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Thecoordinatingprinciple
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Brickworkismasonryproducedbyabricklayer,usingbricksandmortar.Typically,rowsofbrickscalledcourses[1][2]arelaidontopofoneanothertobuildupastructuresuchasabrickwall.
Brickisapopularmediumforconstructingbuildings,andexamplesofbrickworkarefoundrightbackthroughhistoryasfarastheBronzeAge.ThefiredbrickfacesofthezigguratofancientDurKurigalzuinIraqdatefromaround1400BC,andthebrickbuildingsofancientMohenjodaroinPakistanwerebuiltaround2600BC.Mucholderexamplesofbrickworkmadewithdried(butnotfired)bricksmaybefoundinsuchancientlocationsasJerichointheWestBank,atalHykinAnatolia,andMehrgarhinPakistan.ThesestructureshavesurvivedfromtheStoneAgetothepresentday.
Contents
1Orientation2Cut3Bonding4Wallties5Thickness6Loadbearingbonds
6.1Coursesofmixedheadersandstretchers6.2Onestretchingcourseperheadingcourse6.3Twoormorestretchingcourseperheadingcourse6.4Onlystretchingorheadingcourses6.5Oneormorestretchingcoursesperalternatingcourse6.6Coursesofmixedrowlocksandshiners6.7Oneshinercourseperheadingcourse
7Nonloadbearingbonds7.1Coursesofmixedshinersandsailors7.2Brickworkbuiltaroundsquarefractionalsizedbricks
8Diapering8.1FlemishDiagonalbond
9Dampproofcourses10Seealso11References12Bibliography13Externallinks
Partsofbrickworkincludebricks,bedsandperpends.Thebedisthemortaruponwhichabrickislaid.[3]Aperpendisaverticaljointbetweenanytwobricksandisusuallybutnotalwaysfilledwithmortar.[4]Thedimensionsofthesepartsare,ingeneral,coordinatedsothattwobrickslaidsidebysideseparatedonlybythewidthofaperpendhaveatotalwidthidenticaltothelengthofasinglebricklaidtransverselyontopofthem.
AnexampleofacoordinatingmetriccommonlyusedforbricksintheUKisasfollows:[5][6][7]
Bricksofdimensions215mmx102.5mm65mmMortarbedsandperpendsofauniform10mm.
Inthiscasethecoordinatingmetricworksbecausethetotalwidthoftwobricks(102.5mm+102.5mm=205mm)plusaperpendofmortar(10mm)isequaltothelengthofasinglebrick(215mm).
Therearemanyotherbricksizesworldwide,andmanyofthemusethissamecoordinatingprinciple.
Orientation
Abrickisgivenaclassificationbasedonhowitislaid,andhowtheexposedfaceisorientedrelativetothefaceofthefinishedwall.
StretcherAbricklaidwithitslongnarrowsideexposed.[8]
Header
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Sixpositions
Abricklaidflatwithitswidthatthefaceofthewall,orparalleltothefaceofthewall.[8]Soldier
Abricklaidverticallywiththelongnarrowsideofthebrickexposed.[9]Sailor
Abricklaidverticallywiththebroadfaceofthebrickexposed.[10]Rowlock
Abricklaidonthelongnarrowsidewiththeshortendofthebrickexposed.[11]Shiner
Abricklaidonthelongnarrowsidewiththebroadfaceofthebrickexposed.AlsoknownasaRowlockStretcher.[12]
Cut
Thepracticeoflayinguncutfullsizedbrickswhereverpossiblegivesbrickworkitsmaximumpossiblestrength.Inthediagramsbelow,uncutfullsizedbricksarecolouredasfollows:
Stretchers:Abricklaidwithitslong,narrowsideexposed.
Header:Abricklaidwithitsshortsideexposed.
Occasionallythoughabrickmustbecuttofitagivenspace,ortobetherightshapeforfulfillingsomeparticularpurposesuchasgeneratinganoffset,orlapatthebeginningofacourse.[13]Inthediagramsbelow,themostcommonlyusedcutsforgeneratingoffsetsarecolouredasfollows:
Threequarterbatstretching:Abrickcuttothreequartersofitslength,andlaidwithitslong,narrowsideexposed.
Threequarterbatheading:Abrickcuttothreequartersofitslength,andlaidwithitsshortsideexposed.
Halfbat:Abrickcutinhalfacrossitslength.
Queencloser:Abrickcutinhalfdownitswidth.[14]
Lessfrequentlyusedcutsareallcolouredasfollows:
Quarterbat:Abrickcuttoaquarterofitslength.
Threequarterqueencloser:Aqueenclosercuttothreequartersofitslength.
