The Bonding of Brickwork

Originally published in 1933, this book presents a guide to the process of brick bonding.

William Frost (Author)

9781316603826, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 April 2016

254 pages
18 x 13 x 2 cm, 0.25 kg

Originally published in 1933, this book presents a guide to the process of brick bonding. The text was created 'with the object of providing information for the use of students, craftsmen, foremen and others engaged in the building industry'. Examples for practice are included at the end. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in brickwork and the history of the building industry.

1. The bonding of brickwork
2. Patterns of bricks to be used for bonding
3. Examples of face bonds
4. English bond. Plans
5. Flemish bond. Plans
6. English bond with Flemish face. Plans
7. Quoins in English bond. Plans of external angles
8. Quoins in Flemish bond. Plans of external angles
9. Quoins in single Flemish bond. Plans of external angles
10. Quoin bonds for cavity walls. Plans of external angles
11. Squint quoins: English bond. Plans of acute angles
12. Squint quoins: Flemish bond. Plans of acute angles
13. Squint quoins: recessed corner. Plans of acute angles
14. Squint quoins: English bond. Plans of obtuse angles
15. Squint quoins: Flemish bond. Plans of obtuse angles
16. Squint quoins: single Flemish bond. Plans of obtuse angles
17. Reveals in English bond
18. Reveals in Flemish bond
19. Attached plain piers in English bond
20. Attached plain piers in Flemish bond walls
21. Attached piers with chamfered angles
22. Double attached plain piers in English bond walls
23. Miscellaneous examples of attached piers
24. Square junctions in English bond
25. Square junctions in Flemish bond
26. Square junction to walls with one face in Flemish bond
27. Splay junctions
28. Cross junctions
29. Cross junctions
30. Junctions of curved and straight walls
31. 'Breaks' or 'returns'
32. Isolated piers: English bond
33. Isolated piers: Flemish bond
34. Chimney-stack bonds
35. Fireplace openings
36. Quoins, stopped ends and reveals
37. Stepped reveals
38. Projecting quoins
39. Miscellaneous examples of bonding
40. Broken bond above and below openings
41. Bond at openings in cavity walls
42. Square-angled bay windows
43. Footings to quoins of various walls
44. Footings to piers
45. Footings to obtuse and acute quoins
46. Special bonding for various examples
47. Pattern bonding
48. Brickwork panels
49. Examples for practice.

Subject Areas: Civil engineering, surveying & building [TN]