Technical Specifications
Bricks and Roof Tiles
Made with pride
in Lebanon

 
 
 

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
 ENGINEERING SERVICE LABORATORIES

 

Requested by: Muller Industries                                              Date: 14/2/2002

                      Beirut                                                               Ref: R-14464


Nature of test: Water absorption and transverse strength of samples of red clay roof tiles, Marseille

Type by ‘Muller Industries, Lebanon’, and by ‘LaFarge, France’.

 
I – Cold water absorption and Transverse Strength ASTM C67

Tile Designation  
Transverse Strength lb
Cold Water Absorption Percent by Weight
Muller Ind. Lebanon
425  
8.26
Muller Ind. Lebanon
450 
7.90
Muller Ind. Lebanon 
510 
7.72
Muller Ind. Lebanon 
480 
7.88
Muller Ind. Lebanon 
470 
7.91
Average Muller
467
7.93
LaFarge France 
480
7.60
LaFarge France 
470
7.56
LaFarge France 
500  
7.33
LaFarge France 
420
7.94
LaFarge France 
480
7.72
Average LaFarge
470 
7.63

Bila Hamd, Ph. D.

Professor & Chairman of Civil Engineering