The encyclopdia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . ali-ties of bricks. Theouter .face isn comr? posed of unyieldingstone with few andvery thin joints,which perhaps donot . occupy morethan a hundredthpart of its height,while the back isbuilt up of brickswith . about one-eighth its height composed of mortar joints, that is, of a materialthat by its nature and manner of application must both shrinkin drying and yield to pressure. To obviate this tendency tosettle and thus cause the bulging of the face or failure of the wall,the mortar used should be c
The encyclopdia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . ali-ties of bricks. Theouter .face isn comr? posed of unyieldingstone with few andvery thin joints,which perhaps donot . occupy morethan a hundredthpart of its height,while the back isbuilt up of brickswith . about one-eighth its height composed of mortar joints, that is, of a materialthat by its nature and manner of application must both shrinkin drying and yield to pressure. To obviate this tendency tosettle and thus cause the bulging of the face or failure of the wall,the mortar used should be composed, of Portland cement and sandwith a large proportion of the fprmer, and worked as stiff, as itconveniently can lie: In building such work the stones should be inheight equal to an exact number of brick courses. It is a commonpractice in erecting buildings with a facing of Kentish ra^ rubbleto back up,the stonework with bricks. Owing to the great irregu-larity of the stones, great difficulty .is experienced in obtainingproper bprid between the two materials. Through bpnding stones or. Fig. 14.
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