Brick masonry
Brick masonry is built with bricks bonded together with mortar. For temporary sheds mud mortar may be used but for all permanent buildings lime or cement mortars are used. The…
Basic requirements of a building
The planning and construction of a building should be aimed at fulfilling the following requirements: 1. Strength and stability 2. Dimensional stability 3. Resistance to dampness 4. Resistance to fire 5. Heat insulation 6. Sound insulation …
Elements of a building
Every family needs a building to reside. Apart from residential purposes buildings are required for educational, institutional, business, assembly and for industrial purposes. Buildings are required for the storage of…
Types of Ashlar Masonry.
1. Plain ashlar masonry (rough tooled and fine tooled). 2. Chamfered or punched ashlar masonry (rough and fine tooled). Both are similar in all respects except that the chamfered ashlar masonry will…
Specification of stone masonry
Followings are the specification of stone masonry and with Ashlar Masonry is as below: a) The mortar used in work shall have the strength of not less than 5 N/mm2…
Requirements of stone
a) Appearance and general structure: Stones used for face work should have homogeneous color, should be resistant to weathering agencies and must be able to receive polish. b) Weight: Stones…
Types of stone used in stone masonry
a) Igneous stones These stones are obtained from igneous rocks, formed from the cooling and solidification of magma generated within the Earth at high temperatures during volcanic activity. They are…
Miscellaneous type rubble
Polygonal rubble masonry In this type, stones are hammer finished on the face to an irregular polygonal shape. If stones are roughly shaped to form rough fitting, such a work…
Dry Rubble Masonry
The construction of this form is similar to that of ordinary rubble masonry without mortar. Dry Rubble Masonry in which the stones are laid one upon other and the packing…
Coursed Rubble Masonry
Coursed Rubble Masonry is the form of masonry which is commonly adopted in the construction of residential buildings public buildings, piers and abutments for ordinary bridges. Considering the dressing and finishing of the stones,…
