Zi-Annual 2011

- Editorial


- Content


- Measures for reducing the effects of moisture on expansion and contraction processes and on loss of strength in industrially produced adobe bricks


- Rapid Freeze/Thaw Durability Testing of Clay Brick


- Causes and avoidance of damage on account of diffusion-dependent reactions in the preheating zone of tunnel kilns


- Process-oriented emission retention mechanisms for organic and inorganic air pollutants


- The energy-efficient clay brick house


- The beautiful art of building with bricks – the empathetic relationship of the architects with clay bricks


- Architecture and digital fabrication


- A brick tower in Bhaktapur, Nepal – brick designs from Frankfurt meet traditional Newar building methods


- Important aspects of new standards and directives for the clay brick and tile industry


- Current research – Report from the Brick and Tile Research Institute

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