3.6.A.

RUBLE WORK
If the soil is wet it is more suitable to erect foundations using Rubble than bricks. To erect
a Rubble foundation, it was used 9x 6 & 9x 4 Rubble. These are crushed from the query.
Therefore this Rubble hasnt a standard shape or size. Because of this it cannot be laid rubble
systematically in this type of bonds. Therefore these bonds are called random rubble masonry.

Although there isnt a systematical method to lay rubble in these bonds, following methods are
taken to erect the foundation with maximum strength.

1. First largest rubble was placed in the bond. The flat surface was placed vertically on the
bottom.
2. Care must be taken not to erect the bond with continuous vertical joints.
3. All the voids between large Rubble must be filed with small Rubble partials. The
remaining small voids were filled with 1:5 cement, sand, mortar mix.

In this site Rubble wall foundation were erected between columns at some places, according
to the given detail drawings.
First the trenches were excavated and the base was concreted using mass concrete.
50mm 100mm thick screed concrete (1:3:6) was placed to get a hardened and leveled surface
to erect the rubble wall foundation. Rubblework is difficult than other bonds. This is because of
rubble is having various sizes. Approximately rubble is 6x 9 size. Quantity required for cube
volume depends on the size of the rubble. Normally rubble required for one cube in the bond is
1.3cubes of Rubble. This is because when doing rubblework it should be arranged very closely
with small pieces. Mortar mix used for rubblework is 1:5 cement, sand mixture. When doing

rubblework mortar mixture must be pushed in to the holes between rubble well, using trowel.
Using plum bob it must be constructed vertically.