DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR & FURNITURE DESIGN

LSAD

LECTURE- 3
DETAIL OF JUNCTIONS IN BRICK WALL

IFD265 PRESENTED BY:

BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION STUDIO-I MANPREET KAUR

INTERIOR DESIGNER
LECTURER-20594
 BONDS AT CONNECTIONS
• Connection is the place where two walls coming from different directions meet.

• The walls should be properly united at the connecting point through some proper bond.
The following three requirements should be satisfied by the bond at the connection.

 There should be no continuity in the vertical joints

 Use of brick bats should be as minimum as possible
 The connection should be structurally strong to resist differential settlement, if any.
Connections are of the following two types :

(a) Junctions (b) Quoins.

•
Junctions and Quoins
 Junctions are where two walls connect/ intersect this could bea right-angled junction or a squint junction.

 Quoin is a corner or external angle of wall, this can be either right-angled/square quoin or a squint quoin.
 Tee Junctions

• (a) External and Internal walls

in English bond
• Tee-junction is formed when
the internal wall at its end
meets external wall at some
intermediate position. Tee-
junctions can be either in
English bond or in Flemish
bond.
Tee junction in one brick thick external wall and ½ brick
internal wall in English bond
Tee junction in one brick thick external wall and ½ brick
internal wall in Flemish bond
 Cross-junction or Intersection

• Cross-junction or Intersection
• A cross-junction is formed when two
internal walls cross each other at right
angles. One of the walls may be called
as the main wall while the other of
lesser thickness as cross-wall.
 1. Stretcher Bond
also known as Running Bond

• In this bond all the bricks are

laid as stretchers on the
faces of walls.
• This pattern is used only for
half brick thick walls i.e. 9cm,
such as partition walls,
sleeper walls, division walls
or chimney stacks.
• This bond is not possible if
the thickness of wall is more.
 Plan of 1,3,5…. courses

Isometric view of L-junction

Plan of 2,4,6…. courses

 2. Header Bond

• It is the bond in which all the bricks

are laid as headers on the faces of
walls.
• The pattern is used only when the
thickness of the wall is full brick i.e. Elevation
18 cm.
• There is use of three-quarter bats in
each alternate courses as quoins.
• This bond usually suitable in case of Plan of 1,3,5…. courses
curved walls but is not preferred for
straight walls as it does not have
strength in the direction of the wall.
Plan of 2,4,6…. courses
 Three Quarter Bats

Three Quarter Bats

Isometric View Of L-junction Plan Of 1,3,5…. Courses Plan Of 2,4,6…. Courses

 3. English Bond

• This is the most commonly used

bond, for all wall thicknesses. This
bond is considered to be the
strongest.
• This bond consists of alternate
courses of headers and stretchers.
• In order to break vertical joints in
the successive courses, it is
essential to place queen closer
after the first header (Quoin
header) in each heading course.
 Plan of 1,3,5…. courses
Plan of 1,3,5…. courses

Plan of 2,4,6…. courses Plan of 2,4,6…. courses

L-Joints: English Bond
 4. Flemish Bond

• In this type of bond, each course is

comprised of alternate headers and
stretchers.
• Each alternate course starts with a
header (Quoin header) at the corner.
Quoin closers are placed next to the
quoin header in alternate courses to
develop the face lap.
• Every header is centrally supported
over the stretcher below it.
 Studio work: Sheet-2

Sheet name: DETAIL OF JUNCTIONS IN BRICK WALL

P2: Draw the detail drawing of brick wall junctions in Various Bonds

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