Calculate the average density of brick. ?
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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Some testing on fire clay brick was performed such as density, water absorption and
compression test. The result obtained has shown in Table Q2.
So Calculate the average density of brick. ?
![TABLE Q2
Water
Compression
Brick size
absorption test
Brick
test
Width
Depth
(mm)
Maximum force
length
(mm)
no.
Mass
Mass
Mass
(mm)
(kg)
dry (kg) wet (kg)
(kN)
1
213
98
70
2.52
2.5
2.82
313
2
212
98
70
2.5
2.48
2.8
323
3
211
97
69
2.48
2.47
2.77
357](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F2697d42c-b476-428a-8319-620e84528f3a%2F83de5f31-ff1a-4266-acc2-7a90f7b6ec47%2F2sj88n_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE Q2
Water
Compression
Brick size
absorption test
Brick
test
Width
Depth
(mm)
Maximum force
length
(mm)
no.
Mass
Mass
Mass
(mm)
(kg)
dry (kg) wet (kg)
(kN)
1
213
98
70
2.52
2.5
2.82
313
2
212
98
70
2.5
2.48
2.8
323
3
211
97
69
2.48
2.47
2.77
357
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