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Preface
This book contains extensive detailed explanations of the most approved modern methods of "Bricklaying," as applied at the beginning of the 20th Century.
The information has been obtained directly from the work, during Construction; and is the Current Practice and experience of the best authorities; supplemented by Chapters an "Shoring," "Needling" and "Underpinning." The whole making an invaluable book of reference for Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Builders and Mechanics.
Illustrated by over 200 Engravings with full descriptive text.
INTRODUCTION.
THIS Practical Elementary Treatise upon Bricklaying,
Brickcutting and Setting, is designed to cover the City
and Guilds of London Institute's Examination in Brickwork,
both theory and practice ; to meet the requirements
of that portion of the Board of Education's Examination
in Building Construction relating to Brickwork; and to
assist Bricklayers in the principles of bonding, and
cutting and setting gauged work generally.
CONTENTS
PART I - BRICKWORK Plan, elevation, and section - Scale rule - Brickwork measurements - Definitions - Setting out a building - Trenches and excavations - Footings and foundations - Bonding - Dry areas or air-drains - Hollow walls - Sleeper walls - Chimney breasts, flues, etc. - Setting kitcheners and close fire ranges - Broken bond - Additions to old work - Toothings - Hoop-iron bond - Plinths - Brick-nogging - Damp-proof courses - Lacing courses - Flushing, grouting, and larrying up - Jointing - House drainage PART II - GAUGED WORK, ARCHES, ARCH-CUTTING, ETC. Relieving arch - Invert arch - Egg-shaped sewer - Axed arches - Gauged arches - Semicircular arch - Arch with moulded soffit - Segment arch - Moulded segment - Camber arch - Moulded camber - Camber on circle - Equilateral or Gothic arch - Modified Gothic - Elliptical arch - Scheme arch - Bull's-eye arch - Semi-Gothic arch - Horseshoe or Moorish arch - Ogee arch - Arches springing from the same pier, but differing in size - Intersection of haunches - Semicircular niche - Elliptical niche - Moulded soffit to niches - Labels to arches and niches - Oriel window - Moulding bricks for cornices, etc. - Pilasters - Cornices - Dentils - Reveals - Architraves - Panelling - Pediments - Projecting keys PART III - MATERIALS The four classes of brick earths - Brickmaking - Brickbuming - Colour of bricks - Test for good bricks - Varieties of bricks, and their uses - Limes and cements - Natural limes - Eminently hydraulic limes - Roman cement - Medina cement - Plaster of Paris - Artificial or manufactured cements - Portland cement - Keene's cement - Parian cement Sand - Substitutes for sand - Concrete - Mortar - Mode of mixing - Mortar for pointing METHOD OF MEASURING BRICKWORK, CONCRETE, POINTING, ETC. SPECIFICATIONS USEFUL MEMORANDA, FROM VARIOUS SOURCES GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE'S EXAMINATION PAPERS INDEX
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