9 Semi Hollow Brick (Non Load Bearing Wall)

Faade Brick Wall (Non Load Bearing Wall)

Hollow Concrete Block Wall

(Non Load Bearing Wall)

BRICKS BONDING

Stretcher Bond
English Bond
Flemish Bond
Raking Bond
English Garden Wall Bond
Common / American Bond
Flemish Garden Wall Bond
Running Bond
Herringbone Bond

Header
A brick which is laid in a way that only the short end is
visible in the wall

Stretcher
A brick which is laid in a way that allows only the
longer side of the brick to be exposed.

Flemish Bond
Alternate bricks are placed as header and stretcher in
every course. Each header is placed centrally between
the stretcher immediately above and below. This is not
as strong as the English bond at 1 brick thick . Can be
successfully applied in cavity wall.

English Bond
Alternative courses of headers and stretchers; one
header placed centrally above each stretcher.
This is a very strong bond when the wall is 1 brick thick
(or thicker).
One of the strongest brickwork bond patterns.

Stretcher Bond
Easiest bond to lay & minimizes the amount of cutting
required
Originally used for single brick walls, now called 1/2
brick walls it became the obvious choice for cavity
walls as less cutting was required.

Raking Bond
Herringbone and diagonal bonds can be effective
within an exposed framed construction, or contained
within restraining brick courses.

English Garden Wall Bond

An alternative version of English bond with header
courses being inserted at every fourth or sixth course.
This is a correspondingly weaker bond.
Suitable for free standing wall.

Common / American Bond

A brickwork pattern in which all rows are stretchers,
except an eighth row of headers

Flemish Garden Wall Bond

In this variant of Flemish bond, one header is placed
at every third stretcher

Running Bond
Consist of all stretchers
No header used in this bond so metal ties are used
Cavity wall construction & veneered walls of brick

Herringbone Bond
It is a purely decorative bond.
It is used in floor and wall panels.

CAVITY WALL

A wall constructed in 2 leaves / skins with a

space / cavity between them
A type of building wall construction
consisting of an outer wall fastened to inner
wall separated by an air space
FUNCTION
To prevent the penetration of rain to the
internal surface of the wall

Cavity Wall

SHEAR WALL

A framed wall designed to resist lateral wall

It is a vertical elements of the horizontal
force resisting system
It is used to resist wind and earthquake
loading on a building.
It is typically a wood frame stud walls
covered with a structural sheathing material
like plywood.

Brick Wall Crack

Brick Wall Failure At The Roof Level

Cracked Wall

Failure In Brick Wall

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MSPVL Polytechnic College
Pavoorchatram.