Kingcloser:Abrickwithonecornercutaway,leavingoneheaderfaceathalfitsstandardwidth.[15]
Bonding
Anearlyuniversalruleallowingforbrickworktobestableunderevenmodestloadsisthatperpendsshouldnotverticallyaligninanytwosuccessivecourses.Ifthisruleisobserved,thentheforceactingonanybrickisdistributedacrossawiderareainthenextsuccessivecourse.[16]
Asecondpracticeparticularlyobservedinolderexamplesofbrickworkisthatofbuildingbrickworkthickerthanthewidthofanyofitsindividualbricks.Inthesecases,anumberofthecomponentbricksaretiedtogetherintothedepthofthewall.If,forexample,awalldescribinganeastwestlineisunderconstruction,thenbricksorientedtopointnorthsouthmaybebuiltintothewidthofthewall,theirlengthspanningtwowidthsofbrickandtyingthebrickworkonthetransverseplane.Historically,thiswasthedominantmethodforconsolidatingthetransversestrengthofwalls.
Brickworkobservingeitherorbothofthesetwoconventionsisdescribedasbeinglaidinoneoranotherbond.[17][18]
Wallties
Theadventduringthemidtwentiethcenturyofthecavitywallsawthedevelopmentofanothermethodofstrengtheningbrickworkthewalltie.Acavitywallcomprisestwototallydiscretewallseachoneofwhichiscalledawytheorleaf.[19][20]Acavityseparatesthetwoleavessothatthereisnomasonryconnectionbetweenthematall.[21]Typicallythemainloadstakenbythefoundationsarecarriedtherebytheinnerleaf,andthemajorfunctionsoftheexternalleafaretoprotectthewholefromweather,andtoprovideafittingaestheticfinish.Althoughthetwoleavesmaynotsharethestructuralload,theirtransverserigiditystillneedstobeguaranteed,andmustcomefromsomesourceotherthaninterlockingbricks.Thedeviceusedtosatisfythisneedistheinsertionatregularintervalsofwalltiesintothecavitywall'smortarbeds.[22][23]
Thickness
Brickworkissaidtobeonebrickthickifithasatotalwidthequaltothelengthofoneofitsregularcomponentbricks.Accordingly,awallofasingleleafisawallofonehalfbrickthicknessawallwiththesimplestpossiblemasonrytransversebondissaidtobeonebrickthick,andsoon.[24]Thethicknessspecifiedforawallisdeterminedbysuchfactorsasdampproofingconsiderations,whetherornotthewallhasacavity,loadbearingrequirements,andexpense.[25][26]Wallthicknessspecificationhasprovenconsiderablyvarious,andwhilesomenonloadbearingbrickwallsmaybeaslittleashalfabrickthick,othersbrickwallswillbemuchthicker.TheMonadnockBuildinginChicagoforexampleisaverytallmasonry
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building,andhasloadbearingbrickwallsnearlytwometresthickatthebase.[27]Themajorityofbrickwallsarehoweverusuallybetweenoneandthreebricksthick.Atthesemoremodestwallthicknesses,distinctpatternshaveemergedallowingforastructurallysoundlayoutofbricksinternaltoeachparticularspecifiedthicknessofwall.
Loadbearingbonds
Coursesofmixedheadersandstretchers
Flemishbond Monkbond Sussexbond
Flemishbond
Thisbondhasonestretcherbetweenheaders,withtheheaderscentredoverthestretchersinthecoursebelow.[28]
Whereacoursebeginswithaquoinstretcher,thecoursewillordinarilyterminatewithaquoinstretcherattheotherend.Thenextcourseupwillbeginwithaquoinheader.Forthecourse'ssecondbrick,aqueencloserislaid,generatingthelapofthebond.Thethirdbrickalongisastretcher,andisonaccountofthelapcentredabovetheheaderbelow.Thissecondcoursethenresumesitspairedrunofstretcherandheader,untilthefinalpairisreached,whereuponasecondandfinalqueencloserisinsertedasthepenultimatebrick,mirroringthearrangementatthebeginningofthecourse,anddulyclosingthebond.
SomeexamplesofFlemishbondincorporatestretchersofonecolourandheadersofanother.Thiseffectiscommonlyaproductoftreatingtheheaderfaceoftheheadingbrickswhilethebricksarebeingbakedaspartofthemanufacturingprocess.Someoftheheaderfacesareexposedtowoodsmoke,generatingagreybluecolour,whileothersimplyvitrifieduntiltheyreachadeeperbluecolour.Someheadershaveaglazedface,causedbyusingsaltinthefiring.SometimesStaffordshireBluebricksareusedfortheheadingbricks.[29][30]
BrickworkthatappearsasFlemishbondfromboththefrontandtherearisDoubleFlemishbond,socalledonaccountofthefrontandrearduplicationofthepattern.Ifthewallisarrangedsuchthatthebricksatthereardonothavethispattern,thenthebrickworkissaidtobeSingleFlemishbond.[31]
DoubleFlemishbondofonebricksthickness
Thecolourcodedplanshighlightfacingbricksintheeastwestwall.Anelevationforthiseastwestwallisshowntotheright.
