Masonry Magazine March 1962 Page. 11
HIGH BOND MOTAR BEING USED
SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR PAVILION
Gas Industry Pavilion for Century 21 World's in Seattle utilizes a new concept in masonry construction. Eighteen free-standing walls 13 feet four inches long six feet eight inches high were erected of four-inch brick as part of the 1962 field development program new high bond mortar under joint development by Dow Chemical Company and the Structural Clay acts Research Foundation. The Seattle Unit Masonry Association participated in the Gas Pavilion project. Final specifications for the job called for eight-inch masonry reinforced with steel. Called Sarabond, the yet experimental mortar may be strong enough to permit load-bearing, structural masonry.
BLOCK PAVILION AT MCAA SHOW
Gas Pavilion at the Century 21 World's Fair in Seattle utilizes uniquely thin and unsupported walls of four-inch brick. These walls have at least four times the strength of a conventional wall, having one-half the thickness or twice the height jointly possible. Freedom in design and considerable savings are advantages expected to accompany performance of Sarabond mortar.
Design & Production Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, co-created the entire project. Architect is Neer and Associates, Alexandria, Virginia. Supervisory architect is A. Nelson and Russell B. Sabin, Seattle, Washington. Masonry work on the pavilion is being done by Seattle member Wm. L. Henson, Co., 127 North 35th, Seattle, Washington.
1963 Mason Contractors Association of America convention will be held in Pittsburgh, Pa., on January 27 to 30 at the Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel.
REMEMBER THIS.
Regardless of What
Blade You Use!
The accent was on glamor in the concrete block pavilion exhibited by the National Concrete Masonry Association and the Texas Concrete Masonry Association at the recent national trade show of the Mason Contractors Association of America. Especially designed for this show by John Richard Andrews, AIA, of Washington, D. C. the pavilion was a focal point for more than 2,000 delegates to the MCAA convention held February 11-14 at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston, Texas.
A salute to the exciting new faces of concrete block which are appearing with increasing frequency throughout the country, the display illustrated a unique combination of materials, craftsmanship and architectural imagination. The screen block panel pictured to the left consists of a new grille unit designed by the well-known Houston architect, John Freeman. The center panel was created by combining lintel and 4-inch partition units with 8-inch square block to achieve a dramatic pattern and dimensional effect. The panel to the far right shows the effective simplicity of standard block in an orderly stacked bond arrangement. The wall in the right foreground portrays the elegance that can be derived from common chimney block.
NCMA-TCMA member Black-Broilier, Inc. of Houston produced all concrete masonry used in the exhibit. The mason contractor was also a local firm and prominent MCAA member, the Charles C. Danna Co.
YOU CAN LOSE YOUR PANTS
WITH LOOSE BELTS!
Loose Belts on a Masonry Saw can be Costly too.
The finest Blades, world's best Operator and full voltage won't help a bit if the Belts on your Masonry Saw are loose and letting power "slip" away! POWER must be transported from the Motor to the Arbor Shaft, if Belts are even slightly loose POWER IS LOST... your costs go UP!
Check Saws Daily To Be Certain Belts Are TIGHT!
Loose Belts cast Masonry Saw users Thousands of Dollars every Day-in slower cutting and excessive Blade wear. Belts are cheap-Operators and Blades are not, so check OFTEN... Re- place worn Belts instantly.
ONRY-MARCH 1962
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