USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Adobe bricks (mud bricks) are made of earth with a fairly high clay content and straw. If produced manually the earth mix is cast in open moulds onto the ground and then left to dry out. Adobe bricks are only sun-dried, not kiln-fired. When used for construction they are laid up into a wall using an earth mortar.

Detailed explanation-2: -Adobe bricks must be dried completely before they are used. This is necessary so that the walls of a building will not shrink or break. Too much water can make adobe weak. Sometimes other materials are added to the adobe mixture to strengthen it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sun dried bricks are formed by packing mud into a form. They are then laid out and left to dry in the sun. The sun is the heat source which dries the bricks. The bricks would harden more in a kiln and thus sun dried bricks are not as durable or as desireable.

Detailed explanation-4: -The crossword clue Sun-dried brick with 5 letters was last seen on the January 03, 2023. We think the likely answer to this clue is ADOBE.