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INTRODUCTION
Whatisawall? Awallisacontinuous, continuous usuallyverticalstructure, structure whichisthinrelativetoitslength andheight. Useofawall. Externalwallshelptoprovideshelterfromourenvironmentandinternalwalls dividebuildingintocompartments. Theprimefunctionofanexternalwallistoprovideshelteragainstwind,rainand thedailyandseasonalvariationsofoutsidetemperaturenormaltoitslocation,for reasonableindoorcomfort.
Requirements
of fW Walls ll
Types
ofWalls
Thatchedwalls
Rubblemasonry
Timbershinglewalls
Brick
Walls
SriLankan
standards
Strength(N/mm2) 10 4.8 28 2.8
forbricks(SLS39:1978)
Identification
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)
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
HeaderBond
EnglishBond
Inherealternatecoursesofstretchersandheadersarelaid. laid Aqueencloserisplacedafterthefirstheaderintheheadercoursesto staggerthe h vertical i ljoints j i of fsuccessive i courses. Thisbondtypeisverycommonlyuseinalltypesofconstructions
Important
pointsinEnglishbondConstructions
FlemishBond
ImportantpointsinFlemishBond C t ti Constructions
OneBrickThickWall
OneandhalfBrickThick Wall
Rattrap
Bond
Thisbondtypes yp strength g isequal q tostandardbrickwall, ,butconsumes20% % lessbricks. Thistypeofwallsaremoreearthquakeresistant. Theairmediumthatiscreatedbythebondhelpsmaintainingagoodthermal comfortinsidethebuilding. Theoverallcostsavingonthiswallcomparedtothetraditionalbrickwallis about26%. Thefirstlayerofbricksshouldbelaidasbrickonedgeinacontinuousrow, row allowingaspaceofaboutbetweenbricks.
BricksandBats