Bysimplyplacingstretchersimmediatelytotherearofthefacestretchers,Flemishbondedbrickworkwithathicknessofonebrickisbuilt.
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DoubleFlemishbondofoneandahalfbricksthickness
Thecolourcodedplanshighlightfacingbricksintheeastwestwall.Anelevationforthiseastwestwallisshowntotheright.
Alternately,facingbricksandthebricksbehindthefacingbricksmaybelaidingroupsoffourbricksandahalfbat.Thehalfbatsitsatthecentreofthegroupandthefourbricksareplacedaboutthehalfbat,inasquareformation.Thesegroupsarelaidnexttoeachotherforthelengthofacourse,makingbrickworkoneandahalfbricksthick.[32][33]
Topreservethebond,itisnecessarytolayathreequarterbatinsteadofaheaderfollowingaquoinstretcheratthecornerofthewall.Thisfacthasnobearingontheappearanceofthewallthechoiceofbrickappearstothespectatorlikeanyordinaryheader.
DoubleFlemishbondoftwobricksthickness
Thecolourcodedplanshighlightfacingbricksintheeastwestwall.Anelevationforthiseastwestwallisshowntotheright.
Foramoresubstantialwall,aheadermaybelaiddirectlybehindthefaceheader,afurthertwoheaderslaidat90behindthefacestretcher,andthenfinallyastretcherlaidtotherearofthesetwoheaders.Thispatterngeneratesbrickworkafulltwobricksthick.
DoubleFlemishbondoftwoandahalfbricksthickness
Thecolourcodedplanshighlightfacingbricksintheeastwestwall.Anelevationforthiseastwestwallisshowntotheright.
OverheadplanforalternatecoursesofDoubleFlemishbondofoneandahalfbricks'thickness
OverheadplanforalternatecoursesofDoubleFlemishbondoftwobricks'thickness
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DoubleFlemishbondofthreebricksthickness
Thecolourcodedplanshighlightfacingbricksintheeastwestwall.Anelevationforthiseastwestwallisshowntotheright.
Forastillmoresubstantialwall,twoheadersmaybelaiddirectlybehindthefaceheader,afurthertwopairsofheaderslaidat90behindthefacestretcher,andthenfinallyastretcherlaidtotherearofthesefourheaders.Thispatterngeneratesbrickworkafullthreebricksthick.
SingleFlemishbondofoneandahalfbricksthickness
Thecolourcodedplanshighlightfacingbricksintheeastwestwall.Anelevationforthiseastwestwallisshowntotheright.
Monkbond
Thisbondhastwostretchersbetweeneveryheaderwiththeheaderscentredovertheperpendbetweenthetwostretchersinthecoursebelowinthebond'smostsymmetricform.[34]
Inthissymmetricformthelapofthebondmaybevariouslygenerated.ThebrickworkinMonkbondatGuildfordCathedralsandwichesaqueencloserbetweentwoheadingbricksatthequoins.Atthispointtheregularrunoftwostretchersandoneheaderfollowsonalongthecourse.Inotherstructuresthequeencloserisomitted,andthegroupingisinsteadofaquoinheader,andathreequarterbatasthesecondbrickalong.
Onebrick'sthickness
OverheadplanforalternatecoursesofDoubleFlemishbondofthreebricks'thickness
OverheadplanforalternatecoursesofSingleFlemishbondofoneandahalfbricks'thickness
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Monkbondvariations
NewMaldenLibrary,KingstonuponThames,GreaterLondon.
FormerPostOffice,Arvika,Sweden.
Privatebuilding,Solna,Sweden.
Pyramidshighlighted.
Thecolourcodedplanshighlightfacingbricksintheeastwestwall.Anelevationforthiseastwestwallisshowntotheright.
RakingMonkbonds
Monkbondmayhowevertakeanyofanumberofarrangementsforcoursestaggering.Thedisposalofbricksintheseoftenhighlyirregularrakingpatternscanbeachallengingtaskforthebricklayertocorrectlymaintainwhileconstructingawallwhosecoursesarepartiallyobscuredbyscaffold,andinterruptedbydoororwindowopenings,orotherbonddisruptingobstacles.Ifthebricklayerfrequentlystopstocheckthatbricksarecorrectlyarranged,thenmasonryinarakingMonkbondcanbeexpensivetobuild.[35]
Occasionally,brickworkinsucharakingMonkbondmaycontainminorerrorsofheaderandstretcheralignmentsomeofwhichmayhavebeensilentlycorrectedbyincorporatingacompensatingirregularityintothebrickworkinacoursefurtherupthewall.Inspiteofthesecomplexitiesandtheirassociatedcosts,thebondhasprovenacommonchoiceforconstructingbrickworkinthenorthofEurope.
