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cyclopean masonry, wall constructed without mortar, using enormous blocks of stone. This technique was employed in fortifications where use of large stones reduced the number of joints and thus reduced the walls’ potential weakness. Such walls are found on Crete and in Italy and Greece. Ancient ...
The foundation material below the house in the middle of the main structure is limestone with mortar. The outside is rock faced block with "rope(?) joints" (Photo shown here) [Click to enlarge any image] The main house is all on crawlspace, with only the kitchen having a root cellar...
Where there are resources available to excavate and cut it precisely, stone can be an extremely strong and useful natural material. Unlike brick, it can be stacked without mortar and support heavy vertical loads. Stone resists deforming, weathers the elements well, withstands fire and helps ...
15.4.3.1 Dry stone walls Dry stone walls are composed of blocks of stones that are laid down without any mortar to bind them together. The structural integrity of dry stone walls arises from compression forces and the interlocking of the stones. The wall thickness depends on the nature and si...
The recycling of clay bricks can be a difficult process due to the unavoidable mortar, render and plaster residue that tends to adhere to the bricks, particularly when such products have high cement content. However, older brick is easier to recycle because much of it was constructed using ...
Dry stone walls are built without mortar or cement and this reduces cost and allows the wall to settle safely and to survive frosts. They also provide a valuable habitat for plants, animals and insects in exposed areas. Walls offer shelter and shade, they are fire and rot proof, can be ...
Rubble masonry, the use of undressed, rough stone, generally in the construction of walls. Dry-stone random rubble walls, for which rough stones are piled up without mortar, are the most basic form. An intermediate method is coursed rubble walling, for w
Several devices have been put forward to address some of the problems in block wall construction. A variety of interlocking blocks have been suggested to eliminate the need for mortar and to self-level and self-plumb block walls. Most of the interlocking blocks contain grooves and protrusions th...