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Bonds of Brick

Bond’s in brick work

2. Stretching bond

1. Basket bond

3. Zig-zag bond

4. English bond

5. Garden wall bond

6. Dutch bond

7. Flemish bond

a) Single Flemish bond

b) Double Flemish bond

Fig: Basket Bond

Location: Darus Salam,

Kazla,Rajshahi

It is a decorative bond often used in square panels above or below window opening to act as a feature

Stretching Bond

Fig: Stretching Bond

Location: Octroy mor

1.Stretching bond is the most common used brick bond for single skin walls (4 inch wall) in Bangladesh

2. It is also termed as “running bond”

3. In this arrangement all the bricks are laid as strechers

4. It is used for half brick wall only

5. This is commonly adopted in the construction of half brick thick leaves of cavity walls , partition walls

Zig-zag Bond

Fig: Zig-zag Bond

Location: Shahid Hamid Hall , RUET

1. This is similar to herring-

bone bond

2. In this arrangement,

bricks are laid in zig-zag

fashion

3. This Is commonly

adopted in brick paved

flooring

English Bond

1.This bond consist of alternate course of

headers and stretchers

2. In this arrangement , vertical joints in the

header course come over each ather and

vice versa

Fig: English Bond

Location: Motihar thana, KazlaCreated By

Duronto Pothik

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