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There are many ceramic products for construction and they are broadly used all over the world. They range from bricks for masonry to finishing materials. Ceramic technology has evolved greatly from the past to today and is the result of the evolution of the products themselves. To gain the desired results and more complex, demanding products, there needed to be an upgrade in technology.

The chapter will discuss only the main ceramic construction products:

  • Clay bricks

  • Clay roof tiles

  • Ceramic wall and floor tiles

The sections will provide a general overview of the manufacturing process; the regulations applicable, including specifications, tests and CE marking for each of the products; and the most common problems linked with ceramic products (those that are intrinsic to the products and not how they are used).

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Notes

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    Colour Measurement Committee.

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    CIELAB L*C*h method derived from the CIE L*a*b method.

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    For the ceramics industry, 0.75 is an acceptable value.

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  1. CTCV Technological Center for Ceramics and Glass, Rua Coronel Veiga Simão, 3025-307, Coimbra, Portugal

    Joaquim Valente de Almeida

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  1. Chemical Engineering Dept., Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

    M. Clara Gonçalves

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    Fernanda Margarido

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de Almeida, J.V. (2015). Ceramics. In: Gonçalves, M., Margarido, F. (eds) Materials for Construction and Civil Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08236-3_7

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