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AChecklistforBrickFlatSoling

LitonBiswas

Construction,Foundation,MasonryWork

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BrickFlatSoling(BFS)ismostlyusedinbuildingconstructionandroadconstruction.Inbuilding
construction,thecommonuseofbrickflatsolingisingroundandbasementasconcretebed.Thepurpose
ofusingitasconcretebedistomakeconcretebedsmoothandstable.
Theprocessofmakingbrickflatsolingissimpleandalmostallworkersknowitwellanddoitgood.That's
whyitisneglectedbymostofthesiteengineers.Thereisatrendamongsiteengineersto
approveBFSworkwithoutchecking.IknowitwellbecauseI'mdirectlyrelatedtoconstruction.
OnceIaskedasiteengineerofoneofmyprojectthatinwhichdirectionafrogmarkshouldbeplacedin
BFS.Hecouldn'tanswerit.Heisn'tbadengineer.Evenheknowsthatanswer.Butinstantlyhecouldn't
answerbecauseforlongtimehehasbeenneglectingthisitemtocheck.
Butcheckingshouldbedoneproperlyevenifitisasimpleworkitem.Otherwise,workersalsowilltryto
neglectthatitemandyou'llberesponsibleformakinglowqualitystructure.

AChecklistforBrickFlatSoling
FollowingcheckingshouldbedoneforBrickFlatSoling
Materialquality:YoualreadyknowthattherequiredbuildingmaterialsforBFSare1stclassbrickandfine
aggregate(sand).Checkthequalityofthosebuildingmaterials.See:
"QualityAssessmentofSomeBasicBuildingMaterials"
"6RequirementsofGoodQualityBricks"
Compactionofsubsoil:Bricksareplacedonsoilorsandbed.Beforeplacingbricks,checkthatbedis
compactedbyhandrammerandbysprinklingwater.
Levellingofbed:Checkthecompactedsurfaceofbedislevelledproperly.Alsocheckthebedsurfaceis
atdesiredlevel.
Frogmark(ifany):Checkthefrogmarkofbricksarekeptupwarddirectionsothatitcanmakebondwith
futureconcrete.
Brickjoints:CheckthebricksarejointedasEnglishbondpattern.See"TraditionalBrickBondPatterns"
Jointfilling:Checkthejointsarefilledwithsand.Makesurewaterisn'tbeingusedforflushingsandfrom

bricksurface.
Surfacelevel:CheckthefinishsurfacelevelofBFStomakesureithasbeenmadeatdesiredlevel.
ActuallywehavecheckedthislevelduringthepreparationofbedwhichIincludedinthe"levellingofbed"
pointabove.Thisisdoneforcrosscheckingpurposeonly.

CheckingofBrickFlatSolingissimpleandItriedtoincludeallthecheckingpointsinthisarticle.

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