Figure 7-53.-Various positions of wall masonry units and mortar joints.joints in a wall (fig. 7-53). These are asfollows:Course. One of the continuous horizontallayers (or rows) of masonry that, bonded together,form the masonry structure.Wythe.A continuous single vertical wall ofb r i c kStretcher.A masonry unit laid flat with itslongest dimension parallel to the face of the wall.Bull-Stretcher. A rowlock brick laid with itslongest dimension parallel to the face of the wall.Bull-Header.A rowlock brick laid with itslongest dimension perpendicular to the face of thewall.Header.A masonry unit laid flat with itslongest dimension perpendicular to the face of thewall. It is generally used to tie two wythes ofmasonry together.Rowlock.A brick laid on its edge (face).Soldier.A brick laid on its end so that itslongest dimension is parallel to the vertical axisof the face of the wall.7-34
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