masonry

Converse of object

• unreinforce: Unreinforced stone masonry is still used for residential housing in many earthquake prone areas.
• confine: Vertical RC confining elements should be provided following the instruction for confined clay brick masonry.
• reinforce: This can be achieved through construction of reinforced masonry or reinforced concrete window frames.
• fall: Some time ago corrugated steel sheeting had to be erected round much of the church to prevent injury from falling masonry.

Adjective modifier

• re-used: The re-used masonry may have come from a 12 th century chapel, perhaps situated within the castle.
• monumental: Outside was a considerable yard full of monumental masonry.
• medieval: There is in fact re-used medieval masonry at the back.
• structural: Eurocode 6 specifies the rules and provisions for structural masonry.

Modifies a noun

• chimney: Lining your chimney will cure problems of smoke leaking out through cracks in a masonry chimney.
• arch: The masonry arch bridge shown here is right next door to the quarry site.
• wall: East wall: screen set on low masonry wall, with four steps up to chancel.
• shear: The vertical reinforcement of the masonry shear wall should be anchored into the floor to ensure loads transfer.
• pier: The aqueduct consists of an iron trough, supported on masonry piers.
• drill: Drill bit; a masonry drill bit with a tungsten carbide bit.

Noun used with modifier

• brick/block: These techniques are applicable for most types of brick/block masonry walls.
• a'-type: East wall: mainly ' B ' but upper part of gable in ' A'-type masonry.
• ashlar: A change to ashlar masonry at the extreme east end of the nave.
• rubble: Note that it is entirely built of rubble masonry, also a typical feature.
• brick: The contribution of the tying of floors to walls detail was found to be greater for the brick masonry house.
• stone: Figure 8 below displays typical distribution of joists ' steel ties in plan of a stone masonry house.