Masonry Magazine July 2001 Page. 18
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Detail B
Structural Brick Wall
Design Systems
Typical Footing
Supported Walt
Pler & Panel
No Footing
Required
applications: (1) Cantilever walls - these simple, cantilever-type footing, supported walls, are more traditional and are typically used in residential construction for entrance walls, privacy walls, and garden walls; and (2) Pier and panel type walls these are often preferred on commercial projects and by state transportation officials because a continuous footing is not required, which can result in significant, concrete cost savings (see Detail B). Pier and panel walls also provide the option of using panelization systems.
Utility structures such as barns, garages, storage facilities, warehouses, puses, and masonry infill on metal buildings are also excellent applications for structural brick systems (see Photo 7). If you have an unheated building or a building not requiring air conditioning, you should definitely consider a structural brick system. In these applications, both the inside and outside mortar joints are tooled so that the structural brick serves as the load bearing wall, exterior finish, and interior finish wall.
A GUIDE TO BUILDING WITH STRUCTURAL BRICK
With a structural brick system, masonry is the primary structural element and masonry work begins as soon as the foundation is complete. With conventional construction, brick delivery to the site is not required until a significant amount of work, including all of the framing, is complete. Because of this, the contractor should ensure that the early delivery of brick is scheduled for structural brick projects.
I. Initial Layout of Brick
The first step in brick work is to lay out the first course of brick and identify the location of reinforced cells. Holes are drilled in the foundation at these locations, which will later be used to anchor vertical reinforcing using a structural epoxy. A piece of
Example 1
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