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If there are cracks or problems in the actual bricks or stone masonry there could be a larger problem that also needs to be addressed. If there is a larger issue, repointing may cause further damage. If a historic structure needs repointing, building owners usually hire an architectural historian or conservator to help pinpoint the issues. [ 2 ]
Rising damp is the common term for the transport of water in the lower sections of walls and other ground-supported structures by capillary action in porous materials. [25] Although rising damp of up to 5 metres (20') in height has been observed [ 26 ] the height of rise is typically much lower and is rarely above 1.5 metres (5').
Mortar holding weathered bricks. Mortar is a workable paste which hardens to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units, to fill and seal the irregular gaps between them, spread the weight of them evenly, and sometimes to add decorative colours or patterns to masonry walls.
House construction site using AAC (Ytong) blocks in Ablis, France. Residential house constructed of AAC (Siporex) blocks in Kuopio, Finland. AAC was first created in the mid-1920s by the Swedish architect and inventor Dr. Johan Axel Eriksson (1888–1961), [12] [13] along with Professor Henrik Kreüger at the Royal Institute of Technology.
Collapsed barn at Hörsne, Gotland, Sweden Building collapse due to snow weight. Structural integrity and failure is an aspect of engineering that deals with the ability of a structure to support a designed structural load (weight, force, etc.) without breaking and includes the study of past structural failures in order to prevent failures in future designs.
A mason laying a brick on top of the mortar Bridge over the Isábena river in the Monastery of Santa María de Obarra, masonry construction with stones. Masonry is the craft of building a structure with brick, stone, or similar material, including mortar plastering which are often laid in, bound, and pasted together by mortar.
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