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Brick Masonry

The document discusses various aspects of construction practice related to masonry. It describes different types of bonds used in brick masonry like stretcher bond, header bond, English bond, Flemish bond, and their usage. It also discusses terms used in masonry like frog, bed, arises, course, perpends, lap. Additionally, it covers types of partition walls, cavity walls, use of closers, cornices, copings and other masonry construction details.

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Brick Masonry

The document discusses various aspects of construction practice related to masonry. It describes different types of bonds used in brick masonry like stretcher bond, header bond, English bond, Flemish bond, and their usage. It also discusses terms used in masonry like frog, bed, arises, course, perpends, lap. Additionally, it covers types of partition walls, cavity walls, use of closers, cornices, copings and other masonry construction details.

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CONSTRUCTION

PRACTICE.
CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE

Syllabus:
Stone Masonry - Classification, construction
details and supervision - Brick Masonry - bonds -
Damp proof courses - construction details of
wails and arches. Shoring, scaffolding,
underpinning. Floor finishes and roof coverings.
Stairs and stair cases - Layout - types -
suitability, Doors, Windows and ventilators
Types - Selection, Fire resistant structure.
Masonry:
Masonry may be define as the
construction of building units bonded together
with mortar.
Building units commonly know as
masonry units.
Masonry units may be bricks, stones or
precast blocks,
Brick masonry
Terms used
• Stretcher :
Brick laid with its
length parallel to the wall.
• Header :
Brick laid with its length
perpendicular to the wall.
Terms used
Bed :
The bottom of the brick
when laid flat.
Arises :
Edges formed by the
intersection of two plane
surfaces of brick.
Terms used
Frog :
Depression provided in
the top face of the brick
Purpose:
– to form a key with the
mortar,
– to reduce weight of the
brick
– to provide identification
mark.
Queen Closer
• When the cut is such
that it extends from
one header face to
the other it is termed
as ‘Queen Closer’

when the cut is from


one header face to
stretcher face it is
termed as ‘King closer’
Bevelled Closer
It is the special
form of king closer in
which the whole length
of the brick is belleved in
such a way that half
width is maintained at
one end and full width is
obtained at the other
end. when the cut is from
one header face to
stretcher face it is
termed as ‘King closer’
Use of King closer
Bat :
The portion of brick cut across the width.
Bull Nose : Brick with rounded edges
Quoin :
It is the angle of the wall surface
at the corner.
Course :
Layer of bricks laid on the same course
Perpends :
Vertical joint between the bricks.
Lap :
The horizontal distance between two successive perpends.
Facing:
The exposed portion of the wall.
Backing :
The internal surface of the wall.
Hearting :
The portion between backing and facing.
Various bonds used in brick
masonry
• Stretcher bond :
• Header Bond
• English Bond :
• Flemish :
• Garden Wall :
• Facing Bond
• Dutch bond
• Raking Bond
• Zig-Zag Bond :
• English Cross Bond :
• Brick on edge bond :
Stretcher bond
• All bricks are laid as
stretchers.
• Suitable for half-brick
walls
• Thickness of wall 10 cm
Heading bond
• All bricks are laid as
header.
• Suitable for one-brick
walls
English Bond
Most common bond.
It contains alternate course of stretchers and headers.
A queen closer is placed after the first header course to stagger
vertical joints.
Queen closer
Flemish bond
Headers and stretchers are laid alternately in the same
course
Single Flemish Bond - Backing is in English bond.
Double Flemish bond - When both facing and backing are
in Flemish bond
Raking Bond :
It is used in thick walls
where number of headers is more
than stretchers between facing
and backing.
The intermediate space is
filled by Herring bond or
Diagonal bond.
Zig-Zag Bond :

Similar to
Herring bond,
Employed for
paving brick
floor.
Garden Wall bond

Garden wall has headers and stretchers in


the ratio of one header course to three
stretcher courses.
Projecting brick in case of walls
supporting beams or trusses are known
as brick corbelling.
The projecting portion should not
be more than ¼ th of the length of the
beam and total projection is limited to 15
cm.

Brick corbel
Cornice
It is the projecting
ornamental course near the top of
a wall or at the junction of wall and
the ceiling.
Freeze:
It is a course of stone placed
immediately below the cornice.
Blocking stone:
It is a course of stone placed
immediately above the cornice
Cornice
It is the projecting
ornamental course near the top of
a wall or at the junction of wall and
the ceiling.
Freeze:
It is a course of stone placed
immediately below the cornice.
Blocking stone:
It is a course of stone placed
immediately above the cornice
Top copping on the top
of garden walls, boundary
walls, and parapets to protect
them from rain water

Brick coping
Partition wall
A thin internal wall constructed to divide
the space within the building into rooms or
areas
Types
Plain brick wall
Reinforced brick wall
Brick nogging wall
Partition wall
Plain brick wall
 Plain brick walls are usually half brick work.
These are constructed by laying stretchers in
cement mortar.
Reinforced brick wall
 It is stronger than the ordinary brick
partition.
Thickness of reinforced brick
partition wall is 10cm.
Brick nogging wall
Horizontal members – Nogging
Vertical member - studs
Cavity wall
 Also called Hollow
wall
 Prevent external
moisture into
building
 Better insulation
against heat and
sound
 Has less self weight

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