Solid masonry walls

Structure · Solid Masonry Walls · printed page 59 (PDF page 60)

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Solid Solid Masonry – Walls Solid Masonry Masonry Wall

Text in the illustration

cross sectional view
metal tie
header
cinder block
single wythe
2 wythes running bond (no headers) (uses metal ties)
2 wythes common bond (headers every 6th course)
2 wythes common bond (6th course headers) cinder block used for inside face of wall
3 wythes common bond (headers every 6th course)

Generated explanation

Five schematic cross sections show solid masonry walls with one, two, or three wythes. The single-wythe wall is shown beside a two-wythe running-bond wall whose wythes are connected by metal ties rather than headers. A two-wythe common-bond brick wall uses headers every sixth course to connect the wythes. Another two-wythe common-bond wall uses cinder block for its inside face and brick headers at sixth-course intervals. The three-wythe common-bond wall shows headers spanning adjacent wythes at offset courses.

Components

masonry wall brick wythes brick headers metal ties cinder block inner wythe masonry courses

Materials

brick cinder block metal

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Corbelling

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