RakingcoursesinMonkbondmayforinstancebestaggeredinsuchawayastogeneratetheappearanceofdiagonallinesofstretchers.Onemethodofachievingthiseffectreliesontheuseofarepeatingsequenceofcourseswithbackandforthheaderstaggering.Inthisgrouping,aheaderappearsatagivenpointinthegroup'sfirstcourse.Inthenextcourseup,aheaderisoffsetoneandahalfstretcherlengthstotheleftoftheheaderinthecoursebelow,andtheninthethirdcourse,aheaderisoffsetonestretcherlengthtotherightoftheheaderinthemiddlecourse.Thisaccentedswingofheaders,oneandahalftotheleft,andonetotheright,generatestheappearanceoflinesofstretchersrunningfromtheupperlefthandsideofthewalldowntothelowerright.SuchanexampleofarakingMonkbondlayoutisshownintheNewMaldenLibrary,KingstonuponThames,GreaterLondon.
Elsewhere,rakingcoursesinMonkbondmaybestaggeredinsuchawayastogenerateasubtleappearanceofindentedpyramidlikediagonals.Suchanarrangementmaysetaheaderatagivenpointinafirstcourse.Aheaderinthesecondcourseisstaggeredinthehorizontalplanebyalengthofthreequartersofastretchertotheright.Witheachascendingcourse,theintervalofthestaggerofheadersincreasesbyalengthofhalfastretcheruntilthestaggerisequaltoalengthofoneandthreequartersofastretcher.Thisprogressionisthenreversedsothatthestaggerthendecreaseswithascendingcoursesbyahalfstretcheruntilitisbackdowntothelengthofthreequartersofastretcherofstagger.Thisarrangementisrepeatedasthewallascends.Everytwocoursesgainedinheighttheindentedpyramidsfliparoundinthehorizontalplanesoastoformpyramidsthataremirrorimagesofthosebelow.SuchabondappearsinthepictureherefromthebuildinginSolna,Sweden.
ManyotherparticularadjustmentsofcoursealignmentexistinMonkbond,generatingavarietyofvisualeffectswhichdifferindetail,butoftenhavingtheeffectofdirectingaviewingeyediagonallydownthewall.[36]
ThegreatvarietyofMonkbondpatternsallowformanypossiblelayoutsatthequoins,andthisparticularisvariouslyplannedandexecuted.Aquoinbrickmaybeastretcher,athreequarterbat,oraheader.Queenclosersmaybeusednexttothequoins,butthepracticeisnotmandatory.
Sussexbond
Thisbondhasthreestretchersbetweeneveryheader,withtheheaderscentredabovethemidpointofthreestretchersinthecoursebelow.[37]
Thebond'shorizontallyextendedproportionsuitslongstretchesofmasonrysuchasgardenwallsortherunofbrickworkoveraribbonwindowconversely,thebondislesssuitableforasurfaceoccupiedbymanyfeatures,suchasaGeorgianfaade.TherelativelyinfrequentuseofheadersservestomakeSussexbondoneofthelessexpensivebondsinwhichtobuildawall,asitallowsforthebricklayertoproceedrapidlywithrunafterrunofthreestretchersatatime.[38]
Onestretchingcourseperheadingcourse
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Englishbond
EnglishCrossbond
DoubleEnglishCrossbond
Oneofthetwokindsofcourseinthisfamilyofbondsiscalledastretchingcourse,andthistypicallycomprisesnothingbutstretchersatthefacefromquointoquoin.Theotherkindofcourseistheheadingcourse,andthisusuallyconsistsofheaders,withtwoqueenclosersonebythequoinheaderateitherendtogeneratethebond.[39]
Englishbond
Thisbondhasalternatingstretchingandheadingcourses,withtheheaderscentredoverthemidpointofthestretchers,andperpendsineachalternatecoursealigned.Queenclosersappearasthesecondbrick,andthepenultimatebrickinheadingcourses.[40][41]AmutedcolourschemeforoccasionalheadersissometimesusedinEnglishbondtolendasubtletexturetothebrickwork.ExamplesofsuchschemesincludebluegreyheadersamongotherwiseredbricksseeninthesouthofEnglandandlightbrownheadersinadarkbrownwall,moreoftenfoundinpartsofthenorthofEngland.[42]
Coursesofonebrick'sthickness
Thecolourcodedplanshighlightfacingbricksintheeastwestwall.Anelevationforthiseastwestwallisshowntotheright.
