History of Cinder Block
History of Cinder Block
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Can someone tell me how cinder block differed from concrete block, if it differed at all. If so, when did they stop making it.
When was the last time you drove down the highway without seeing a commercial truck hauling goods?
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RE: History of Cinder Block
Cinder blocks are building blocks that are made from cement and cinders.
Most of the blocks in the market these days are concrete masonry blocks. However, you find the term cinder block used in lieu of concrete blocks. I am not sure if they are still being made.
Even when I lived in West Virginia, coal country, they were called cinder blocks and actually they were made from cement.
I hope this helped.
Regards,
RE: History of Cinder Block
It seems a little strange that they called them cinder blocks. They must have been using a fairly high percentage of cinder being that they aquired the name "cinder" block. I wonder if it was significantly more than the 15%-20% of cementitious materials that we sometimes replace with fly ash. But, then again the cinders were probably a constant in their block recipe whereas fly ash is not always present in a concrete mix.
RE: History of Cinder Block
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Seems that an acquaintence of mine, a long time ago, built a barbecue pit out of cinder block, the real thing, block built with cinders from stoker fired coal combustion.
On its first occasion to be used, he came outside to check on the progress of the cooking, only to find that the entire barbecue pit was aflame (big time).
Seems that the unburned carbon content of the cinders used in the block construction was excessive, and, when used in this application, the carbon ignited, and burned the whole barbecue pit to a crisp. (Almost took his house with it.)
I thought this anecdote might help define for you just what the cinders in "cinder" block was, back when it really was made actually using cinders.
rmw
RE: History of Cinder Block