Standard Brick Size & Weight

Brick Size:

Bricks are made of various sizes. Normally the length should be double the width plus the thickness of one vertical joint.

Thus, one stretcher along the wall will cover two headers placed across it with a joint between them. The size of brick as stated in IS – 1970.

Detail	Length	Brwadth	Height
Without mortar	190mm	90mm	90mm
With mortar	200mm	100mm	100mm

Generally, 1 m³ brick weighs about 1800 kg. Thus, the average weight of brick will be about 3.00 to 3.5 kg.

The ratios of L x B x H or T are so chosen that the bricks, when laid in masonry, make a pattern so that vertical joints do not come one above the other in alternate courses.

Larger sizes that require a mason to use both hands to lift and place in masonry should be about 17-18 Kg and are termed as Blocks.

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Importance Point of Brick Dimension

From the very beginning of the invention of bricks, the dimension of brick is very important. Because bricks are used in various construction and other ways.

So that different fields need a different size of a brick. Different shape, different formation is also required. Different countries make brick in different ways for different uses.

Standard Brick Size With Shape

BRICK NAME	SIZE OF BRICK IN FT and INCH	SIZE OF BRICK IN MM
6″ x 4″ x 16″ THRU-WALL	5-5/8″ x 3-5/8″ x 15-5/8″	143 x 92 x 397
8″ x 4″ x 16″ THRU-WALL	7-5/8″ x 3-5/8″ x 15-5/8″	194 x 92 x 397
8″ x 8″ x 16″ THRU-WALL	7-5/8″ x 7-5/8″ x 15-5/8″	194 x 194 x 407
AMBASSADOR	3-5/8″ x 2-1/4″ x 15-5/8″	92 x 57 x 397
DOUBLE MONARCH	3-5/8″ x 7-5/8″ x 15-5/8″	92 x194 x 397
DOUBLE UTILITY	3-5/8″ x 7-5/8″ x 11-5/8″	92 x 194 x 295
JUMBO MODULAR	3-5/8″ x 2-3/4″ x 7-5/8″	92 x 70 x 194
JUMBO NORMAN	3-5/8″ x 2-3/4″ x 11-5/8″	92 x 70 x 295
JUMBO STANDARD	3-5/8″ x 2-3/4″ x 8″	92 x 70 x 203
JUMBO STANDARD (PLT 3)	3-5/8″ x 2-5/8″ x 8″	92 x 67 x 203
MODULAR	3-5/8″ x 2-1/4″ x 7-5/8″	92 x 57 x 194
MODULAR ECONOMO	3-5/8″ x 3-5/8″ x 7-5/8″	92 x 92 x 194
MONARCH	3-5/8″ x 3-5/8″ x 15-5/8″	92 x 92 x 397
NORMAN	3-5/8″ x 2-1/4″ x 11-5/8″	92 x 57 x 295
QUAD	3-5/8″ x 7-5/8″ x 7-5/8″	92 x 194 x 194
QUEEN	3-1/8″ x 2-3/4″ x 9-5/8″	79 x 70 x 244
ROMAN	3-5/8″ x 1-5/8″ x 11-5/8″	92 x 41 x 295
SLIM JUMBO MODULAR	3-1/8″ x 2-3/4″ x 7-5/8″	76 x 70 x 194
SLIM JUMBO NORMAN	3-1/8″ x 2-3/4″ x 11-5/8″	79 x 70 x 295
STANDARD	3-5/8″ x 2-1/4″ x 8″	92 x 57 x 203
UTILITY	3-5/8″ x 3-5/8″ x 11-5/8″	92 x 92 x 295

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Brick Types & Specification Based on Application

BRICK TYPE	ASTM DESIGNATION	USAGE / APPLICATION
Building Brick	ASTM C62	Structural and non-structural brick where appearance IS NOT important
Ceramic Glazed Brick	ASTM C126	Standard glazed brick
Chemical-Resistant Brick	ASTM C279	Brick exposed to chemicals and acids
Facing Brick	ASTM C216	Structural and non-structural brick where appearance is important
Firebox Brick	ASTM C1261	Residential fireplaces
Heavy Vehicular Paving Brick	ASTM C1272	Standard or heavy vehicular traffic
Hollow Brick	ASTM C652	Building or facing brick used with anchors (e.g. brick veneer) or reinforcing
Industrial Floor Brick	ASTM C410	Surfacing industrial floors
Thin Veneer Brick	ASTM C1088	Direct applied veneers
Pedestrian Paving Brick	ASTM C902	Paving for pedestrian or very light vehicular traffic
Sewer and Manhole Brick	ASTM C32	Structures for conveyance of sewage, storm water, and industrial waste
Single Fired Glazed Brick	ASTM C1405	Glazed brick where the glaze is fused during firing of the main brick body

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Standard Brick Dimensions

Besides any other various dimension of bricks, the global construction agencies maintain a standard dimension of brick.

In addition, this without 10 mm mortar joints,dimension of brick is 190 x 90 x 90 in mm dimension.

Standard brick size for working purpose is 200x 100x 100 in mm dimension (L x B x H).

Besides these different countries uses a different standard dimension of brick. Like

India Standard Brick Dimensions

The standard brick dimension is 230 x 114x 76 mm (lL x B x H) as prescribed by BIS. With mortar thickness, the dimension of the brick remains 2250 x 10 x 85 mm.

Nepal Standard Brick Dimensions

The standard brick dimension is 240 x 115 x 57 mm (length x depth x height), which is prescribed by the National Building Code (NBC) of Nepal.

Bangladesh Standard Brick Dimension

In Bangladesh, standard brick dimension is 9 1⁄2 x 4 1⁄2 x 2 3⁄4 inch (length x depth x height).

United Kingdom Standard Brick Dimensions

The standard dimension of a modern brick is 215 × 102.5 × 65 in mm (length x depth x height) dimension.

United States Standard Brick Dimensions

modern standard brick dimension 203 × 92 × 57 mm. The more commonly used is the modular brick, which dimension is 194 × 92 × 57 mm (length x depth x height).

Australia Standard Brick Dimensions

Boral company prescribed the standard brick size 230 x 110 x 76 mm (length x depth x height). Also, different size bricks are produced there.

Cyclonic Areas Standard Brick Dimensions

Cyclonic areas larger hollow bricks are used, which standard dimension is 290 x 140 x 90 mm (length x depth x height).

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Standard Brick Size in Different Country

Country	SIZE OF BRICK IN FT and INCH	SIZE OF BRICK IN MM
Australia	9 × 4⅓ × 3	230 × 110 × 76
Denmark (Standard Brick Size)LL	9 × 4¼ × 2¼	228 × 108 × 54
Germany	9 × 4¼ × 2¾	240 × 115 × 71
India	9 × 4¼ × 2¾	228 × 107 × 69
Romania	9 × 4¼ × 2½	240 × 115 × 63
Russia	10 × 4¾ × 2½	250 × 120 × 65
South Africa	8¾ × 4 × 3	222 × 106 × 73
Sweden (Standard Brick Size)	10 × 4¾ × 2½	250 × 120 × 62
United Kingdom	8½ × 4 × 2½	215 × 102.5 × 65
United States of America	7⅝ × 3⅝ × 2¼	194 × 92 × 57

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