Ty

pesofBondsi
nBr
ickMasonr
yWal
l
Themos
tcommonl
yus
edt
ypesofbondsi
nbri
ckmas
onryare:
1.St
ret
cherbond

2.Headerbond

3.Engl
ishbondand

4.Fl
emi
shbond

5.Fac
ingbond

6.Dut
chbond

7.Engl
ishc
ros
sbond

8.Raki
ngbond

9.Zi
gzagbond

10.Gar
denwal
lbond

1.STRETCHERBOND
Longernar
row f
aceoft
hebr
icki
scal
ledass
tret
cherass
howni
ntheel
evat
ionoff
igur
e
bel
ow.St
ret
cherbond,al
soc
all
edasr
unni
ngbond,i
scr
eat
edwhenbr
icksar
elai
dwi
th
onl
ythei
rst
ret
cher
sshowi
ng,over
lappi
ngmi
dwaywi
tht
hec
our
sesofbr
icksbel
ow and
above.St
ret
cherbondi
nthebr
icki
sthes
impl
estr
epeat
ingpat
ter
n.Butt
hel
imi
tat
ionof
s
tret
cherbondi
sthati
tcannotmakeef
fec
tivebondi
ngwi
thadj
acentbr
icksi
nful
lwi
dth
t
hic
kbr
ickwal
ls.Theyar
esui
tabl
yus
edonl
yforone-
hal
fbr
ickt
hic
kwal
lss
uchasf
or
t
hec
ons
truc
tionhal
fbr
ickt
hic
kpar
tit
ionwal
l.Wal
lsc
ons
truc
tedwi
ths
tret
cherbonds
ar
enots
tabl
eenought
ost
andal
onei
ncas
eofl
ongers
panandhei
ght
.Thust
heyThen
needs
uppor
tings
truc
tur
esuc
hasbr
ickmas
onr
ycol
umnsatr
egul
ari
nter
val
s.St
ret
cher
bondsar
ecommonl
yus
edi
nthes
teelorr
einf
orc
edc
onc
ret
efr
ameds
truc
tur
esast
he
out
erf
aci
ng.Thes
ear
eal
sous
ed ast
heout
erf
aci
ngofc
avi
tywal
ls.Ot
herc
ommon
appl
icat
ionsofs
uchwal
lsar
etheboundar
ywal
ls,gar
denset
c.
 Fi
g-1:St
ret
cherBond

2.HEADERBOND
Headeri
sthes
hor
ters
quar
efac
eoft
hebr
ickwhi
chmeas
ures9c
m x9c
m.Headerbond
i
sal
soknownasheadi
ngbond.I
nheaderbonds
,al
lbr
icksi
neac
hcour
sear
epl
acedas
header
sont
hef
acesoft
hewal
ls.Whi
leSt
ret
cherbondi
sus
edf
ort
hec
ons
truc
tionof
wal
lsofhal
fbr
ickt
hic
knes
swher
easheaderbondi
sus
edf
ort
hec
ons
truc
tionofwal
ls
wi
thf
ullbr
ickt
hic
knes
swhi
chmeas
ures18c
m.I
n headerbonds
,theover
lapi
skept
equalt
ohal
fwi
dthoft
hebr
ick.Toac
hievet
his
,thr
eequar
terbr
ickbat
sar
eus
edi
n
al
ter
nat
ecour
sesasquoi
ns.

Fi
g-2:HeaderBond

3.ENGLI
SHBOND
Engl
ishbondi
nbr
ickmas
onr
yhasonec
our
seofs
tret
cheronl
yandac
our
seofheader
abovei
t,i
.e.i
thast
woal
ter
nat
ingc
our
sesofs
tret
cher
sandheader
s.Header
sar
elai
d
c
ent
eredont
hes
tret
cher
sinc
our
sebel
ow andeac
hal
ter
nat
erow i
sver
tic
all
yal
igned.
Tobr
eakt
hec
ont
inui
tyofver
tic
alj
oint
s,quoi
ncl
oseri
sus
edi
nthebegi
nni
ngandendof
awal
laf
terf
irs
theader
.Aquoi
ncl
osei
sabr
ickc
utl
engt
hwi
sei
ntot
wohal
vesandus
ed
atc
orner
sinbr
ickwal
ls.
 Fi
g-4:Engl
ishBond–I
somet
ricVi
ew

