Walls Strength and stability
Strength The strength of the materials used in wall construction is determined by the strength of a material in resisting […]
Walls
Glossary
Wide strip foundation
Strip foundations on subsoils with poor bearing capacity, such as soft sandy clays, may need to be considerably wider than
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Stretcher bond
The four faces of a brick which may be exposed in fairface brickwork are the two, long, stretcher faces and
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Special bricks
A range of special bricks is made for specific uses in fairface brickwork. These bricks are made from fine clays
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Types of brick
These are bricks which are sufficiently hard to safely carry the loads normally supported by brickwork, but because they have
Glossary
Slate damp-proof courses
Beds of natural slate were quarried and the heavily compressed, dense material that was formed in layers was split to
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Short bored pile foundation
Where the subsoil is of firm, shrinkable clay which is subject to volume change due to deep rooted vegetation for
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Strip foundations
Strip foundations consist of a continuous strip, usually of concrete, formed centrally under load bearing walls. This continuous strip serves
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Surface damp-proof membrane
Floor finishes such as pitch mastic and mastic asphalt that are impermeable to water can serve as a combined damp-proof
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Volume change
Firm, compact shrinkable clays suffer appreciable vertical and horizontal shrinkage on drying and expansion on wetting due to seasonal changes.