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