Structural clay tile include.
Hollow clay tile walls.
Many people are more familiar with terra cotta for its decorative use in mid rise city buildings.
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This clay hollow blocks are an innovation in the construction industry.
By using this hollow blocks you can save rs 5 sq.
Also known as hollow structural tile hollow tile block hollow building tile structural clay tile and structural clay load bearing wall tile.
Each unit is generally made of clay or terra cotta with hollow cavities or cells inside it.
In north america the material has largely been replaced by concrete masonry units.
Advertisements and architecture guides from the teens through the thirties also refer to it as hollow structural tile hollow tile block hollow building tile structural clay tile and structural clay load bearing wall tile.
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The material is commonly used in floor arches fireproofing partition walls and furring.
A good many farmers are coming around to the idea that it pays to invest a little bit more in a building at the start so as to get away from the upkeep expense later on.
It continues to be used in europe to build fire resistant walls and partitions.
Hollow clay tile load bearing 23 0psf hollow clay tile nonbearing 18 0psf hollow gypsum block 8 thick 26 0psf limestone 55 0psf terra cotta tile 25 0psf stone 55 0psf 8 concrete wall 100 0 psf wood paneling 1 2 5psf.
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Reprinted from american builder february 1918.
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The weight of this particular hollow blocks is 60 lesser than the cement block of the same size.