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Yasmeen. S B-Sc-I D –II Sem.

Dezyne E’cole College

TOPIC: CLASSIFICATION OF STONE MASONRY &DRESSING OF STONE

MASONRY

•Construction of building units bonded together •Masonry is basically a wall material

Types of MASONRY

• Stone masonry

• Brick masonry

• Reinforced brick masonry

• Composite masonry

• Hallow concrete block masonry

• Load bearing wall tile masonry

STONE MASONRY

Means

Stone craft

Stone Masonry

Rubble masonry

Uncoursed rubble masonry

Random rubble masonry

Coursed rubble masonry

Dry rubble masonry

Ashlar masonry

Ashlar fine

Ashlar rough tool

Ashlar chamfered

Ashlar facing

Types of Stone Masonry

Rubble masonry Rough, Unhewn Building Stone Set In Mortar, But Not Laid In Regular

Courses

Dry rubble masonry

Random rubble masonry

Coursed rubble masonry

Uncoursed rubble masonry

Ashlar masonry It is finely dressed (cut, worked) masonry, either an individual stone that has

been worked until squared

Ashlar Fine

Ashlar Chamfered

Ashlar Rough Tool

Ashlars Facing

SELECTION OF STONE FOR MASONRY

DRESSING OF STONES The stones after being quarried are to be cut into suitable sizes and with

suitable surfaces

Commonly Used Tools

• Pick

• Face hammer

• Scabbling hammer

• Mallet

• Sutke

• Mash hammer

• Spalling hammer

• Pitching tool

• Punch

• Chisel

• Toothed chisel

• Claw chisel

• Jumper

• Drag

• Saw for soft stone

• Crosscut saw

Types of Dressed Surfaces

• HAMMER DRESSED OR QUARRY-FACED SURFACE

• ROUGH TOOLED SURFACE.

• TOOLED SURFACE

• CUT STONE SURFACE

• RUBBED SURFACE

• POLISHED SURFACE

Thank You

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