Gauged Brick Arches GAUGED BRICK- *Bricks prepared to exact size and shape of voussoirs by cutting and dressing. *Joints are very fine, thin and radially. *Hard bricks can not be used due to difficulty in cutting to true wedge shape. *So special bricks called rubber bricks are which can be cut and dressed easily to required shape. *They are cut by saw and finished by rubbing with stone. *To get thin and fine joint, lime purely is used to bind voussoirs. PURPOSE MADE BRICKWORK- *Superior type arch work to get fine and thickness. *putty lime is used for binding blocks. - Study24x7
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Gauged Brick Arches GAUGED BRICK- *Bricks prepared to exact size and shape of voussoirs by cutting and dressing. *Joints are very fine, thin and radially. *Hard bricks can not be used due to difficulty in cutting to true wedge shape. *So special bricks called rubber bricks are wh...

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