Hi
I am planning to build a storm drain 8m long x 0.75m wide x 0.5m deep.
On top of the storm drain will be Class D400 gratings. In the areas where the gratings are not required we are going to shutter and pour concrete onto steel reinforcing mesh to close the gaps.
The contruction needs to be strong enough to handle slow moving traffic. The bulk of the traffic will be domestic cars, however there could be a truck at times delivering heating oil fuel.
We did plan to build the strom drain out of standard 100mm concrete blocks 7 N/sq.mm, but realised that this might not be strong enough.
Now plan to use Concrete Engineering Bricks to form a 215mm thick drain wall. I understand that the Engineering Bricks have a much higher compressive strength.
What is the difference between Type A and Type B bricks ?
For this construction would a standard sand and cement mortar suffice ?
Any suggestions would be welcome.
I am planning to build a storm drain 8m long x 0.75m wide x 0.5m deep.
On top of the storm drain will be Class D400 gratings. In the areas where the gratings are not required we are going to shutter and pour concrete onto steel reinforcing mesh to close the gaps.
The contruction needs to be strong enough to handle slow moving traffic. The bulk of the traffic will be domestic cars, however there could be a truck at times delivering heating oil fuel.
We did plan to build the strom drain out of standard 100mm concrete blocks 7 N/sq.mm, but realised that this might not be strong enough.
Now plan to use Concrete Engineering Bricks to form a 215mm thick drain wall. I understand that the Engineering Bricks have a much higher compressive strength.
What is the difference between Type A and Type B bricks ?
For this construction would a standard sand and cement mortar suffice ?
Any suggestions would be welcome.