What is a concrete band?

Often, exterior concrete masonry walls incorporate clay brick, or concrete masonry is used in clay brick walls as accent bands. The bands add architectural interest to the wall and can also help hide horizontal elements such as flashing and expansion joints.

What is a band course?

A string course, which is also called a band course, is used as a horizontal feature within a wall. A string course can either be installed flush with the wall or in some instances the design may dictate that it projects slightly.

What is a belt course in construction definition?

: a horizontal band forming part of an interior or exterior architectural composition (as around pillars or engaged columns)

What is a stringer course?

Description: Stringer Course is used to provide a decorative band around an external fascia. This is lightweight and easy to install simply using glue (you can use mechanical fixings should you wish to), and features a lovely, roughened, sandstone effect surface texture.

What is a concrete band beam?

Ultrashells are precast, pre-stressed, beam shells which are used to provide a fast, cost effective solution to any band beam design. Ultrashell bands can be easily connected to concrete columns, steel columns, piers or load bearing walls. Band depths of 290mm to 600mm, and widths of 600mm up to 2400mm are possible.

What is a band course brickwork?

Thorverton Stone band course is usually incorporated into a building as a band of stone that surrounds the structure. Its purpose is mostly aesthetic, often used to break up a monotonous expanse of brickwork. Bandcourses are often linked in to the heads and match the lintel design.

What is drip course in building?

To facilitate the drainage of water from the coping, a groove is cut on the underside which is called drip course.

What is a cornice in building?

Cornice, in architecture, the decorated projection at the top of a wall provided to protect the wall face or to ornament and finish the eaves. The term is used as well for any projecting element that crowns an architectural feature, such as a doorway.

What is belt wall?

A new lateral force-resisting structural system for concrete high-rise buildings, distributed belt wall system, is proposed. Unlike conventional belt structures, the belt walls infilling the space between perimeter columns are distributed separately along the overall building height.

What is a blocking course?

: the finishing course of a wall showing above a cornice usually serving as a solid parapet and forming a small architectural attic.

How many courses are there in block?

A single wythe of brick that is not structural in nature is referred to as a masonry veneer. A standard 8-inch CMU block is exactly equal to three courses of brick. A bond (or bonding) pattern) is the arrangement of several courses of brickwork.

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