Book Archived
Brickwork: prevention of sulphate attack
Publisher
BRE Archive
Author
BRE Housing Defects Prevention Unit
Format
2 pages
Subject / Keyword
Defect Action Sheet 113, DAS113, masonry, sulphates, sulfates, expansion, mortar mix, Portland cement, damp, bricks, groundwater, detailing.
Published Date
01-Jan-1988
ISBN
Defect Action Sheet 113 (Design)
THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN ARCHIVED.
Whilst this publication can still be purchased some of the information in it has been superseded by more recent research and standards. The BRE Group does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for any loss or damage, including - without limitation - indirect or consequential loss or damage arising from use, or loss of use, of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this document.
Failure: expansion of jointing mortar, bowing of walls, oversailing of walls at dpc level
Defects: brickwork persistently wet, use of ordinary Portland cement, use of bricks with high sulphate content, use of excessively weak mixes
Superseded by Defect Action Sheet 128 (DAS128) in April 1989
Book Archived
Brickwork: prevention of sulphate attack
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