Technical Information

Technical Notes on Brick Construction are FREE bulletins that contain design, detailing, and construction information based on the latest technical developments in brick masonry. Drawings, photographs, tables, and charts illustrate appropriate topics. Most of the details in the Technical Notes are available as CAD Details on the AEC Info website.

Technical Notes on Brick Construction are recommendations on the use of fired clay brick. They are explicitly written for fired clay brick which are manufactured:

1)  from clay, shale, or similar naturally-occurring earthy substances, and
2)  with a firing process that creates a fired bond between the particles of the brick.

The properties of fired clay brick and the clay brick masonry made from them were used to establish the recommendations in these Technical Notes.  Using these recommendations with other products that are not manufactured as outlined above may not result in the same performance associated with fired clay brick masonry. Further, use of these Technical Notes for the design, installation, and maintenance of construction built with other products may in fact be detrimental to those products and the building on which they are installed. Thus, BIA does not advise the use of these recommendations with other products, including but not limited to those claiming to be similar to fired clay brick products such as “fly ash” brick, concrete brick, and other unfired or non-clay brick.

The Brick Industry Association is currently in the process of revising many of the Technical Notes. Technical content will be updated to current standards and construction practices. Other changes will include updated format, graphics, drawings, and photographs.

Technical Notes are available individually online or may be ordered as a set through the Brick Bookstore. Once registered, the purchaser of a complete set with a binder will be notified via email of new or revised Technical Notes.

Technical Notes Index

 

