Advertisement of hollow structural tile circa 1920.
Structural clay tile describes a category of burned-clay building materials used to construct roofing, walls, and flooring for structural and non-structural purposes, especially in fireproofing applications. Also called building tile, structural terra cotta, hollow tile, saltillo tile, and clay block, the material is an extruded clay shape with substantial depth that allows it to be laid in the same manner as other clay or concrete masonry. In North America it was chiefly used during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, reaching peak popularity at the turn of the century and declining around the 1950s. Structural clay tile grew in popularity in the end of the nineteenth-century because it could be constructed faster, was lighter, and required simpler flat falsework than earlier brick vaulting construction.[1]
Each unit is generally made of clay or terra-cotta with hollow cavities, or cells, inside it. The colors of terracotta transform from gray (raw, moist clay) to orange, red, yellow, and cream tones. This is due to an effect of the firing process which hardens the clay so it can be used for structural purposes.[2] The material is commonly used in floor arches, fireproofing, partition walls, and furring.[3] It continues to be used in Europe to build fire-resistant walls and partitions. In North America the material has largely been replaced by concrete masonry units.
^Friedman, Donald (2010). Historical Building Construction. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 108–109. ISBN 978-0-393-73268-9.
^"Terracotta Tile (The Complete Guide & Video) | Terracotta Floor Tiles Tips". Rustico Tile & Stone. 15 October 2020.
^Twentieth-century building materials : history and conservation. Jester, Thomas C.,, Getty Conservation Institute. Los Angeles, California. August 2014. ISBN 9781606063255. OCLC 878050864.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
and 23 Related for: Structural clay tile information
Structuralclaytile describes a category of burned-clay building materials used to construct roofing, walls, and flooring for structural and non-structural...
neutral pH value that contribute to a healthy living environment. Structuralclaytile Passive fire protection Drywall Ecofys; Fraunhofer Institute for...
method was the first recorded structural use of terra-cotta forms, which later evolved into modern structuralclaytile. The ambulatory and gallery were...
the inner parts of masonry walls and by themselves. Structuralclaytiles (clay blocks) are clay or terracotta and typically are perforated with holes...
two-and-a-half-story Colonial Revival-style hotel built in 1935–36. It is built of structuralclaytile veneered in brick, on a concrete basement. "National Register Information...
French drain (also called a weeping tile, trench drain, filter drain, blind drain, rubble drain, rock drain, drain tile, perimeter drain, land drain, French...
to have a single stairway. The steel structure was protected by structuralclaytile and concrete fireproofing. The hotel was touted in advertisements...
BC) in building wall decorations formed by patterns of claytiles. Decorative mosaic tilings made of small squared blocks called tesserae were widely...
terracotta refers to a fired mixture of clay and water that can be used in a non-structural, semi-structural, or structural capacity on the exterior or interior...
ceramic tile, glass tiles, and natural stone products. Ceramic tiles are clay products that are formed into thin tiles and fired. Ceramic tiles are set...
style building constructed from reinforced concrete, brick, and structuralclaytile. The original 1938 section of the library consists of a great hall...
deep by 70 feet (21 m) wide, facing onto Main Street. The walls are structuralclaytile faced with brick, while the lower portion of the street facade is...
the Fine Arts in 1884 America Chicago: Inland Architect Press 1884 Structuralclaytile Peter Bonnett Wight Papers Wyerson and Burnham Archives Art Accessed...
bond pattern. The design has alternating rows of brick and large structuralclaytile units. The base is concrete, with a finished surface, two feet above...
drain tile, brick, chimney tops, finials, urns, and other economically fireproof building materials. Gates used the facilities to experiment with clays and...
Malibu tile is a type of ceramic tile that takes its inspiration from the tiles that were produced at Malibu Potteries in Malibu, California, during the...
blocks of clay. Brick products come in many forms, including structural brick, face brick, roof tile, structuraltile, paving brick, and floor tile. Caliche...
towers, and asymmetrical two-story wings. The walls are brick and structuralclaytile stuccoed to look like adobe.: 12 The central block has a portal...
and aluminum panels on the north and south sides, and brick over structuralclaytile on the windowless east and west sides. It projects over the ground...
(keramikós), meaning "of or for pottery" (from κέραμος (kéramos) 'potter's clay, tile, pottery'). The earliest known mention of the root ceram- is the Mycenaean...
used for bonding tile and stone surfaces to a substrate. They are also ideal for floor tile and stone installations over a structural subfloor. Cement...
Global Information