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clinker brick

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1. clinker, clinker bricknoun

   a hard brick used as a paving stone

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1. Clinker brick

   Clinker bricks are partially-vitrified bricks used in the construction of buildings. Clinker bricks are produced when wet clay bricks are exposed to excessive heat during the firing process, sintering the surface of the brick and forming a shiny, dark-colored coating. Clinker bricks have a blackened appearance, and they are often misshapen or split. Clinkers are so named for the metallic sound they make when struck together.Clinker bricks are denser, heavier, and more irregular than standard bricks. Clinkers are water-resistant and durable, but have higher thermal conductivity than more porous red bricks, lending less insulation to climate-controlled structures.The brick-firing kilns of the early 20th century—called brick clamps or "beehive" kilns—did not heat evenly, and the bricks that were too close to the fire emerged harder, darker, and with more vibrant colors, according to the minerals present in the clay. Initially, these clinkers were discarded as defective, but around 1900, the bricks were salvaged by architects who found them to be usable, distinctive, and charming. Clinker bricks were widely admired by adherents of the Arts and Crafts movement.In the United States, clinker bricks were popularized by the Pasadena, California architecture firm Greene and Greene, who used them for walls, foundations, and chimneys. On the East Coast, clinkers were used extensively in the Colonial Revival style of architecture.Modern brick-making techniques do not produce clinker bricks, and they have become rare. Builders can procure clinkers from salvage companies; alternatively, some brickmakers purposefully manufacture clinker bricks or produce imitations.

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1. clinker brick

   A clinker brick is a type of brick that was overburned or "clinkered" in a kiln at the time of production. This overburning process results in a brick with irregular shapes and often dark, distorted colors. Clinker bricks are typically denser and heavier than regular bricks and they are renowned for their unique aesthetic appeal.

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1. Clinker brick

   Clinker bricks are partially vitrified brick stones used in the construction of buildings. Clinkers are burnt under temperatures so high that the pores of the fuel property are closed by the beginning sinter process. Thus they are considerably denser and therefore heavier than regular bricks. Clinkers hardly take up water and are very resistant, but have higher thermal conductivity than the more porous conventional red bricks, thus lending less insulation to climate-controlled structures. In early brick firing kilns, the surface of the bricks that were too close to the fire changed into the volcanic textures and darker/purplish colors. They were often discarded, but around 1900, these bricks were discovered by architects to be usable, distinctive and charming in architectural detailing, adding the earthy quality favored by Arts & Crafts style designers. Modern brick-making techniques can recreate the appearance of these bricks and produce a more consistent product. In the United States, clinker bricks were made famous by the Pasadena, California architecture firm Greene and Greene who used them in walls, foundations, and chimneys. The name "clinker" is also used for the hardened residue of coal fires, that can have a similar texture.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of clinker brick in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of clinker brick in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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