Brick Work - Lecture notes 3 PDF

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the process of laying bricks and other brick information...

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Brickwork Bricks are a form of masonry used to build walls. The process of laying bricks into r0ows is time consuming and complicated. It begins with the orientation of the brick, such as stretcher, header, soldier, rowlock, and shiner. The way the bricks are laid helps the overall strength of the wall. Most bricks are placed horizontally, because vertically placed bricks are not as sustainable. Bricks are combined using mortar and wall ties. The different bonding types of bricks; Dearne’s, English, Double Basket Weave, Single Basket Weave, Herringbone, and others, are used for both strength and aesthetic.

A stretcher brick is a brick laid flat with its longest side exposed. A header brick is one that it laid flat with its shortest side exposed. Soldier and Sailor bricks are both laid vertically, with the narrow side showing for soldier and the wider side showing for sailor. A shiner and Rowlock are laid horizontally on their narrowest side; the widest face is shown for shiner, and the smaller face is shown for Rowlock. Perpends are the edges of the brick. When they are bonded, bricks perpends do not align when they are less than one row apart. This is because it would weaken the wall as a whole. One way bricks are commonly tied together is by having the bricks of one wall be headers, therefore

making the thickness of the wall twice that of a wall that was built using only stretchers. There are many types of load bearing bonds. The three main types are the Flemish Bond, Monk Bond, and Sussex bond.

Flemish

Monk

Sussex Flemish Bonds have a stretcher between two headers. The variation in color is due to the different baking process for each brick. The headers are often exposed to fire because of this. If the pattern on the front of the wall is the same as the pattern on the rear, then the wall is called a Double Flemish bond. If it is not, then it is called a Single Flemish Bond. The Monk Bond is created by having two stretchers between a header. If the bricks are staggered it can create an aesthetically pleasing pyramid pattern. If the pattern does happen to be subtly stagger it is renamed as the Raking Monk Bond. This is often found in Northern Europe. The Sussex bond has three stretchers between every header. Each header is centered above the midpoint of a perpend. It is one of the least expensive bonds to make because of the lack of headers and ease of construction, although it is not good for a surface that has many features added onto it. These are used often for long walls, such as those that might enclose a garden....