MASONRY

MASONRY AND MATERIALS

Masonry is the structural construction of component parts

laid in and bound together by a material called mortar. These
individual materials which are introduced in any structure for
various purposes and patterns may be tile, brick, granite,
limestone, glass and concrete block, stucco, marble, stone and
travertine.
 STONE TYPES AND VARIETIES OF BOND
PATTERN
1. Ashlar is a quarry cut to produce smooth, flat bedding surface that stack easily. It is
generally cut into small rectangles with sawed or dressed face.
2. Random Ashlar is an arrangement in size, shape and texture. Field stone is one type of
rubble. Rubble is usually dry – laid but can also mortared.
3. Bricks ( there are 3 classification of bricks )
Common Bricks are made from clay and sold at the market.
Face Bricks are used for exterior and interior walls and other architectural structures.
Calcium Silicate Bricks are made with alumina and silica and are used for furnaces an
other structures that require temperature up to 178˚ C
BRICK LAYING AND PATTERNS
• Blocks ( are most widely used as masonry materials )
The CHB ( Concrete Hollow Block ) used for all the types of construction walls,
partitions, dividers, fences etc.,