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Masonry is the craft of building structures by laying bricks, stones, or similar materials and binding them together with mortar. It matters because it's a fundamental construction technique that has been used for centuries to create durable buildings and structures like bridges and monasteries.
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- History
- Applications
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Structural limitations
- Dry set masonry
- Stonework
- Brick
- Uniformity and rusticity
- Serpentine masonry
- Concrete block
- Glass block
- Veneer masonry
- Gabions
- Passive fire protection (PFP)
- Mechanical modeling of masonry structures
- See also
- References
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thumb|A mason laying a brick on top of the mortar thumb|Bridge over the Isábena (river)|Isábena river in the Monastery of Santa María de Obarra, masonry construction with stones
Masonry is the craft of building a structure with stone, brick, concrete, or similar material, including mortar plastering, which are often laid in, bound, and pasted together by mortar. The term masonry can also refer to the building units (stones, bricks, concrete blocks, etc.) themselves.