Coursesofoneandahalfbricks'thickness
OverheadplanforalternatecoursesofEnglishbondofonebrick'sthickness
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DutchBond,LinacreCollege,Oxford.
Thecolourcodedplanshighlightfacingbricksintheeastwestwall.Anelevationforthiseastwestwallisshowntotheright.
Coursesoftwobricks'thickness
Thecolourcodedplanshighlightfacingbricksintheeastwestwall.Anelevationforthiseastwestwallisshowntotheright.
EnglishCrossbond
Thisbondalsohasalternatingstretchingandheadingcourses.However,whilsttheheadingcoursesareidenticalwiththosefoundinthestandardEnglishbond,thestretchingcoursesalternatebetweenacoursecomposedentirelyofstretchersfromquointoquoinwithnooffset,andacoursecomposedofstretchershalfoffsetrelativetothestretcherstwocoursesaboveorbelow,byvirtueofaheaderplacedjustbeforethequoinsateitherend.[43][44]ThebondiswidelyfoundinNorthernFrance,BelgiumandtheNetherlands.[45]
Dutchbond
ThisbondisexactlylikeEnglishCrossbondexceptinthegeneratingofthelapatthequoins.InDutchbond,allquoinsarethreequarterbatsplacedinalternatelystretchingandheadingorientationwithsuccessivecoursesandnousewhateverismadeofqueenclosers.[46]
DoubleEnglishCrossbond
Thisbondcomprisestwocoursesofheaders(halfoffsetbyalternatelystretchingandheadingthreequarterbatsatthequoins)followedbytwocoursesofstretchers(quarteroffset,alsobyalternatelystretchingandheadingthreequarterbatsatthequoins).Byoffsettingthestretchersfromeachotherbyonequarterandcentringthelowercourseofstretchersabovetheuppercourseofheaderstheysitupon,perpendsintheuppercoursesofstretchersarealignedwithperpendsintheuppercoursesofheaders,whereasperpendsinthelowercoursesofstretchersarealignedwithperpendsinthelowercoursesofheaders.[47]
Twoormorestretchingcourseperheadingcourse
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Americanbond,5thAve,Harlem,NewYork
ArakingEnglishGardenWallbond
Scottishbond
Americanbond
EnglishGardenWallbond
Thisbondhasthreecoursesofstretchersbetweeneverycourseofheaders.[48]
HeadersareusedasquoinsforthemiddlestretchingcourseinordertoachievethenecessaryoffsetinthestandardEnglishGardenWallbond,withqueenclosersasthepenultimatebrickateitherendoftheheadingcourses.AmorecomplexsetofquoinsandpenultimatebricksisnecessarytoachievearakingEnglishGardenWallbondhowever.
TheheadingcourseinEnglishGardenWallbondsometimesfeaturesbricksofadifferentcolourtoitssurroundingstretchers.InEnglishchalkdistricts,flintissubstitutedforthestretchers,andtheheadersconstitutealacingcourse.[42]
Scottishbond
Thisbondhasfivecoursesofstretchersbetweeneverycourseofheaders.
Headersareusedasquoinsfortheevennumberedstretchingcourses,countingupfromthepreviousheadingcourse,inordertoachievethenecessaryoffsetinthestandardScottishbond,withqueenclosersasthepenultimatebrickateitherendoftheheadingcourses
American,orcommonbond
Thisbondhasanywherefromthreetoninecoursesofstretchersbetweeneverycourseofheaders.
Headersareusedasquoinsfortheevennumberedstretchingcourses,countingupfromthepreviousheadingcourse,inordertoachievethenecessaryoffsetinastandardAmericanbond,withqueenclosersasthepenultimatebrickateitherendoftheheadingcourses.
ThebrickClarkePalmoreHouseinHenricoCounty,Virginia,hasalowerlevelbuiltin1819describedasbeingAmericanbondofthreetofivestretchingcoursesbetweeneachheadingcourse,andanupperlevelbuiltin1855withAmericanbondofsixtosevenstretchingcoursesbetweeneachheadingcourse.[49]
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Headerbond
Stretcherbond
ArakingStretcherbond
Headerbond
Consistsentirelyofcoursesofheaders,withthebricksineachsuccessivecoursestaggeredbyhalfaheader.
Alternatelystretchingandheadingthreequarterbatsserveforquoins,generatingthenecessaryoffset.
