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Overview of Brick Lintels

A lintel is a horizontal structural member placed above openings to support the load above. There are various types of lintels including wooden, stone, brick, reinforced brick, reinforced concrete, and steel, each with specific characteristics and applications based on span and load requirements. The choice of lintel material depends on factors such as cost, durability, and fire resistance.

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Overview of Brick Lintels

A lintel is a horizontal structural member placed above openings to support the load above. There are various types of lintels including wooden, stone, brick, reinforced brick, reinforced concrete, and steel, each with specific characteristics and applications based on span and load requirements. The choice of lintel material depends on factors such as cost, durability, and fire resistance.

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LINTEL

Definition: - A lintel may be defined as the horizontal structural member placed above
the opening of door, window etc. to support the load above it.

Types:-

(a) Wooden lintel: -

Wooden lintel is commonly used in hilly area. In plains its use is very rare
on account of high cost. Timber if not properly ventilated is liable to decay. Wooden
being combustible, it cannot be recommended for fire proof construction. The
minimum depth of the wooden lintel is 7.6 cm.

(b) Stone lintel:


The use of stone lintel is very common in stone districts. In general, the
stone lintel, on account of its high cost and its inability to withstand excessive
transvers stresses, is rarely used.
The minimum thickness of stone lintel kept 8 cm
and as a thumb rule the thickness is taken as 4 cm per 30 cm length of span.

(c) BRICK LINTEL: -


They are constructed with hard, well burnt, first class bricks laid on end or
edge. Depending upon the span, their depth varies from 10 cm (depth of one brick)
to 20 cm (length of one brick). They are considered suitable for opening up to 90 cm
in general, with light loading condition. Bricks having frog are more suitable for
lintel construction.

(d) REINFORCED BRICK LINTEL:-For large span Reinforced brick lintel is used
instead of brick lintel. Brick lintel is reinforced with steel Reinforcements. The
depth of lintel is limited to 10 cm (depth of one brick) or multiple of one brick
thickness. Bricks are so arranged that 1.9 cm to 3.8 cm wide space is left length-
wise for the insertion of reinforcement. The gap is than filled with rich cement
mortar or cement concrete.

(e) REINFORCED CONCRETE LINTEL:-On account of their durability, strength and


fire resisting properties, reinforced cement concrete lintels are very common in use.
They are economical and easy in construction and can be used for bigger spans and
heavy loading conditions.
R.C.C. lintels are constructed with 1:2:4 cement
concrete reinforced with steel bars. They may be pre cast or cast in situ. For
smaller spans say up to 1.2 m, pre cast lintels are preferred.
(f) STEEL LINTEL: - For large spans, depth of lintel is worked out to be very deep. To
avoid itsteel lintel is used. Steel lintel consists of section of rolled steel joists.

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