Brickwork, Volume 2This well-respected and widely used series provides essential underpinning knowledge to support students following NVQ programmes in Bricklaying. This text is suitable for the C&G 588 course. |
Contents
Preface | 9 |
chapter | 11 |
Setting out | 25 |
chapter 5 | 32 |
Natural or subfoundations The purpose of foundations The bearing | 41 |
Building Regulations Bricks The mortar Footings Dampproof | 54 |
Wall construction 55 | 55 |
Definitions Bonds The Building Regulations requirements Setting | 72 |
chapter 7 | 87 |
thresholds Door frames Door and window heads | 106 |
Definitions Structural requirements for chimneys Construction | 127 |
Cladding | 151 |
chapter 13 | 164 |
chapter 14 | 186 |
Health and Safety at Work etc Act The Construction Working Places | 201 |
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1-brick aggregate angle of repose appliance arch asbestos batten bitumen blocks bricks Figure brickwork Building Regulations built cavity wall cement centre chimney cladding clay coloured compacted concrete construction corbel curve damp-proof course depth distance Dorman Long drain duct edge ellipse ensure excavation external wall extrados face filling finish fireback fixed flaunching Flemish bond floor slab flue linings flue pipe gauge ground floor ground level hardboard hearth heat height hole horizontal insulating key brick kN/m kN/mē laid length less lintel load marked material maximum metres mineral wool mortar nail panel pier pitch fibre pipes placed plinth courses Portland cement prevent radius recess reinforcement sand scaffold screed showing side soffit square stack stairway steel steps straightedge striking point strip foundations struts suitable surface template tiles timber tion trammel tread trench tumbling-in ventilation vertical voussoirs wall Figure width