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94: 31: 133:: Units are laid vertically on their shortest ends so that their narrowest edge faces the outside of the wall. These are used for window lintels or tops of walls. The result is a row of bricks that looks similar to soldiers 70:
is a continuous vertical section of masonry one unit in thickness. A wythe may be independent of, or interlocked with, the adjoining wythe(s). A single wythe of brick that is not structural in nature is referred to as a
119:: Units laid on their narrowest edge so their shortest edge faces the outside of the wall. These are used for garden walls and for sloping sills under windows, however these are not climate proof. 179:: This is a course made up of a row of stretchers. This is the simplest arrangement of masonry units. If the wall is two wythes thick, one header is used to bind the two wythes together. 113:: Units are laid on their widest edge so that their shorter ends face the outside of the wall. They overlap four stretchers (two below and two above) and tie them together. 206:: A decorative horizontal row of masonry, narrower than the other courses, that extends across the façade of a structure or wraps around decorative elements like columns. 93: 350: 143:: Units are laid vertically on their shortest ends with their widest edge facing the wall surface. The result is a row of bricks that looks similar to sailors 161: 101:
Masonry coursing can be arranged in various orientations, according to which side of the masonry unit is facing the outside and how it is positioned.
107:: Units are laid horizontally with their longest end parallel to the face of the wall. This orientation can display the bedding of a masonry stone. 78:
A standard 8-inch CMU block is exactly equal to three courses of brick. A bond (or bonding) pattern) is the arrangement of several courses of
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A brick-built electrical substation in Birmingham, England, with a soldier course running the width of the building, immediately above the door
236:: Units form the foundation or footing course. It is the lowest course in a masonry wall used for multiple functions, mostly structural. 173:
Different patterns can be used in different parts of a building, some decorative and some structural; this depends on the bond patterns.
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The corners of a masonry wall are built first, then the spaces between them are filled by the remaining courses.
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is a layer of the same unit running horizontally in a wall. It can also be defined as a continuous row of any
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Architecture term for a layer of the same unit running horizontally in a wall
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uses random uncut units, infilled with mortar or smaller stones.
230:: The first course of a unit, usually referring to shingles. 159: 224:: Stone masonry on which the first stones of an arch rest. 417:. United States: National Trust for Historic Preservation. 377:. United States of America: Professional Publications Inc. 242:: Units form the coping of a wall by bricks set on edge. 375:
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66:If a course is the horizontal arrangement, then a 185:: This is a course made up of a row of headers. 59:arranges units in regular courses. Oppositely, 8: 466:. A rowlock stretcher is sometimes called a 329:(Forth ed.). United States of America. 327:Dictionary of Architecture and Construction 349:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 320: 318: 316: 314: 312: 310: 308: 306: 304: 302: 300: 298: 296: 294: 292: 290: 288: 408: 406: 390: 388: 386: 384: 373:Ballast, David; O'Hara, Steven (2016). 284: 415:Introduction to Early American Masonry 342: 397:Fundamentals of Building Construction 368: 366: 364: 362: 360: 7: 177:Stretcher course (Stretching course) 53:(CMU), stone, shingles, tiles, etc. 61:coursed rubble masonry construction 123:has multiple concentric layers of 25: 197:: The bottom course of a wall. 434:Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary 1: 447: 395:Allen, Edward; Iano, Joseph. 204:(Belt course or Band course) 57:Coursed masonry construction 508: 399:(Sixth ed.). Wiley. 137:, from a profile view. 413:McKee, Harley (1973). 325:Harris, Cyril (2006). 165: 98: 51:concrete masonry units 34: 163: 135:marching in formation 96: 33: 487:Building engineering 268:Socle (architecture) 437:. Merriam-Webster. 166: 99: 35: 460:rowlock stretcher 155:rowlock stretcher 16:(Redirected from 499: 471: 445: 439: 438: 425: 419: 418: 410: 401: 400: 392: 379: 378: 370: 355: 354: 348: 340: 322: 222:Springing course 169:Types of courses 145:manning the rail 21: 507: 506: 502: 501: 500: 498: 497: 496: 477: 476: 475: 474: 446: 442: 427: 426: 422: 412: 411: 404: 394: 393: 382: 372: 371: 358: 341: 337: 324: 323: 286: 281: 248: 228:Starting course 171: 164:Brick positions 91: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 505: 503: 495: 494: 489: 479: 478: 473: 472: 440: 429:"rowlock arch" 420: 402: 380: 356: 336:978-0071452373 335: 283: 282: 280: 277: 276: 275: 270: 265: 264:(architecture) 259: 254: 247: 244: 170: 167: 90: 87: 73:masonry veneer 26: 24: 18:String courses 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 504: 493: 490: 488: 485: 484: 482: 469: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 444: 441: 436: 435: 430: 424: 421: 416: 409: 407: 403: 398: 391: 389: 387: 385: 381: 376: 369: 367: 365: 363: 361: 357: 352: 346: 338: 332: 328: 321: 319: 317: 315: 313: 311: 309: 307: 305: 303: 301: 299: 297: 295: 293: 291: 289: 285: 278: 274: 271: 269: 266: 263: 260: 258: 255: 253: 250: 249: 245: 243: 241: 237: 235: 231: 229: 225: 223: 219: 217: 213: 211: 207: 205: 203: 202:String course 198: 196: 192: 190: 186: 184: 183:Header course 180: 178: 174: 168: 162: 158: 156: 152: 148: 146: 142: 138: 136: 132: 128: 126: 122: 118: 114: 112: 108: 106: 102: 95: 88: 86: 83: 81: 76: 74: 69: 64: 62: 58: 54: 52: 48: 45:unit such as 44: 40: 32: 19: 467: 463: 459: 455: 451: 443: 432: 423: 414: 396: 374: 326: 240:Barge course 239: 238: 233: 232: 227: 226: 221: 220: 216:Split course 215: 214: 209: 208: 200: 199: 194: 193: 188: 187: 182: 181: 176: 175: 172: 154: 150: 149: 140: 139: 130: 129: 121:Rowlock arch 116: 115: 110: 109: 104: 103: 100: 89:Orientations 84: 77: 65: 60: 56: 55: 38: 36: 252:Belt course 234:Case course 210:Sill course 189:Bond course 481:Categories 279:References 452:stretcher 345:cite book 257:Brickwork 125:voussoirs 105:Stretcher 80:brickwork 448:Sovinski 246:See also 492:Masonry 464:rowlock 131:Soldier 117:Rowlock 43:masonry 468:shiner 462:, and 456:header 333:  262:Plinth 195:Plinth 151:Shiner 141:Sailor 111:Header 47:bricks 39:course 273:Wythe 68:wythe 351:link 331:ISBN 153:or 82:. 483:: 470:." 458:, 454:, 431:. 405:^ 383:^ 359:^ 347:}} 343:{{ 287:^ 147:. 127:. 75:. 49:, 37:A 353:) 339:. 20:)

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