Masonry Skills, Fifth Edition
Best Selling Guide to Understanding and Learning How to Perform Masonry Work, Approved By The Brick Industry of America

Fifth Edition
Author: Richard T. Kreh

Written by a Master Mason with over 40 years of professional masonry and construction experience, this all-new edition of today's best-selling guide to understanding and learning how to do masonry work is approved by The Brick Industry of America!

Extraordinarily complete, the author draws upon more than 25 years as an instructor to provide users with a reader-friendly, comprehensive guide to basic information and advanced skills – from materials, bonds, brick, and concrete block, through advanced work such as building fireplaces, arches, and more!

All technical and safety information has been thoroughly updated to reflect current industry practices and federally mandated guidelines. An all-new unit on glass block masonry developed in conjunction with Pittsburgh Corning Company, the leading manufacturer of glass block in the United States, has also been added to this edition to equip masonry students and professionals with the expertise they need to respond to rising demands for this material in home and commercial applications.

In addition to featuring a wealth of helpful illustrations, all projects have been field-tested in masonry shops to guarantee their usefulness in developing the competencies required of today's professionals.

Features:

• information is organized into short, easy-to-read sections with related math checkpoints included at the end of units as needed, making the book ideal for beginners and pros alike
• photographs, illustrations, and tables makes it easy to read, follow along, and learn from the book as readers complete interesting and challenging projects designed to test their new skills
• safety on the job is now introduced at the beginning of the book, and underscored by references to OSHA requirements for masonry safety practices that appear throughout the book
• project plans in the chapters and appendices, complete with illustrations of finished projects, make it easy for novices to work directly from the book, eliminating the need to purchase additional workbooks
• Unit Objectives, Section Summaries, and Achievement Reviews focus attention on key points while enabling readers to evaluate their progress as they work through the book
• reading level is appropriate for high school students, with end-of-section summaries to focus attention on key points
• an Instructor's Guide is also available and contains lesson plans, answers to text questions, and a comprehensive exam to reduce prep time for teachers and trainers

Contents:

Section 1: Development and Manufacture of Brick and Concrete Block Masonry
Unit 1 - Development of Clay and Shale Brick
Unit 2 - Manufacture of Brick
Unit 3 - Development of Concrete Block
Unit 4 - Manufacture of Concrete Block Masonry Units

Section 2: Tools and Equipment
Unit 5 - Basic Tools of the Trade
Unit 6 - Learning to Use the Basic Tools
Unit 7 - Related Equipment
Unit 8 - Cutting With the Masonry Saw

 Section 3: Mortar
Unit 9 - The Development of Mortar
Unit 10 - Types of Mortar and Their Characteristics
Unit 11 - Mixing Mortar

Section 4: Essentials of Bonding
Unit 12 - Introduction to Bonding
Unit 13 - Traditional Structural and Pattern Bonds
Unit 14 - Bonding Concrete Block and Rules for Bonding.

Section 5: Laying Brick and Concrete Block
Unit 15 - Laying Brick to the Line
Unit 16 - Building the Brick Corner
Unit 17 - Estimating Brick Masonry by Rule of Thumb
Unit 18 - Laying Concrete Block to the Line
Unit 19 - Laying the Block Corner
Unit 20 - Estimating Concrete Block by Rule of Thumb
Unit 21 - Building a Composite Wall with Brick and Concrete Block
Unit 22 - Cavity and Reinforced Walls

Section 6: Masonry Practices and Details of Construction
Unit 23 - Masonry Supports, Chases, and Bearings
Unit 24 - Small, On-Flue Chimneys
Unit 25 - Expansion Joints, Intersecting Walls, and the Use of Rules
Unit 26 - Installing Anchor Bolts, Brick Corbeling, and Wall Copings
Unit 27 - Glass Block Masonry

Section 7: Scaffolding and Cleaning Masonry Work
Unit 28 - Types of Scaffolding
Unit 29 - Safety Rules for Erecting and Using Scaffolding
Unit 30 - Cleaning Brick and Concrete Block
Unit 31 - Removing Various Stains

Section 8: Fireplaces and Chimneys
Unit 32 - History, Theory, and Function of the Fireplace Chimney
Unit 33 - Design and Construction of a Fireplace
Unit 34 - Multiple Opening and Heat Circulating Fireplaces

Section 9: Arches
Unit 35 - Development of Arches
Unit 36 - Construction of Semicircular and Segmental Arches
Unit 37 - Construction of the Jack Arch

Section 10: Concrete
Unit 38 - Concrete Forms and Placing Footings
Unit 39 - Essentials of Concrete Work

Section 11: Understanding and Reading Construction Drawings
Unit 40 - Line and Symbol Identification
Unit 41 - The Working Drawing
Unit 42 - Dimensions and Scales

Section 12: Masonry as a Career and Masonry Projects
Unit 43 - Masonry as a Career
Unit 44 - Selected Masonry Projects

680 Pages - 8 x 9-1/2 in.

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