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Dr.

RUHalwatura DepartmentofCivilEngineering

INTRODUCTION
Whatisawall? Awallisacontinuous, continuous usuallyverticalstructure, structure whichisthinrelativetoitslength andheight. Useofawall. Externalwallshelptoprovideshelterfromourenvironmentandinternalwalls dividebuildingintocompartments. Theprimefunctionofanexternalwallistoprovideshelteragainstwind,rainand thedailyandseasonalvariationsofoutsidetemperaturenormaltoitslocation,for reasonableindoorcomfort.

Requirements

of fW Walls ll

Strengthandstability Resistancetoweatherandgroundmoisture Durabilityandfreedomfrommaintenance Firesafety Resistancetothepassageofheat Resistancetoairborneandimpactsound Security Aesthetics

Types

ofWalls

Timbershinglewalls Thatchedwalls Soilcementblockwork Sundriedclaybrickwalls Cabook blockwork Brickworkwithburntbricks Cementsandblockwork Rubblemasonry

Thatchedwalls

Rubblemasonry

Timbershinglewalls

Brick

Walls

Theclayusedformanufacturingofbrickscontainshydrousaluminiumsilicate Itcontainsimpuritiessuchassoda,potashandlime Toolittlefiringproducesabrickthatlacksdurabilityandstrength. Toomuchfiringcausesthebricktomeltpartially. Theseoverburntbricksarecalledclinkerbricks.

SriLankan

standards
Strength(N/mm2) 10 4.8 28 2.8

forbricks(SLS39:1978)

Identification

Water absorption ratio<(%) 18 28 28

Type1 Type2 grade1 Type2 grade2

Bonding
Theoverlappingarrangementofbricksinordertotiethemtogetherina massofbrickworkisknownasbonding g Bondingshouldhaveaminimumofverticaljoints. Itshouldnotbecontinuousintosuccessivecourses.

Rules

ofBonding

Thebricksshouldbeuniforminsizeandshape.Thelengthofthebrick shouldbeequaltotwicethewidthofthebrickplusthicknessofone mortarjoint. Thevertical Th i ljoints j i should h ldlie li vertically i ll above b each hother h in i the h ternate courses.

Rules

ofBonding(cont)

Thestretchersshouldbeusedonlyinthefacing,whileheartingshouldbedonein headersonly. Thecenterlineoftheheadershouldcoincidewiththecenterofthestretcherin thecoursebeloworaboveit. Leastnumberofbatsshouldbeused.

Types

ofBonds

Following ll arethe h typesof fbonds b d used dinbrick b kmasonry: Stretcherbond Englishbond Headerbond SingleFlemishbond DoubleFlemishbond

StretcherBond
Allthebricksarelaidwiththeirlengthsinthelongitudinaldirectionofthe wall. Thi b This bond di isonly l useful f lf forh half lfbrick b i kthi thick kpartition titi walls. ll Inthickerwalls,isbondisnotsuitableasthereisnoproperbondageacross thewall wall.

HeaderBond

Allthebricksarelaidasheaderstowardsthephaseofwalls. Thisissuitableforonebrickthickwall. Usedfortheconstructionofcurvedwallandfootinginfoundations. foundations

HeaderBond

EnglishBond
Inherealternatecoursesofstretchersandheadersarelaid. laid Aqueencloserisplacedafterthefirstheaderintheheadercoursesto staggerthe h vertical i ljoints j i of fsuccessive i courses. Thisbondtypeisverycommonlyuseinalltypesofconstructions

Important

pointsinEnglishbondConstructions

Ah header d courseshould h ldneverstart t twith ithaqueencloser. l Aqueencloserisproviderafterthequoinheader. Eachalternateheaderiscentrallyplacedoverastretcher. Thereshouldnotbecontinuesverticaljointexceptatstoppedend. Theheartingofthickerwallsconsistofonlyheaders.

FlemishBond

Whenalternatestretchersandheadersarelaidineachcoursethe arrangementisknownasDoubleFlemishBond AppearanceisbetterthantheEnglishbond Batsareessentiallyused Bothfacingandbackingspacesaresame

ImportantpointsinFlemishBond C t ti Constructions

Ineachcoursestretchersandheadersarealternatelyplaced Thequeencloserisplacednexttothequoinheaderinalternatecourses tobreakthecontinuityoftheverticaljoints Aheaderinanycourseiscentrallysupportedoverstretcherbelowit Batsareusedforwallsequaltooddnumberofhalfbrick

OneBrickThickWall

OneandhalfBrickThick Wall

Rattrap

Bond

Thisbondtypes yp strength g isequal q tostandardbrickwall, ,butconsumes20% % lessbricks. Thistypeofwallsaremoreearthquakeresistant. Theairmediumthatiscreatedbythebondhelpsmaintainingagoodthermal comfortinsidethebuilding. Theoverallcostsavingonthiswallcomparedtothetraditionalbrickwallis about26%. Thefirstlayerofbricksshouldbelaidasbrickonedgeinacontinuousrow, row allowingaspaceofaboutbetweenbricks.

BricksandBats

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