Walls functional requirements
The function of a wall is to enclose and protect a building or to divide space within a building. To […]
Walls
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Walls
MORTAR FOR BRICKWORK AND BLOCKWORK
Clay bricks are rarely exactly rectangular in shape and they vary in size. Some facing bricks are far from uniform
Walls
Mortar JOINTING AND POINTING
Jointing is the word used to describe the finish of the mortar joints between bricks, to provide a neat joint
Glossary
composite wall
A wall built of a combination of two or more masonry units of different types of materials that are bonded
Glossary
chase bonding
Joining old masonry work to new by means of a bond having a continuous vertical recess the full height of
General
bottom shore
In a series of raking shores which support a wall, the member that is nearest the wall face.