Types of bonds
This bond is created when the mortar adheres to the masonry units.
What is mortar bond?
The most common bond
What is running bond?
These rods are placed vertically or horizontally to increase tensile strength.
What are reinforcement rods (rebar)?
Poor bonding can cause this dangerous outcome.
What is wall separation or collapse?
A brick laid with its long face showing horizontally.
What is a stretcher?
This type of bond is formed when units overlap to distribute weight.
What is structural bond?
A bond whose pattern has headers every 5th or 6th course.
What is common (American) bond?
Metal connectors used to attach one wythe to another.
What are unit wall ties?
Mortar bond becomes weak when this happens too quickly.
What is mortar drying too fast?
A brick laid with its short end facing out.
What is a header?
This bond focuses on arrangement, pattern, or texture.
What is pattern bond?
This decorative bond alternates stretchers and headers in each course.
What is Flemish bond?
A welded wire product used in horizontal mortar joints for extra strength.
What is metal wire joint reinforcement?
Moving a brick after the initial set will weaken what?
What is the mortar bond?
A brick laid vertically with its long, narrow face showing.
What is a soldier?
This bond has the best weight distribution
What is half/running bond?
A bond made by alternating full courses of stretchers and full courses of headers.
What is English bond?
Wire reinforcement comes in what two types?
Ladder type and truss type
This must be carried “true” vertically and horizontally throughout a wall.
What is the bond or pattern?
A brick laid on its edge, the top/bottom is the face of the brick and is is visible horizontally.
What is a shiner?
A bond that does not distribute weight and has aligned joints is called what?
What is stack bond?
A bond where bricks stack directly above each other and joints line up.
What is stack bond?
Steel rods placed in the cores of a block wall and filled with grout create this type of system.
What is reinforced masonry?
Uneven weight distribution from poor overlaps weakens what type of bond?
What is the bond line/pattern?
A common brick postions laid under window sills, used as sill brick.
What is a rowlock