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TypesofBrickBonds
Someofthedifferenttypesofbrickbondsare,
1.Englishbond,

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2.Flemishbond,
3.Stretchingbond,
4.Headingbond,
5.Gardenwallbond,
6.Facingbond,
7.Rakingbond,
8.Dutchbond,
9.Englishcrossbond,
10.ZigZagbond,
11.Silverlocksbond.
ForEnglishandFlemishbondreferinourwebsite.
3.Stretchingbond:
Inthisarrangementofbonding,allthebricksarelaidasstretchers.Theoverlap,whichisusuallyofhalfbrick,is
obtainedbycommencingeachalternatecoursewithahalfbrickbat.Stretchingbondisusedforhalfbrickwall
only.Thisbondisalsotermedasrunningbondandiscommonlyadoptedintheconstructionofhalfbrickthick
leavesofcavitywalls,partitionwalls,etc.Sincetherearenoheaders,suitablereinforcementshouldbeusedfor
structuralbond.

4.Headingbond:
Inthistypeofbondingallthebricksarelaidasheadersonthefaces.Theoverlap,whichisusuallyofhalfthe
widthofthebrickisobtainedbyintroducingathreequarterbatineachalternatecourseatquoins.Thisbond
permitsbetteralignmentandassuchitisusedforwallscurvedonplan.Thisbondischieflyusedforfootingsin
foundationsforbettertransversedistributionofload.

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5.Gardenwallbond:
Thistypeofbondissuitablyadoptedforonebrickthickwallwhichmayactasagardenwalloraboundary
wall.Ingardenwallbond,itispossibletobuilduniformfacesforawallwithoutmuchlabourorexpense.This
typeofbondisnotsostrongasEnglishbondanditsuseisrestrictedtotheconstructionofdwarfwallsorother
similartypesofwallswhicharenotsubjectedtolargestresses.Onaccountsofitsgoodappearance,thisbondis
sometimesusedfortheconstructionoftheouterleavesofcavitywalls.
Therearetwotypesofgardenwallbond,
(a)Englishgardenwallbond
(b)Flemishgardenwallbond
(a)Englishgardenwallbond.Thegeneralarrangementofbricksinthistypeofbondingissimilartothatof
Englishbondexceptthattheheadingcoursesareonlyinsertedateveryfourthorsixthcourse.Usuallythe
arrangementconsistsofonecourseofheaderstothreecoursesofstretchers.Aqueencloserisplacednexttothe
quoinheaderoftheheadingcoursetogivethenecessarylap.

(b)Flemishgardenwallbond.Thisconsistsofalternatecoursecomposedofoneheadertothreeorsometimes
evenfivestretchersinseriesthroughoutthelengthofthecourses.Eachalternatecoursecontainsathreequarter
batplacednexttothequoinheaderandaheaderislaidoverthemiddleofeachcentralstretcher.
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6.Facingbond:
Thisarrangementofbricksisadoptedforthickwalls,wherethefacingandbackingaredesiredtobeconstructed
with bricks of different thickness. This bond consists of heading and stretching courses so arranged that one
headingcoursecomesafterseveralstretchingcourses.Sincethenumberofjointsinthebackingandthefacing
differ greatly, the load distribution is not uniform. This may sometimes lead to unequal settlement of the two
thicknessofthewall.
7.Rakingbond:
Thisisabondinbrickworkinwhichthebondingbricksarelaidatanyangleotherthanzeroorninetydegrees.
This arrangement helps to increase the longitudinal stability of thick walls built in English bond. In this
arrangementofbonding,thespacebetweentheexternalstretchersofawallisfilledwithbricksinclinedtothe
faceofthewall.Thisbondisintroducedatcertainintervalsalongtheheightofawall.
Therearctwocommonformsofrakingbond
(a)Herringhonebond
(b)Diagonalbond.
(a)Herringbonebond.Thistypeofbondisbestsuitedforverythickwallsusuallynotlessthanfourbricks
thick. In this arrangement of brick work, bricks are laid in course inclined at 45 in two directions from the
centre.Thisbondisalsocommonlyusedforbrickpavings.

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(b)Diagonalbond.Thisbondisbestsuitedforwallswhichare2to4brickthick.Thisbondisusually
introducedateveryfifthorseventhcoursealongtheheightofthewall.Inthisbond,thebricksarcplacedendto
endinsuchawaythatextremecornersoftheseriesremainincontactwiththestretchers.

8.Dutchbond:
This bond is a modification of the old English cross bond and consists of alternate courses of headers and
stretchers.Inthisarrangementofbrickwork,eachstretchingcoursestartsatthequoinwithathreequarterbat
and every alternate stretching course has a header placed next to the threequarter brick bat provided at the
quoin.

9.Englishcrossbond:
ThisissimilartoEnglishbondandconsistsofalternatecourseofheadersandstretchers.However,inthisbond,
queencloserareintroducednexttoquoinheadersandeachalternatestretchingcoursehasheaderplacednextto
quoinstretcher.Thisbondissufficientlystrongandbearsagoodelevation.

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10.ZigZagbond:
Thisissimilartoherringbonebondwiththeonlydifferencethatinthiscasethebricksarelaidinazigzag
fashion.Thisiscommonlyadoptedinbrickpavedflooring.

11.Silverlocksbond:
Thisisaformofbondingbrickworkinwhichbricksarelaidonedge.Itiseconomicalbutweakinstrengthand
henceitisonlyrecommendedforgardenwallsorpartitionwalls.Inthisbond,thebricksarelaidasheadersand
stretchers in alternate courses in such a way that headers are laid on bed aid the stretchers are laid on edge
formingacontinuouscavity.
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