Masonry Magazine August 1978 Page. 16
Construction
The final area of concern for successful cavity walls is proper construction practices. A cavity wall can have the best materials, be properly designed and detailed, and still not perform satisfactorily if it is not properly constructed. The subject of proper construction is beyond the scope of this Technical Notes issue and will be the subject of another issue in this series.
SUMMARY
This Technical Notes has provided the basic information required to properly select materials and design brick masonry cavity walls. It has discussed the properties of cavity walls, including resistance to moisture penetration, thermal properties, proper design of brick masonry cavity walls, detailing, and material selection. Obviously, this Technical Notes cannot completely cover all designs or all conditions. It does, however, offer basic information, and design and material suggestions, that if used with professional judgement will result in successfully performing brick masonry cavity walls. Other Technical Notes in this series discuss insulated cavity walls, details, and cavity wall construction.
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