Walls Strength and stability
Strength The strength of the materials used in wall construction is determined by the strength of a material in resisting […]
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Walls
A wall is a continuous, usually vertical structure, thin in proportion to its length and height, built to provide shelter as an external wall or divide buildings into rooms or compartments as an internal wall.
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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
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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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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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Concrete blocks
These are used extensively for both loadbearing and non-loadbearing walls, externally and internally. A concrete block wall can be laid
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Bricks bonding blocks
Blocks are made in various thicknesses to suit most wall requirements and are laid in stretcher bond. Thin blocks, used
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Bricks Clay blocks
Hollow clay building blocks are made for use as a wall unit. The blocks are made from selected brick clays
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Bricks bonding at angles and jambs
At the end of a wall at a stop end, at an angle or quoin and at jambs of openings