tile
Let an agent explain tiles, relay types, materials, history, standards and safety from building and heritage sources, describe the named tiles, relay asbestos and accessibility information, and distinguish tiles from bricks, slabs, shingles and mosaics as complete works.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain tiles, relay types, materials, history, standards and safety from building and heritage sources, describe the named tiles, relay asbestos and accessibility information, and distinguish tiles from bricks, slabs, shingles and mosaics as complete works.
A thin manufactured piece of hard material such as fired clay, ceramic, stone, glass, metal or concrete used to cover roofs, floors, walls and other surfaces, including roof tiles, floor and wall tiles, mosaic tesserae, decorative tiles such as hearth tiles and hospital picture tiles used in children s wards, scratched face tiles, Roman hypocaust tiles supporting underfloor heating, and tactile paving tiles with raised patterns that guide blind and partially sighted pedestrians; tiles are rated for slip resistance, water absorption and frost resistance, and some historic tiles contain asbestos or lead glazes that require careful handling.
What it is for: Covering and decorating surfaces.
It can be explain types and materials; relay standards and history; describe named tiles; relay safety and accessibility.
Distinguishing features
Thin units
Surface covering
Many materials
Decorative and functional
What it looks like
Flat or shaped pieces laid in grids or patterns on roofs, floors and walls.
Physical character
ISO 13006: ceramic tile classification note
tactile paving invented: 1965 year - Seiichi Miyake, Japan
Roman hypocaust: from about 1st century BC note
How it is recognised
Thin covering piece of hard material
Hospital picture tiles, tactile paving, tessera, scratched face tile, hypocaust tile, hearth tile
Bricks are load-bearing blocks; slabs are large; shingles are overlapping roof pieces often of wood or asphalt; mosaics are artworks from tesserae
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
includes -
includes -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
roof tiles
floor and wall tiles
decorative and picture tiles
mosaic tesserae
tactile paving
Standards and regulation
ISO 13006 and EN 14411 ceramic tiles
Accessibility standards for tactile paving
Asbestos regulations for old floor tiles
Failure modes and hazards
Slips on unsuitable tiles
Asbestos in old vinyl or adhesive
Frost damage outdoors
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.tile-substance
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a tile is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a tile, and how does it differ from bricks, slabs, shingles and mosaics? definition
- Is someone planning to remove old floor tiles that may contain asbestos, in which case get them tested and follow safety rules first? boundary
Types
Named tiles.
Types
Types.
- What are hospital picture tiles, tactile paving, tesserae, scratched face tiles, hypocaust tiles and hearth tiles? definition
- Which entry fits the specific tile? action
Materials Materials and standards.
Regulation.
Ceramic
Ceramic tiles.
Ceramic
Ceramic.
- How are porcelain and ceramic tiles classified by water absorption? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Slip resistance
Slip resistance.
Slip resistance
Slip resistance.
- How is tile slip resistance tested and rated? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
History History.
Sources.
Roman
Roman tiles.
Roman
Roman.
- How did Roman hypocaust tiles support underfloor heating? provenance
- Which entry fits hypocaust? action
Decorative
Decorative traditions.
Decorative
Decorative.
- How did traditions such as azulejos and Victorian picture tiles develop? provenance
- Which entry fits azulejo? action
Context Accessibility.
Attribution.
Tactile paving
Tactile paving.
Tactile paving
Tactile paving.
- How does tactile paving guide blind pedestrians, and what design debates exist, with views attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Heritage
Heritage tiles.
Heritage
Heritage.
- How are historic hospital picture tiles conserved? provenance
- Which entry fits architectural conservation? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should tactile paving be a separate entry?
- Should hospital picture tiles be moved to heritage entries?
- How should tile standards be linked?