Basics Masonry Construction

Masonry construction is usually the first building exercise the student encounters in his or her training. This volume elaborates the fundamental principles of scale, construction, and assembly of building components using simple masonry structures as examples.

Themes:

• Materials and measurements
• Building physics and load-bearing structures
• Typical bonds
• Building components
• Execution of masonry structures

Auteur

Nils Kummer ist Architekt bei Gerber Architekten (Dortmund) und beschäftigt mit der Ausführungsplanung von internationalen Bauvorhaben.