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Blocks
Capuno, Azaleah P. and
Halili, Malan,
Raymond Premrose
M. and John Paul
Building Technology
Building Technology 1/ 8:00-9:00am
1/ 8:00-9:00am
Introduction
A double-corner or pier
block is used for
constructing piers pilasters
or for any other purpose
where both ends of the
block would be visible.
• Brick
• Solid brickwork is made of two or more layers of bricks with the units running
horizontally (called stretcher bricks) bound together with bricks running
transverse to the wall (called "header" bricks). Each row of bricks is known as a
course. The pattern of headers and stretchers employed gives rise to different
bonds such as the common bond (with every sixth course composed of
headers), the English bond, and the Flemish bond (with alternating stretcher
and header bricks present on every course). Bonds can differ in strength and in
insulating ability. Vertically staggered bonds tend to be somewhat stronger and
less prone to major cracking than a non-staggered bond.
Uses
• Bricks are used for building and pavement. In the USA, brick pavement
was found incapable of withstanding heavy traffic, but it is coming back
into use as a method of traffic calming or as a decorative surface
in pedestrian precincts. For example, in the early 1900s, most of the
streets in the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan were paved with brick.
Today, there are only about 20 blocks of brick paved streets remaining
(totalling less than 0.5 percent of all the streets in the city limits).
BRICKS