They are divided into pier stretcher sash hollow return corner and 45 angle.
Cinder block concrete block types.
Cinder blocks are hollow rectangle shaped structures usually made of concrete and coal cinders which find use in construction sites.
If it is a high density cinder block the sand and fine gravel aggregate is mixed with the cast concrete and if it is a low density cinder block the fly ash or bottom ash aggregate is mixed with the cast concrete.
This heavy weight solid block is uniformly square and free of large chips.
Cinder blocks are hollow rectangular structures usually made from concrete and coal cinder that are used in construction sites.
Types of cinder blocks.
Some building codes explicitly require the use of cinder blocks in construction projects.
Different types of concrete block standard core fill block.
These heavy weight interlocking gray blocks are uniform in texture size and color while being dimensional and accurate.
Is manufactured to astm c 90 specifications and used in foundations and above grade masonry walls.
The square shaped concrete column block is specially designed to form the exterior casing of a cast.
X 4 the 16 in.
Consequently cinder blocks are much lighter in weight than concrete blocks.
Today there are at least 32 different shapes and dimensions of cinder block.
Depending on if high density or low density cinder blocks are produced the cast concrete is mixed with the ideal aggregate for the different type of cinder block.
The dimensions range from 4 x4 x8 to 8 x12 x16 with angle blocks reaching up to 21 long.
X 4 in concrete block 33 lb.