1		Hot and Cold Weather Construction	June 2006
2		Glossary of Terms Relating to Brick Construction	Mar 1999
3		Overview of Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures	July 2002
3A		Brick Masonry Material Properties	Dec 1992
3B		Brick Masonry Section Properties	May 1993
4		Heat Transmission Coefficients of Brick Masonry Walls	Sept 1997
4B		Energy Code Compliance of Brick Masonry Walls	Feb 2002
5A		Sound Insulation – Clay Masonry Walls	Aug 2000
6		Painting Brick Masonry	Dec 1985
6A		Colorless Coatings for Brick Masonry	Aug 2008
7		Water Penetration Resistance – Design and Detailing	Dec 2005
7A		Water Penetration Resistance – Materials	Dec 2005
7B		Water Penetration Resistance – Construction and Workmanship	Dec 2005
8		Mortars for Brickwork	Jan 2008
8B		Mortars for Brickwork – Selection and Quality Assurance	Jan 2006
9		Manufacturing of Brick	Dec 2006
9A		Specifications for and Classifications of Brick	Oct 2007
9B		Manufacturing, Classifications, and Selection of Brick – Part 3	Dec 2003
10		Dimensioning and Estimating Brick Masonry	Feb 2009
11		Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry – Part 1	Aug 2001
11A		Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry – Part 2	Sept 1988
11B		Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry – Part 3	Sept 1988
11C		Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry – Part 4	May 1998
11D		Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry – Part 4 Continued	Sept 1988
11E		Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry – Part 5	Sept 1991
13		Ceramic Glazed Brick Exterior Walls	Dec 2005
14		Paving Systems Using Clay Pavers	Mar 2007
14A		Paving Systems Using Clay Pavers on a Sand Setting Bed	Oct 2007
14B		Paving Systems Using Clay Pavers on a Bituminous Setting Bed	June 2010
14C		Paving Systems Using Clay Pavers in a Mortar Setting Bed	July 2011
14D		Permeable Clay Brick Pavements	Feb 2012
14E		Accessible Clay Brick Pavements	July 2012
15		Salvaged Brick	May 1988
16		Fire Resistance of Brick Masonry	Mar 2008
17		Reinforced Brick Masonry – Introduction	Oct 1996
17A		Reinforced Brick Masonry – Materials and Construction	Aug 1997
17B		Reinforced Brick Masonry – Beams	Mar 1999
17L		Four Inch RBM Curtain and Panel Walls	Sept 1988
17M		Reinforced Brick Masonry – Girders	Sept 1988
18		Volume Changes – Analysis and Effects of Movement	Oct 2006
18A		Accommodating Expansion of Brickwork	Nov 2006
19		Residential Fireplace Design	Jan 1993
19A		Residential Fireplaces – Details and Construction	Aug 2000
19B		Residential Chimneys – Design and Construction	Apr 1998
19C		Contemporary Brick Masonry Fireplaces	Oct 2001
19D		Brick Masonry Fireplaces – Part 1, Russian-Style Heaters	June 1987
19E		Brick Masonry Fireplaces – Part 2, Fountain and Contemporary Style Heaters	Feb 1988
20		Cleaning Brickwork	June 2006
21		Brick Masonry Cavity Walls	Aug 1998
21A		Brick Masonry Cavity Walls – Selection of Materials	Feb 1999
21B		Brick Masonry Cavity Walls – Detailing	Apr 2002
21C		Brick Masonry Cavity Walls – Construction	Oct 1989
23		Stains – Identification and Prevention	June 2006
23A		Efflorescence – Causes and Prevention	June 2006
24		The Contemporary Bearing Wall	June 2002
24C		The Contemporary Bearing Wall – Introduction to Shear Wall Design	May 1988
24F		The Contemporary Bearing Wall – Construction	Sept 1988
24G		The Contemporary Bearing Wall – Detailing	Feb 1987
26		Single Wythe Bearing Walls	Sept 1994
27		Brick Masonry Rain Screen Walls	Aug 1994
28		Brick Veneer/Wood Stud Walls	Nov 2012
28A		Adding Brick Veneer to Existing Construction	Apr 2008
28B		Brick Veneer/Steel Stud Walls	Dec 2005
28C		Thin Brick Veneer	Apr 2014
29		Brick In Landscape Architecture – Pedestrian Applications	July 1994
29A		Brick In Landscape Architecture – Garden Walls	Jan 1999
29B		Brick In Landscape Architecture – Miscellaneous Applications	May 1988
30		Bonds and Patterns in Brickwork	Mar 1999
31		Brick Masonry Arches	Jan 1995
31A		Structural Design of Brick Masonry Arches	July 1986
31B		Structural Steel Lintels	May 1987
31C		Structural Design of Semicircular Brick Masonry Arches	Aug 1986
36		Brick Masonry Details – Sills and Soffits	Jan 1988
36A		Brick Masonry Details – Caps, Copings, Corbels, and Racking	Feb 2001
39		Testing for Engineered Brick Masonry – Brick and Mortar	Nov 2001
39A		Testing for Engineered Brick Masonry – Determination of Allowable Design Stresses	Dec 1987
39B		Testing for Engineered Brick Masonry – Quality Control	Mar 1988
40		Prefabricated Brick Masonry – Introduction	Aug 2001
41		Hollow Brick Masonry	Jan 2008
42		Empirical Design of Brick Masonry	Nov 1991
43		Passive Solar Heating with Brick Masonry – Part 1, Introduction	June 1981
43C		Passive Solar Cooling with Brick Masonry – Part 1, Introduction	Feb 2001
43D		Brick Passive Solar Heating Systems – Part 4, Material Properties	Sept 1988
43G		Brick Passive Solar Heating Systems – Part 7, Details and Construction	Sept 1986
44		Anchor Bolts for Brick Masonry	Apr 1986
44A		Fasteners for Brick Masonry	Aug 1997
44B		Wall Ties for Brick Masonry	May 2003
45		Brick Masonry Noise Barrier Walls – Introduction	July 2001
45A		Brick Masonry Noise Barrier Walls – Structural Design	Apr 1992
46		Maintenance of Brick Masonry	Dec 2005
47		Condensation – Prevention and Control	June 2006
48		Sustainability and Brick	June 2009