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The construction of stones bonded together with mortar is called stone masonry. Stone masonry footing is a
structural foundation constructed to support walls. Different aspect of stone masonry footing is discussed.
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Prior to the construction of stone masonry footing, a trench with depth ranges from 1m to 1.5 m should be
excavated.
The width of excavation would be controlled by amount of loads exerted on the footing. So, the width of footing is
specified based on the imposed loads and properties of soil on which the footing is constructed.
Then, the soil at the bottom of the trench needs to be compacted properly. At this stage, the excavation is ready
for the construction of stone masonry footing.
Examples of stones which are desirable for stone masonry footing construction include granite, hard laminated
stand stone and limestone, and bluestone.
If it is possible, the width of each stone used for the construction of footing first course should match the
stone masonry footing width. If such stones are not obtainable, then joints can be provided and it is
acceptable.
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After plain concrete bed is set, the construction of stone masonry footing will begin with laying a layer of
mortar on which first stone masonry course will be installed.
Stones should be placed close to each other and the maximum joint between is 2 cm.
Long vertical joints should be avoided since it would be weakness point of the stone masonry footing.
To improve strength of stone masonry footing, bond stones will be placed at a specified spacing of 1m.
This bond stones will run through the thickness of stone masonry footing.
Fig.6: Placing bond stones during the construction of stone masonry footing
If the thickness of stone masonry footing is large, then the length of bond stone should be increased to
achieve its objective. This can be obtained by installing a set of two or more bond stones overlapping each
other.
Heart stones, which are installed at the middle of stone masonry footing, should be as close to each other
as possible and smaller stone sizes should be used to fill voids.
Then, heart stones and smaller stone sizes will be covered by mortar and spaces should be filled with mortar to
improve footing strength.
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