Re: [T3] Engine removal.

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 30 Mar 00, at 14:28, Greg Merritt wrote:

> > I thought that bricks were bad since they can crumble under constant load.
> 
> 	Perhaps so, as far as I know.
> 
> 	Umm, what about brick buildings?  Aren't those bricks under
> constant load?  Is there an engineer in the house?

I think the usual prohibition is against concrete blocks. Bricks are 
not as bad, but still share some of the same problems. 

Blocks are largely hollow and are strongest when loaded on the faces 
that have holes in them, that way all the walls are used in 
compression. If you lay them on their sides they aren't as strong.

Both materials are brittle, so if you let the car down on them all 
the weight is concentrated at one point and they may shatter.

Still, if you used them correctly and put a piece of wood on top to 
spread out the force they should hold HUGE loads.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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