Headerbondisoftenusedoncurvingwallswithasmallradiusofcurvature.InLewes,Sussexmanysmallbuildingsareconstructedinthisbond,usingbluecolouredbricksandvitrifiedsurfaces.[50][51]
Stretcher,orrunningbond
Consistsentirelyofcoursesofstretchers,withthebricksineachsuccessivecoursestaggeredbyhalfastretcher.
Headersareusedasquoinsonalternatingstretchingcoursesinordertoachievethenecessaryoffset.
Itisthesimplestrepeatingpattern,andwillcreateawallonlyonehalfbrickthick.Suchathinwallisnotstableenoughtostandalone,andmustbetiedtoasupportingstructure.Thispracticeiscommoninmodernbuildings,wherestretcherbondedbrickworkmaybetheouterfaceofacavitywall,orthefacingtoatimberorsteelframedstructure.[52]
RakingStretcherbond
Alsoconsistsentirelyofcoursesofstretchers,butwiththebricksineachsuccessivecoursestaggeredinsomepatternotherthanthatofstandardstretcherbond.[53]
Oneormorestretchingcoursesperalternatingcourse
FlemishStretcherbond
FlemishStretcherbond
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BrickwalllaidinrattrapbondphotographednearAngelseaRoad,Wivenhoe,Essex,England.
45Herringbonebond,Canterbury,UK
FlemishStretcherbondseparatescoursesofalternatelylaidstretchersandheaders,withanumberofcoursesofstretchersalone.BrickworkinthisbondmayhavebetweenoneandfourcoursesofstretcherstoonecourseaftertheFlemishmanner.[34][54]Thecoursesofstretchersareoftenbutnotalwaysstaggeredinarakingpattern.
Coursesofmixedrowlocksandshiners
Rattrapbond
Rattrapbond
RattrapbondsubstantiallyobservesthesamepatternasFlemishbond,butconsistsofrowlocksandshinersinsteadofheadersandstretchers.Thisgivesawallwithaninternalcavitybridgedbytherowlocks,hencethereferencetorattraps.[55]
Oneshinercourseperheadingcourse
Dearne'sBond
Dearne'sbondsubstantiallyobservesthesamepatternasEnglishbond,butusesshinersinplaceofstretchers.[56]
Nonloadbearingbonds
Coursesofmixedshinersandsailors
SingleBasketWeavebond
DoubleBasketWeavebond
90Herringbonebond
45Herringbonebond
SingleBasketWeavebond
ArowofSingleBasketWeavebondcomprisespairsofsailorslaidsidebyside,cappedwithashiner,alternatingwithpairsofsailorslaidsidebysidesatatopashiner.Subsequentrowsareidenticalandalignedwiththoseabove.[57]
DoubleBasketWeavebond
ArowofDoubleBasketWeavebondcomprisespairsofshinerslaidatoponeanother,alternatingwithpairsofsailorslaidsidebyside.Thefollowingrowisoffsetsothepairofshinerssitsbelowthepairofsailorsintherowabove.Thisresultsinbricksarrangedinpairsinasquaregridsothatthejoinbetweeneachpairisperpendiculartothejoinofthefourpairsaroundit.[53]
Herringbonebond
TheHerringbonepatternismadebyplacingasailortoonesideofashinermakingan'L'shape,thenrepeatedlynestingfurthersuchcombinations.Thewholetessellationcanberotatedby45.Herringboneissometimesusedasnogginsintimberframedbuildings.[53]
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FlemishDiagonalBond,StJohn'sCollege,TrinityStreet,Cambridge
Brickworkbuiltaroundsquarefractionalsizedbricks
Pinwheelbond
DellaRobbiabond
Pinwheelbond
Pinwheelbondismadeoffourbrickssurroundingasquarehalfbrick,repeatedinasquaregrid.[53]
DellaRobbiabond
Apatternmadeoffourbrickssurroundingasquarebrick,onequarterthesizeofahalfbrick.Itisdesignedtoresemblewovencloth.[53]
ThepictureofDellaRobbiabondisinfactcalledinterlacingbond
Diapering
FlemishDiagonalbond
Brickworkformedintoadiamondpatterniscalleddiapering.
FlemishDiagonalbond
Flemishdiagonalbondcomprisesacomplexpatternofstretchercoursesalternatingwithcoursesofoneortwostretchersbetweenheaders,atvariousoffsetssuchthatovertencoursesadiamondshapedpatternappears.
