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Tabular Statement of the resistance to crushing of the bricks made by
the Vienna Company.
[Experiments made by Professor J. Bauschinger.]
Strength in—
Crushing load
Name of the Locality and Description
of the Bricks.
per briek in
tons of 1,000
Kilos.
Kilos per
square c. m.
Zoll (inch)
pounds per one
squareinch.
Wienerberg.
a. Ordinary hand-struck,
b. Ordinary machine, ....
c. Ordinary wall brick,
d. Yellow wall brick, ....
e. Yellow machine wall brick, .
/. Red wall brick, ....
g. Red,
h. Ordinary arch brick,
i. Porous arch brick, . . . .
k. Machine brick with three holes,
l. Machine arch brick with three holes,
m. Clinker,
77.ö
100.0
77.0
80.0
100.0
81.0
85.0
48.0
100
19.5
5.5
53.0
188
230
183
205
230
200
195
125
27
50
19
240
2,613
3,197
2,544
2,850
3,197
2,780
2,711
1,738
375
695
264
3,336
Vösendorf.
Ordinary hand-struck, .
Leopoldsdorf.
Ordinary hand-struck,.
Laaerberg I.
Ordinary hand-struck,.
Laaerberg II.
Ordinary hand-struck, .
Laaerwald.
Ordinary hand-struck,.
Guntramsdorf.
Ordinary hand-struck,. - .
Biedermannsdorf.
Ordinary hand-struck, .
Hernals.
Ordinary hand-struck, .
Ordinary machine,
74.5
71.0
96.0
76.5
64.0
65.0
78.0
62.0
90.0
180
175
236
196
158
162
200
158
205
2,502
2,433
4,281
2,725
2,196
2,252
2,780
2,196
2,850
The Company published, in connection with their cbstly
exhibition, a descriptive pamphlet, giving a short historical
resumc of the brick and tile manufacture in Vienna, the
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