Mayur Dhurpate

Masonry Masonry may be defined as the construction of building units bonded together with mortor. The building units commonly known as masonry units maybe stones, bricks or precast blocks of concrete.  1. Stone Masonry - Stones are used as building blocks or building units 2. Brick Masonry - Bricks are used as building blocks or building units 3.  Composite Masonry - It is a construction using more than one type of building units Terms used in Masonry 1. Course -  A course is a horizontal layer of masonry unit. In stone masonry, thickness of course will be equal to the height of stone plus the thickness of mortar. Similarly, in brick masonry, thickness of course will be equal to the thickness of modular brick plus thickness of  one mortar joint. 2. Header -  A header is a full stone unit or brick which is so laid that its length is perpendicular to the face of the wall. Ijn case of stone masonry, header is sometimes known as through stone . 3. Stretcher - A s