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Brick Masonry Techniques and Bonds by geetha is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Brick is a basic building material used in brick masonry. It has a rectangular shape with nominal dimensions of 9x4.5x3 inches. There are different bond patterns used like stretcher bond, header bond, English bond and Flemish bond. Tools used in brick masonry include trowels, plumb bobs, hammers, spirit levels and mason squares. Reinforced brick masonry includes adding steel reinforcement in mortar joints to increase load capacity and resist tensile stresses.
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- geetha
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- EN