4.FLEMI
SHBOND
Fort
hebr
eaki
ngofver
tic
alj
oint
sint
hes
ucc
ess
ivec
our
ses
,cl
oser
sar
eins
ert
ed i
n
al
ter
nat
ecour
sesnextt
othequoi
nheader
.Inwal
lshavi
ngt
hei
rthi
cknes
sequalt
oodd
numberofhal
fbr
icks
,bat
sar
ees
sent
ial
lyus
edt
oac
hievet
hebond.Fl
emi
shbond,al
so
knownasDut
chbond,i
scr
eat
edbyl
ayi
ngal
ter
nat
eheader
sands
tret
cher
sinas
ingl
e
c
our
se.Thenextc
our
seofbr
icki
slai
dsuc
hthatheaderl
iesi
nthemi
ddl
eoft
he
s
tret
cheri
nthec
our
sebel
ow,i
.e.t
heal
ter
nat
eheader
sofeac
hcour
sear
ecent
eredon
t
hes
tret
cherofc
our
sebel
ow.Ever
yal
ter
nat
ecour
seofFl
emi
shbonds
tar
tswi
thheader
at t
he c
orner
.The t
hic
knes
s of Fl
emi
sh bond i
s mi
nimum one f
ullbr
ick.The
di
sadvant
ageofus
ingFl
emi
shbondi
sthatc
ons
truc
tionofFl
emi
shbondi
sdi
ffi
cul
tand
r
equi
resgr
eat
ers
kil
ltol
ayi
tpr
oper
lyasal
lver
tic
almor
tarj
oint
sneedt
obeal
igned
ver
tic
all
yforbes
tef
fec
ts.Fort
hebr
eaki
ngofver
tic
alj
oint
sint
hes
ucc
ess
ivec
our
ses
,
c
los
ersar
eins
ert
edi
nal
ter
nat
ecour
sesnextt
othequoi
nheader
.Inwal
lshavi
ngt
hei
r
t
hic
knes
sequalt
ooddnumberofhal
fbr
icks
,bat
sar
eus
edt
oac
hievet
hebond.Fl
emi
sh
bondshavebet
terappear
anc
ebutar
eweakert
hanEngl
ishbondsf
orl
oadbear
ingwal
l
c
ons
truc
tion.Thus
,ift
hepoi
nti
nghast
obedonef
orbr
ickmas
onr
ywal
ls,t
henFl
emi
sh
bondmaybeus
edf
orbet
teraes
thet
icvi
ew.I
fthewal
lshavet
obepl
ast
ered,t
heni
tis
bet
tert
ous
eEngl
ishbond.
 Fi
g-5:Fl
emi
shBond

Fl
emi
shbondsarecl
assi
fiedas:

 Si
ngl
eFl
emi
shBond

 Doubl
eFl
emi
shBond

Si
ngl
eFl
emi
shbondi
sac
ombi
nat
ionofEngl
ishbondandFl
emi
shbond.I
nthi
stypeof
c
ons
truc
tion,t
hef
rontexpos
eds
urf
aceofwal
lcons
ist
sofFl
emi
shbondandt
hebac
k
s
urf
aceoft
hewal
lcons
ist
sofEngl
ishbondi
neac
hcour
se.Mi
nimum t
hic
knes
srequi
red
f
ors
ingl
eFl
emi
shbondi
soneandahal
fbr
ickt
hic
knes
s.Themai
npur
pos
eofus
ing
s
ingl
eFl
emi
shbondi
stopr
ovi
degr
eat
eraes
thet
icappear
anc
eont
hef
ronts
urf
acewi
th
r
equi
reds
trengt
hint
hebr
ickwor
kwi
th Engl
ish bond.Doubl
eFl
emi
sh Bondhast
he
s
ameappear
anc
ebot
hint
hef
rontand bac
k el
evat
ions
,i.
e.eac
hcour
sec
ons
ist
sof
al
ter
nat
eheaderand s
tret
cher
.Thi
stypeofbondi
ngi
scompar
ati
vel
y weakert
han
Engl
ishbond.

