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Coursed masonry construction arranges units in regular courses. Oppositely, coursed rubble masonry construction uses random uncut units, infilled with mortar or smaller stones. [1] If a course is the horizontal arrangement, then a wythe is a continuous vertical section of masonry [2] one unit in thickness. A wythe may be independent of, or ...
Part 1-1: General – Rules for reinforced and unreinforced masonry structures (EN 1996-1-1) Part 1-2: General rules – Structural fire design (EN 1996-1-2) Part 2: Design, selection of materials and execution of masonry (EN 1996-2) Part 3: Simplified calculation methods for unreinforced masonry structures (EN 1996-3)
A pallet of "8-inch" concrete blocks An interior wall of painted concrete blocks Concrete masonry blocks A building constructed with concrete masonry blocks. A concrete block, also known as a cinder block in North American English, breeze block in British English, concrete masonry unit (CMU), or by various other terms, is a standard-size rectangular block used in building construction.
EN 1996-1-2 deals with the design of masonry structures for the accidental situation of fire exposure, and is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 1996-1-1, EN 1996-2, 1996-3 and EN 1991-1-2. This part only identifies differences from, or supplements to, normal temperature design and it deals only with passive methods of fire protection.
Clay masonry units – Part 1: Solid and hollow bricks with density classes of 1,2: Withdrawn: DIN V 105-100, DIN EN 771-1: EN 771-1: DIN V 105-2: Clay masonry units – Part 2: Solid and hollow bricks with density classes equal 1.0: Withdrawn: DIN V 105-100, DIN EN 771-1: EN 771-1: DIN 105-3: Clay masonry units – Part 3: Tile and high ...
A single wythe of brick that is not structural in nature is referred to as a masonry veneer. A multiple-wythe masonry wall may be composed of a single type of masonry unit layered to increase its thickness and structural strength, or different masonry units chosen by function, such as an economical concrete block serving a structural purpose ...
The 16 Divisions of construction, as defined by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)'s MasterFormat, is the most widely used standard for organizing specifications and other written information for commercial and institutional building projects in the U.S. and Canada.
This is a list of building materials.. Many types of building materials are used in the construction industry to create buildings and structures.These categories of materials and products are used by architects and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for building projects.