BONDS

The systematic arrangement of laying bricks while making brick work is known as bond.
The bricks, owing to their unitorm size and shape, can be arranged in a variety of patterns, which give
rise to ditterent types of bonds. Bonding is essential to eliminate vertical joints. A wall or pillar having
vertical joints in one line does not behave as a homogenous mass to distribute superimposed loads.

■ Different types of bonds.
★English bond.
★Flemish bond.
★Heading bond.
★Stretching bond.
★Garden wall bond.
★Facing bond.
★Racking bond.
★Dutch bond.
★Enghsh cross bond.