Cw Pasley

Practical Architecture

Brickwork, Mortars and Limes

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Offers information on how buildings were being constructed a hundred and fifty years ago, and the type of limes and cements that were used. This title examines the bonds in brickwork and provides coverage of different types of arches and how they are formed. It is suitable for architects, surveyors and structural engineers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9781873394472
• ISBN-10: 1873394470
• Artikelnr.: 37197716

Autorenporträt

CW Pasley

Inhaltsangabe

Preliminary observations
bricks
lime
mortar
grout
lime putty
pargetting
cements in general
gypsum
gueesh
water cements in general
puzzolana
tarras
Roman cement
the Harwich cement
basalt cement
the cement obtained from forge scales or calcined ironstone
coal-ash mortar
tile-dust cement
mastic
Remarks on obtaining water cements by artificial means
mortar for oven, furnaces, etc.
the foundation of buildings in good soil
the footings of brick walls
the foundations of buildings in unfavourable soil, piled foundations explained
arches, and more especially of inverted arches, as applied to foundations
the use of grouted gravel, or other small materials in buildings, and especially in foundations
Rules for judging of the quality of bricks
the manner in which bricks ought to be laid, the term bond in masonry or brickwork defined
English bond, as it has been defined in some books of architecture
common English bond
a variety of common English bond, in which the use of closers is dispensed with
heading bond
Flemish bond
the common single Flemish bond, now generally used in buildings for all external walls exceeding one brick in thickness
the common double Flemish bond
those particulars in which English and Flemish bond agree
that English bond ought in all cases to have the preference to Flemish bond
diagonal bond
the arrangement most suitable for the brick revetments of fortresses
the bond proper for cross walls or party walls of buildings, and which also applies to external re-entering angles, when English bond only is used
the external re-entering angles of buildings when Flemish bond is used
the openings of external doors and windows in plain brick fronts
the mode of finishing the brickwork of doors and windows having square jambs with reveals
the mode of finishing the brickwork of windows having splayed jambs with reveals
window sills and backs
external recesses of brickwork
blank recesses in brick walls
brick piers
square piers, built according to English bond
piers for gateways, built according to English bond
piers built according to Flemish bond
brick pilasters
horizontal projections, and offsets not connected with the foundation in brick walls
brick arches
External or camber brick arches, as applied to doors and windows of buildings
plain brick arches defined
plain brick arches having a radius of curvature not exceeding three or four feet
plain nine-inch brick arches having a radius of curvature of from six to ten feet
plain arches one brick and a-half in thickness
plain arches of two bricks or more in thickness, such as are used for casemates, etc.
the intermixture of thorough bonding courses in arches of two bricks or more in thickness
the same principles applied to the construction of parabolic arches
ornamental arches of two bricks or upwards, such as are sometimes used for concealing the extremities of plain arches
arch bricks, or bricks moulded to the arch-like form
description of the arches used in the casements at the Citidel of Quebec, and at Dover
groined arches
the bond of groined brick arches, with preliminary remarks on the centering of arches
coved arches
plain arches, as applied to common brick buildings
general remarks on the proportions of arches
the proper proportions of the piers and abutments of semicircular arches
observations on the foundations of arches, and on the pressure of earth against their abutments
the proper thickness of common arches, and the action of variable weights upon them, peculiar property of arches in the face of a wall
general remarks on great arches
cones, such as are used for tile kilns, etc.
domes
light arches in general, and or those used in the south of France in particular
the use of pots, or hollow earthenware cones in arches, A description of light ceilings formed in this manner
supplementary remarks on arch bricks, or bricks moulded to the arch like form
general remarks on the chimneys of buildings
the rules now usually followed, in respect to the construction of fireplaces, chimneys, etc.
the dimensions proper for the flues of chimneys
the dimensions proper for common fireplaces
the dimensions proper for the fireplaces of kitchens
rules for determining the dimensions of chimney breasts
the common method of executing the brickwork of chimneys, with remarks on the propriety or using cement instead of common mortar, and pargetting
the brick bond proper for the shafts of chimneys, when the boundary withs are one brick thick
the brick bond, proper for the shafts of chimneys, having all their withs half brick thick
varieties in regard to the arrangement and construction of chimney
chimney-pots, cowls or turncaps
remarks on the difficulties attending the subject of smoky chimneys, account of some expedients for relieving this nuisance
Mr Hiort's improved system of chimneys described
other methods of heating and ventilating apartments, that have been proposed
the connection between the brickwork of buildings, with a general description of chain timbers and wall plates
the bond timbers commonly used in walls, remarks on the disadvantages of the common practice of inserting an excess of woodwork into the walls of buildings in this country, brief notice of the improved system recently adopted by some eminent architects
securing the ground floors of brick buildings against damp, the peculiar precautions necessary for the foundations and floors of powder magazines
securing the interior of brick buildings against damp, the use of battening to prevent damp from penetrating through external walls
description of the hollow brick walls sometimes adopted as a security against damp
securing brick walls against the effects of rain penetrating vertically downwards
securing brick walls against the continued action of water, that this can be effected by cement alone, experiments and observations, tending to prove that common lime mortar is improper, even for the backing of brick walls exposed in front to the continued action of water
Correction of an inaccuracy in the preceding article, in consequence of further experience on the subject, that not only Aberthaw lime, but the blue lias of Lyme Regis, and the Dorking lime may be considered as cements and used accordingly
securing the revetments of fortresses against the effects of wet
the preservation of the brickwork of arches against damp. That pure cement should be used for the internal lining of cisterns, and for the external coating of casements
the thickness proper for the external wars of brick building
the thicknesses proper for the internal walls of brick buildings
practical examples of the thicknesses of the walls of buildings actually constructed
further remarks on the thickness proper for the walls of brick buildings
the thicknesses proper for brick walls of inclosure
practical examples of the thickness of walls of inclosure
brick ornaments
preparing brickwork for an ornamental front of cement
the mixture of brickwork with flints, or with small stone rubble in building
the mixture of brickwork with stone ashlar in building
the connection of the brickwork of buildings with staircases of wood or stone
the execution of the brickwork of buildings, etc.
the pointing of brickwork
brick drains and sewers
the tools and implements used in the execution of brickwork
the tools and implements used for making gauged arches
tools and implements for pointing brickwork
tools and implements for building slopes in brickwork
tools and implements for cutting into brickwork
tools and implements used in making mortar
scaffolding
machines necessary for raising bricklayer's materials in the construction of a building
the measurement of brickwork
extra charges allowed for the nicer parts of bricklayer's work
contracts and estimating
index.