Infrastructure Projects - Construction Technology
A Practical Guide to Construction Techniques and Practice
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The building frame has progressed to about mid height, and now the exterior wall of the building is under construction. It's going to be a brick face building. That's done with an infill masonry wall. We have some video showing that process. Some other elements here to point out this is a debris net. When debris falls from the construction area, it can travel a great distance. You really want to intercept it as close to the work area as possible. These debris nets climb with the building so that they're always adjacent to the construction. This other series of outriggers supports the climbing scaffolding for the brick laying operation. White enclosures are providing winter protection for the bricklaying activities.
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This area that first course has been installed. Here you can see the construction underway. There are two masons back there working on the construction of the wall. Typically, when you do brickwork/masonry work, you begin at the corners. There's actually the most senior, experienced bricklayer is called the corner man, because he is responsible for getting the wall plumb for making the openings accurate. Then the intermediate areas can be filled in with less experience bricklayers.
This hanging scaffold is the work area for the bricklayers. The temperature must have moderated. They're working without that enclosure. There are some vertical grooves that are cast in the columns. You use brick anchors inside those grooves. That's properly anchored. How exactly the brick is anchored to the masonry block behind him, it remains a mystery. This is just a little peek at bricklaying activities. |