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Masonry

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.

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Applications

Dry set masonry

Stonework

Brick

Concrete block

Glass block

Veneer masonry

Gabions

Passive fire protection (PFP)

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Masonry

Nodes68
Edges67
Triples106
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029412
Components1

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Masonry

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related to Concrete block · 14
Masonry → Another, Blocks, Bond, CMU, CMUs, Concrete Masonry Units, Furthermore, Generally, Such, Surface-bonding, The, They, This, Typically
related to General references · 14
Masonry → Atamturktur, Bibcode, Engineering Structures, Finite, Identification, Jeffrey, Laman, S2CID, Sarhosis, Sezer, Sheng, Special Buildings, Tall, The Structural Design
related to Stonework · 10
Masonry → Both, CMU, Manufactured-stone, Natural, Slipform, Sometimes, Stone, Stonemasonry, This, To
related to Veneer masonry · 7
Masonry → As, Concrete, In, Most, The, There, This
has application · 6
Masonry → Brick, Concrete, Filling, On, Structural, They
related to External links · 6
Masonry → AmericaIllustrated Glossary, AmericaInternational Masonry InstituteNational Concrete, Mason Contractors Association, Masonry AssociationMasonry Institute, Stone Industry Terms Archived, Wayback Machine
related to history · 5
Masonry → Early, Egyptian, Roman, Since, The
related to Passive fire protection (PFP) · 4
Masonry → Class, Fire, For, In
related to Structural limitations · 4
Masonry → Besides, Many, One, This
related to Uniformity and rusticity · 4
Masonry → In, Others, Some, The

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concrete brick wall blocks stone used building bricks construction structural mortar walls strength made often stones block surface units veneer

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Masonryis acraft of building a structure with stone0.90text
Masonryis anon-combustible product and can protect the building from fire.Masonry walls are more resistant to projectiles0.90text
Masonryis aspecial material of extreme mechanical properties0.90text
graniteinstance ofrocks0.80text
marbleinstance ofrocks0.80text
and limestoneinstance ofrocks0.80text
fireplacesinstance ofmasonry is also used in non-structural applications0.80text
chimneysinstance ofmasonry is also used in non-structural applications0.80text
veneer systems.Brickinstance ofmasonry is also used in non-structural applications0.80text
concrete block are the most common types of masonry in use in industrialized nationsinstance ofmasonry is also used in non-structural applications0.80text
may be either load-bearing or non-load-bearinginstance ofmasonry is also used in non-structural applications0.80text
bricksinstance ofoffers much greater tensile and lateral strength to structures.AdvantagesThe use of materials0.80text

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