Dampproofcourses
Moisturemayascendintoabuildingfromthefoundationofawallorgainingressintoabuildingfromawetpatchofground,whereitmeetsasolidwall.Themanifestresultofthisprocessiscalleddamp.OneofmanymethodsofresistingsuchingressesofwateristoconstructthewallwithseverallowcoursesofdenseengineeringbrickssuchasStaffordshirebluebricks.Thismethodofdampproofingappearsasadistinctivenavybluebandrunningaroundthecircumferenceofabuilding.Theefficacyofthismeansofkeepingoutdampismorelimitedbythepermeabilityofthemortarbeddingandperpendsjoiningthebricks,thanbythatofthebricksthemselves.[58]
Seealso
CeramicbuildingmaterialConstructionGlossaryofBritishbricklayingMasonryTuckpointing
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3. Nicholson,p.166."BED.Theundersurfaceofbrickswhenlaidinanykindofwork."4. ReportsofartisansselectedbyacommitteeappointedbythecounciloftheSocietyofArtstovisittheParisUniversalexhibition,1867.PublishedfortheSocietyfor
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5. Brunskill,p.39."BritishStandard3921of1969,gavedimensionsof215mmby102.5mmby65mm[...]."6. BritishStandardsInstitution.SpecificationforMasonryUnits.Part1:ClayMasonryUnits.BSI,London,2003,BSEN771.7. TheCompressiveStrengthofModernEarthMasonry,AndrewHeath,MikeLawrence,PeterWalkerandClydeFourie.BRECentreforInnovativeConstruction
Materials,UniversityofBathandNaturalBuildingTechnologies(NBT).Proceedingsofthe11thInternationalConferenceonNonconventionalMaterialsandTechnologies(NOCMAT2009).69September2009,Bath,UK."Allearthmasonryunitswereintendedtobe'standard'bricksize(215x102.5x65mm)iftheywerefired,butbecausetheydidnothaveadditionalshrinkagefromfiring,theaveragesizewas223x106x67mm."
8. JohnHoughton.ACollectionforImprovementofHusbandryandTrade.1693.Issue74.PublishedbyRandalTaylornearStationersHall.London."ABrickwallofaFootandhalfthickiscommonlymadebyStretchersandHeaders,thatis,bylayingontheoutsideoneBrick,soastohavethenarrowestsideofittobeseenlongways,andthenexttohaveonlytheendseen,andtheBricklyingonthebroadside,andsoon,aStretcherandaHeader."
9. WhitneyClarkHuntington.BuildingConstruction.TypesofConstruction,Materials,andCostEstimating.NewYork:Wiley.London:Chapman&Hall.1929.Page130."Beltcoursesandflatarchesmaybeformedofbrick[s]setonendwiththenarrowsideexposed.Suchbricksarecalledsoldiers."
10. Sovinski,p.43."Thosebrickpositionsorientedinahorizontalalignmentarecalledstretcher,header,rowlockstretcher,androwlock.Arowlockstretcherissometimescalledashiner.Thetwocorrespondingverticalorientationsarethesoldierandsailorpositions."
11. SamuelY.Harris.BuildingPathology.Wiley.NewYork.2001.Page212."Theshortface,ortheendlaidhorizontally,isaheaderlaidvertically,arowlock."12. Sovinski,p.43."Thosebrickpositionsorientedinahorizontalalignmentarecalledstretcher,header,rowlockstretcher,androwlock.Arowlockstretcheris
sometimescalledashiner."13. CharlesF.Mitchell.BuildingConstruction.Part1.FirstStageorElementaryCourse.SecondEditionRevised.PublishedbyB.T.Batsford,52HighHolborn.
1889.Page22.14. EncyclopdiaBritannica.1911.BRICKWORK."[...]portionsofabrick[...]ahalfheaderinwidth,[...]arecalledqueenclosers[.]"15. CharlesF.Mitchell.BuildingConstruction.Part1.FirstStageorElementaryCourse.SecondEditionRevised.PublishedbyB.T.Batsford,52HighHolborn.
1889.Page18."KingClosersarebrickscutsothatoneendishalfthewidthofabrick,and[are]usedinpositionswherethegreaterwidthatbackwouldaddstrengthtothebond[...]."
16. Nicholson,p.167."[...]anarrangement,orcombinationofbrickswhenlaiduponeachother,[such]thattheperpendicularjointformedbyanytwoadjacentbricksmay,atalltimes,becoveredbythecentre(ornearlyso)ofonelaidimmediatelyoverthejoint,bywhichmeansthenearestapproximationtosoliditywillbeattainedthatsuchmaterialsarecapableofproducing."
