MASONRY

Introduction

• Masonry→ construction of buildings units bonded together with mortar

• The building units →bricks , stones or precast concrete,

• Depending upon the type of building units, masonry may be of following types

Construction of building units

bonded together with

mortar

Building units –

bricks, stone, precast

concrete

Mortar-mixture of

cement, aggregates,

water

Construction of building units

bonded together with

mortar

Mortar-

mixture of

cement,

aggregates, water

Construction of building

units bonded together

with mortar

Mortar-mixture of

cement, aggregates

, water

MASONRY

Types