5.FACI
NGBOND
Thisarrangementofbricksisadopt
edforthi
ckwalls,wherethefacingandbacki
ngar edesired
to be constr
ucted wit
h br i
cksofdiff
erentthi
ckness.Thisbond consi stsofheading and
str
etchi
ngcour sessoar r
angedthatoneheadi
ngcomesaf t
erseveralstr
etchi
ngcourses.Since
thenumberofj oint
sinthebackingandfaci
ngdif
fergreatl
y,t
heloaddi st
ri
buti
onisnotuniform.
Thismayl eadtounequal set
tl
ementofwall
s.

6.DUTCHBOND
This bond is a modifi
cati
on ofold Engl
ish bond and consi
sts ofalt
ernat
e header
s and
stret
chers.I
nt hi
sarrangementofbri
ckwork,eachstretchi
ngcoursestar
tsatthequoinwit
h¾
batsandev eryalt
ernatestr
etchi
ngcoursehasaheaderpl acednexttothe¾ quart
erbri
ckbat
provi
dedatt hequoin.

7.ENGLI
SHCROSSBOND
Thisissimil
artoEnglishbondandconsi st
sofalter
natecoursesofheadersandstret
chers.
Howev eri
nthisbond,queencloserareintr
oducednexttoquoinheadersandeachal t
ernat
e
courseofstr
etcherhasheaderplacednexttoquoi
nst r
etcher
.Thi
sbondi ssuf
fi
cient
lystr
ong
andbearsgoodelevati
on.
8.RAKI
NGBOND
Thisisabondi nbrickinwhichthebondingbri
cksar el
aidatanyangleot hert
hanzeroor90
degrees.Thisarr
angementhel pstoincreasethelongi
tudi
nalstabi
li
tyoft hi
ckwall
sbuil
tin
Engli
shbond.Int hi
sar r
angement,thespacebetweent heext
ernalstr
etchersofwal
lisfi
ll
ed
wit
hbr i
cksincl
i
nedtot hefaceofthewall
.Theseareoftwocommonf or
ms:

a)Herri
ngbonebond:-inthi
sty
pe,t
hebri
cksarelai
dincoursesi
ncl
i
nedat45degr
eesi
ntwo
di
rect
ionsf
rom cent
er.I
tiscommonl
yusedforbr
ickpav
ing.

b)Diagonalbond:-i
nthist
ype,br
icksrepl
acedendtoendinsuchawayt hatext
remecor ner
s
oftheser i
esremainincont
actwiththestr
etcher
s.I
tisusual
l
yint
roducedatev y5th or7th
er
coursealongthehei
ghtofwal
l.

9.ZI
GZAGBOND
Thi
sissimil
artoher
ri
ngbondwi
ththeonlydif
fer
encet
hati
nt hi
sbondt
hebr
icksar
elai
dinzi
g-
zagfashi
on.Thi
siscommonl
yadoptedi
nbrickpavi
ngf
loor
ing.
10.GARDENWALLBOND
Thi
st ypeofbondsuitabl
yadoptedforonebri
ckt hi
ckwallwhichmayactasagar denwall
.In
gardenwallbond,iti
spossi
bletobuil
dunif
ormf acesofwallwit
houtmuchlabor.Thi
stypeof
bondisnotasst r
ongasEngl
ishbondanditsuseisrest
ri
ctedtotheconst
ruct
ionofdwarfwal
ls.
Forgoodappearance,thi
swalli
susedforconst
ructi
onoftheouterl
eavesofthecavi
tywall
s.It
canbeoftwot ypes

a)Engl
ishgardenwallbond:-I
nt hi
stype,aheadercourseislai
donl
yafter3cour
sesof
st
ret
cherbond.Aqueencl
oseri
splacedi
neveryheadercour
seaf
tert
hequoi
nheader
.

b)Fl
emishgardenwal
lbond:-Int
hist
ype,al
ter
nat
ecour
secomposedofoneheadert
o3-
5
st
ret
cher
sthr
oughoutt
helengt
h.