    4. Forming slab sittings, cutting or leaving holes for
    windows, doors, sills, switch boxes etc.

    5. Making holes to any depth due to conduit pipes,


    bolts, switch and plug boxes etc.

    6. Bedding pre-cast lintels on walls.

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