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Prof. Richard Luxenburg AIADepartment of ArchitectureAnne Arundel Community College
Brick Masonry
From the Coliseum to Camden Yards
University of Virginia Library T. Jefferson
1000 A.D.
The Romans: perfected arch and vault, built forum buildings, theaters, baths, aqueducts & homes – temples like the Parthanon!
Brick Bonds
– Running bond– Stacked bond
Joint Color that “Blends” w/ Brick Color
Corbel: shelf or ledge formed by projecting successive courses of masonry out from the face of a wall
Brick Positions:
Brick Bonding Patterns
Quoins: articulation/accentuatio
n of corners emphasizing
support/buttressing
Wood Mold
Extruded – Wire Cut Extruded – Smooth
Extruded – Raked
F L A S H I N G !
• Molding process
• Color
• Size
• Grade
• Type
Most bricks are made by extrusion process!
“Molded” or “Handmade” solid units pressed into fiberglass, wood or steel molds used to be by hand, now machines sand or water coated molds to release bricks usually rougher surface and edges
Sizes: MODULAR 8” STANDARD 75/8” THREE-INCH OVERSIZE ROMAN NORMAN SIX-INCH JUMBO JUMBO
Brick MasonryImportant Qualities
Grades:Weatherability: evaluates how the bricks will hold up to weather
exposure (freeze/thaw, rain, etc.)
Facing Bricks: evaluates the uniformity of shape, dimension, texture & color
• Provides for full bearing
• Seals between masonry units
• Adheres / bonds masonry units
• Aesthetics ( 20% of wall area)
Mortar•Portland Cement•Hydrated Lime•Sand•Water
Brick Joints WEATHERED CONCAVE VEE FLUSH RAKED STRIPPED STRUCK
•Line, Layout &
Leads
Tooling Joints
Adjustable Scaffold
Steel Lintel
Lintels:Reinforced
ConcreteReinforced Brick
Steel AnglesArches
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