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  2. Brickwork - Wikipedia

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    Working dimensions is the size of a manufactured brick. It is also called the nominal size of a brick. Brick size may be slightly different due to shrinkage or distortion due to firing, etc. An example of a co-ordinating metric commonly used for bricks in the UK is as follows: [4] [5] [6] Bricks of dimensions 215 mm × 102.5 mm × 65 mm;

  3. File:Comparison house brick size.svg - Wikipedia

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    Comparison house brick size: Image title: Comparison of typical house brick sizes of assorted countries with isometric projections with nominal dimensions are in mm by CMG Lee. Width: 100%: Height: 100%

  4. Brick - Wikipedia

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    The standard brick sizes in Mesopotamia followed a general rule: the width of the dried or burned brick would be twice its thickness, and its length would be double its width. [ 8 ] The South Asian inhabitants of Mehrgarh also constructed air-dried mudbrick structures between 7000 and 3300 BC [ 9 ] and later the ancient Indus Valley cities of ...

  5. Architecture of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    After the Philippines was ceded to the United States as a consequence of the Spanish–American War in 1898, the architecture of the Philippines was influenced by American aesthetics. In this period, the plan for the modern City of Manila was designed, with many neoclassical architecture and art deco buildings by famous American and Filipino ...

  6. Adobe - Wikipedia

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    There is no standard size, with substantial variations over the years and in different regions. In some areas a popular size measured 8 by 4 by 12 inches (20 cm × 10 cm × 30 cm) weighing about 25 pounds (11 kg); in other contexts the size is 10 by 4 by 14 inches (25 cm × 10 cm × 36 cm) weighing about 35 pounds (16 kg).

  7. Glass brick - Wikipedia

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    The International Standard is ISO TC 160/SG1. The Standards allow for variation in sizes and production irregularity. Blocks fall within three classifications; Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 with Class 1 being the highest and best rating with a maximum permissible deviation from designed size and rectangularity of 1 mm.

  8. The 10 Best Gifts for Food Lovers, According to Professional ...

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    $220 at Amazon. See at Le Creuset. 2024 F&W Best New Chef Leina Horii of Kisser in Nashville thinks that a large, seasoned cast iron skillet makes for a fantastic (albeit, heavy) holiday gift ...

  9. Lumber - Wikipedia

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    In 1961, at a meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Committee on Grade Simplification and Standardization agreed to what is now the current U.S. standard: in part, the dressed size of a 1-inch (nominal) board was fixed at 3 ⁄ 4 inch; while the dressed size of 2 inch (nominal) lumber was reduced from 1 + 5 ⁄ 8 inch to the current 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 inch.