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Top face
Bottom
face
End face
(Header)
End face
(Header)
Stretcher
(Front face)
Back face
Stretcher
(Front face)
Fig. 1 The specification regarding the sides of the interlocking brick
2.2 Types of the Interlocking Brick and Their Usage
In order to construct a building using the interlocking brick system, three common
shapes of interlocking brick are invented. Figure 2 has described the standard interlocking brick, the U-shaped interlocking brick and the half interlocking brick. For
achieving the interlocking mechanism of the interlocking brick system, half interlocking brick and standard interlocking brick are the major constituents of the wall system.
Since the interlocking brick system aims to eliminate or reduce the usage of
reinforced concrete structural members, U-shaped interlocking brick is produced to
act as the supporting element of the wall system. The empty portion of the U-shaped
interlocking brick intends to be reinforced with the steel bar and the pouring of the
binding grout able to strengthen its loading capacity. Thus, U-shaped interlocking
brick normally laying at the bottom of the interlocking brick system, above the door
or window and the top of the wall to support the above structural members.
a) Standard Interlocking Brick
b) U-shape Interlocking Brick
c) Half Interlocking Brick
Fig. 2 The types of the interlocking brick