iyi DESIGN NOTE Brickwork Dimensions Tables A guide to designing and building to brick dimensions ‘Thomas Hargreaves MA DipArch (Vict) ARIBA FRSA Edited by Terence Bines ATP RIBA MSAAT ce el 7xCO- age (j——-_——s 1565 Troncks : 1575 8 Tricks 7%*CO = 3 if unpedableut bck Sheut ony occur atcanres stowed below cpenngs | o 2 "ai backs 4400 * 20 brcKs 20x60 BDA Design Note 3INTRODUCTION In the production of design and construction drawings in brickwork, the designer must think Bricks and minimise cutting by using brick dimensions where possible. An awareness that the architect understands the craftsman’s problems, such as, unnecessary time consuming and costly cutting, encourages interest in the job and a better result. Brickwork dimensions tables are an aid to architects and designers in the preparation of, design and construction drawings. USING THE TABLES (see PRINCIPLES, page 5) Step 1. Establish the appropriate condition determined by the first or last brick {joint condition when all the other brick /joints are CO (co-ordinating size) in the pier or panel of brickwork being considered. Step 2. Select the correct CO+, CO, CO— column inthe tables Step 3. Read the brickwork dimension, beside the number of bricks required (or known approximate dimension) of the pier or brick panel being considered. Horizontal brickwork dimensions tables using 215 x 102.5 x 65mm bricks and 10mm joints 10 n 2 13 4 15 6 " 18 9 8 sere ee te) 1 131 Mi 181 18) 1" 18) 191 a = 23 oy 23 251 ” 28) 29 588 Suacaey; S8888 85 97.5 0 BDA Design Notesa 2 35 n “ 6 46 a 3 82 56 a 58 30 a e 6 6 0 coe co” cos co 04 au a1 aL 35) 36) am 38) 394 405 a 42 434 ay 48h 46) a 481 495 su sa sa ay 581 se) om se sol 04 ou ea oa oan 65h 66 on ay cy M075 14.185 14,297.5 Mao 14,5225 14.635 W775 1.860 w9725 15,085 1597.5 15,310 15,3225 15,585, 15,687.5 15,760 BDA Design Note 3 151775 15.20 15.4025 35,515, 15,627.5 35,700, n a o 2 93 o 9% 97 10 wi 102 103 104 105 106 wr 10 109, 110 70 am aI ny m4 1 781 ™m 75 79 0) a a) si sai si 61 = 8) so 01 ou 92 93 on 95) 961 on 98) 994 101) 1028 Iss5725 1s s.797.5, 18.910 19}022.5, 21160 2522.5 23.635 2a775 23,860 259725 2.085 24187.5 24310 2422.5 24,595 246175 24,780 15,8525 15.985 18.0775 16,190) 16.302.5 18.05 18,5275 16.640 18,7525 16,885 16.9775 17,090 17,202.5 17315 1rae.8 17510 17,6525 17.765, 178778 17.990 18,1025 18.215 23,165 wT 231300, 33,5025 28815, 23.708 23,840, 23,9525 21.085, 241775 24,200 24,402.5 243515 216275 2740 3Vertical brickwork courses dimensions tables using 65mm bricks and 10mm joints Leourse Aeourses 5,075 Sl courses: 2 2 2.150 we a a 83 4 “ Be 5 6 85 6 45 86 7 a7 8 5 45 8s 3 0 ‘9 0 50 0 n aL o 5,805 2 rs 2 6,900 1% 53 8 8975 “ i 4 70 5 55 % 7125 16 56 6 7.200 uv 8 a 125 18 58 os 7.380 1% 59 99 7.135 20 60 100 750 a st 201 2 8 102 2 63 103 4 6 108 2% 5 105, 26 66 106 2 i 07 8 6s 108 2 6 109 0 0 0 aL n m1 2 2 uz 33 3 us M " 4 35 % 3, 6 16 16 37 7 nT 38 B ns 39 3 ug 0 30 20 BDA Design Notes jiPRINCIPLES OF THE TABLES, Based upon British Standard Bricks with co-ordinating sizes of 225 « 112.5 « 75 which includes 10 mm joints All brickwork dimensions are determined by one Of three alternative conditions: Brick + 2 joints ie door and win- Bi dow openings Brick + 1joint ie brick panel (B+) with opposite (215~10=225) return ends Brick only (Brick Te brick piers B ) work size) or panels (sy between openings Let B+ 23-CO+d (brick co-ordinating size+joint) =co B_ — =CO—d (brick co-ordinating size—joint) =co— ‘There are only three conditions to remember, CO +, CO, and CO—. Every brickwork dimension can be determined by one of these three conditions: nx CO+,n» CO and n» CO— (n—number of bricks, in the pier or panel), It can be seen from the diagram, for example; All openings in brickwork aren» CO+ dimension All brickwork panels with opposite return ends are rn CO dimension Al brick piers or panels between openings are nx CO When the bricks to be used in piers or small width panels of up to about 4 bricks are all either above or below work size, adjustment of the pier or brick panel width should be considered to avoid unusually large or small width perpend joints. Itis helpful to the site to indicate on construction drawings the number of bricks which make up the dimension. Vertical brickwork courses dimensions tables are also provided, setting out CO (co-ordinating size) values. CO-+ and CO— values can easily be determined. CO+ t i I I yt (elevation) NnOO+= 400s Or conaiion —] Toor r wind ops 1 co { ie ay cosa {| Paral uh ops rem ends Cos l (plan) 60 condion BDA Design Note 3