17. Nicholson,p.347."BRICKSARELAIDinavaried,butregular,formofconnection,orBond,asexhibitedinPlateLXXXV."18. Nicholson,p.329."BOND.Thatregularconnection,inlappingthestonesupononeanother,whencarryingupthework,whichformsaninseparablemassof
building."19. DenzilNield.Walls&WallFacings.Spon,London.1949.Page145."Cavitywalls...arebeingincreasinglybuiltwithhollowblocksorothermaterialinplaceof
bricksfortheinternalleaf."20. NewCivilEngineer.Oct3rd,1991.ThomasTelfordLtd.London.Advertisement."Singleleafwallwithverticalandlateralload."21. Emmitt,p.722. Emmitt,pp.232,233."Earlycavitywallswereconstructedwithbondingbrickslaidacrossthecavityatinternalstotiethetwoleavestogether.[...]Later,ironties
wereusedtotiethetwoleavestogether."23. DavidYeomans.ConstructionSince1900:Materials.BTBatsfordLtd,583FulhamRoad,London,SW65BY.1997.isbn0713466847.Page60."In1974,alarge
sectionoftheouterleafofawallofacomprehensiveschoolatNewnhamcollapsedrevealingacompleteabsenceoftiesoveraconsiderablearea[and]in1983,amuchlargersectionofawallatPlymouthPolytechniccollapsedduetocorrosionofthecavityties."
24. CITBCONSTRUCTIONINDUSTRYTRAININGBOARDTrainingWorkbookSettingOutBrickworkPositioningRangingLines,Gauge,DryBonding,BrokenBondingWB272ConstructionIndustryTrainingBoard,BirchamNewton,KingsLynn,NorfolkPE316RH.1994.isbn185751095X.Page3537."Wallthicknesstermsrelatetoastretcherdimensionofabrick.Wall(A)[pictured]istermedahalfbrickwall.Wall(B)[pictured]istermedaonebrickwall[...].Thiswallisahalfbrickthickwall[...].Thiswallisaonebrickthickwall[...]."
25. BricksandBrickwork.CecilC.HandisydeandBarryA.Haseltine.TheBrickDevelopmentAssociation.19GraftonStreet,London,W1X3LE.1974.Page68."Oldbuildingsofsolidwallconstructionwereacceptedas'waterproof',oftenwhenbrickworkwasonly9inchesthick.Nowitisgenerallyagreedthatsolidwallsoflessthan[oneandahalf]brickthicknessareinadequate.CodeofPractice121stillincludesunrenderedonebrickthickwallsasacceptableforshelteredpositionsbutthisseemsaquestionablerecommendation.Wallingof[oneandahalf]brickthicknessshouldbesatisfactoryforshelteredpositionsandmaybeadequateformoderateexposure."
26. Emmitt,p.206."Inexposedpositionssuchashighgroundandnearthecoast,awall2Bthickmaybeneededtoresistpenetrationtoinsidefaces[...].Inpositionsofverysevereexposuretowinddrivenrain,asonhighopengroundfacingtheprevailingwindandonthecoastfacingopensea,itisnecessarytoprotectbothsolidandcavitywallswithanexternalcladding."
27. Fuller,ChicagoTribune,December7,1958.28. Smeaton,pp.2930."ThetwoprincipalmethodsofbricklayingareseverallycalledEnglishandFlemishbond.[...]Flemishbondconsistsinplacingaheaderanda
stretcheralternatelythroughouteverycourse."29. Brunskill,pp.5758.30. Review,p.233.31. Brunskill,p.91."SINGLEFLEMISHBOND:givestheappearanceofFlemishBondontheoutsidefaceonlyofawallmorethan9inchesthick.Thesame
appearanceonbothinnerandouterfacesisgivenbyDOUBLEFLEMISHBOND."32. Nicholson,p.102."[...]thebricksaredisposedalikeonbothsidesofthewall,thetailoftheheadersbeingplacedcontiguoustoeachother,soastoformsquare
spacesinthecoreofthewallforhalfbricks."33. CharlesF.Mitchell.BuildingConstruction.Part1.FirstStageorElementaryCourse.SecondEditionRevised.PublishedbyB.T.Batsford,52HighHolborn.
1889.Page25,figures37&38.34. TheDictionaryofArt.Grove.VolumeFour,BiardeauTOBrggemann.EditedbyJaneTurner.MacmillanPublishersLimited.1996.isbn1884446000.Page769.35. Review,p.242.THEBONDINGOFBRICKWORK.P.M.Stratton."AnextracostoverFlemishhastobemetforlabouronMonkbondanditsderivatives,
becausetheprocessisnotsostraightforwardasFlemish,andthebricklayershavetostopandthinkmorefrequently."36. Review,p.241.THEBONDINGOFBRICKWORK.P.M.Stratton."Monkbond[...]ispopularintheNorthofEurope.Twostretchersarefollowedbyoneheader
ineverycourse,theheadersbeingsodisposedthatverticalityoftheiraxiallinesislittleapparent,andastrikingresultisobtainedofdiagonallinesofstretchers,
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