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0399

Steel lintel in brick veneer wall

· p. 71

The cutaway illustration shows a window opening in a brick veneer wall. A steel angle lintel is exposed at the head of the opening, with its horizontal leg supporting the brickwork above. An annotation specifies that the

0347

Wood lintel in solid masonry wall

· p. 61

The illustration shows a window opening in a solid brick masonry wall. A wood lintel spans the head of the opening, bearing on masonry at each end and supporting the brickwork above. A row of masonry units forms the sill

0346

Steel lintel in brick veneer wall

· p. 60

The cutaway illustrates a window opening in a brick veneer wall with an angle-shaped steel lintel at the head. The exposed lintel has a horizontal leg supporting the brickwork above the opening and a vertical leg behind

0402

Steel lintel in brick veneer wall

· p. 72

A cutaway view shows a window opening in a brick veneer wall with a steel angle lintel at its head. The lintel's horizontal leg supports the brickwork above the opening, while its vertical leg rises behind the veneer. Th

0404

Lintel related wall cracks

· p. 73

Four brick-wall elevations illustrate cracking associated with lintels and an arch over window openings. The upper-left example shows stepped mortar-joint cracking above a sagging lintel, attributed to undersizing or det

1753

Veneer versus solid masonry

· p. 313

Two front elevations compare brick veneer and solid masonry walls around window openings. The veneer wall shows stretcher faces, a concealed lintel above the window, and weep holes near the base of the brickwork. The sol

2050

Lintels sagging or missing

· p. 364

The illustration shows a three-section window set in a brick masonry wall above a projecting sill. The lintel and masonry above the opening sag toward the center, with a large downward arrow indicating pressure on the wi

0403

Masonry arches - cracking due to lateral thrust

· p. 72

The illustration shows a masonry wall with four adjacent windows topped by segmental brick arches. Large downward arrows indicate vertical loading, while diagonal arrows at the arch ends indicate outward lateral thrust i