SECTION 2101 GENERAL
2101.1 Scope. This chapter shall govern the materials, design, construction and quality of masonry.
SECTION 2102 DEFINITIONS AND NOTATIONS
2102.1 General. The following words and terms shall, for the purposes of this chapter and as used elsewhere in this code, have the meanings shown herein.
ADOBE CONSTRUCTION. Construction in which the exterior load-bearing and nonload-bearing walls and partitions are of unfired clay masonry units, and floors, roofs and interior framing are wholly or partly of wood or other approved materials.
Unfired clay masonry units to which admixtures, such as emulsified asphalt, are added during the manufacturing process to limit the units' water absorption so as to increase their durability.
Adobe, stabilized.
Adobe, un-stabilized.
ANCHOR. Metal rod, wire or strap that secures masonry to its structural support.
ARCHITECTURAL TERRA COTTA. Plain or ornamental hard-burned modified clay units, larger in size than brick, with glazed or unglazed ceramic finish.
AREA.
The area of the surface of a masonry unit that is in contact with mortar in the plane of the joint.
Bedded.
Gross cross-sectional.
Net cross-sectional.
AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE (AAC). Low- density cementitious product of calcium silicate hydrates, whose material specifications are defined in ASTM C 1386.
BED JOINT. The horizontal layer of mortar on which a masonry unit is laid.
BOND BEAM. A horizontal grouted element within masonry in which reinforcement is embedded.
BRICK.
A masonry unit made of sand and lime.
Calcium silicate (sand lime brick).
Clay or shale.
Concrete.
CAST STONE. A building stone manufactured from portland cement concrete precast and used as a trim, veneer or facing on or in buildings or structures.
CELL. A void space having a gross cross-sectional area greater than 11/2 square inches (967 mm2).
CHIMNEY. A primarily vertical enclosure containing one or more passageways for conveying flue gases to the outside atmosphere.
CHIMNEY TYPES.
An approved chimney for removing the products of combustion from fuel-burning, high-heat appliances producing combustion gases in excess of 2,000°F (1093°C) measured at the appliance flue outlet (see Section 2113.11.3).
High-heat appliance type.
Low-heat appliance type.
Masonry type.
Medium-heat appliance type.
Adobe, un-stabilized.
ANCHOR. Metal rod, wire or strap that secures masonry to its structural support.
ARCHITECTURAL TERRA COTTA. Plain or ornamental hard-burned modified clay units, larger in size than brick, with glazed or unglazed ceramic finish.
AREA.
The area of the surface of a masonry unit that is in contact with mortar in the plane of the joint.
Bedded.
Gross cross-sectional.
Net cross-sectional.
AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE (AAC). Low- density cementitious product of calcium silicate hydrates, whose material specifications are defined in ASTM C 1386.
BED JOINT. The horizontal layer of mortar on which a masonry unit is laid.
BOND BEAM. A horizontal grouted element within masonry in which reinforcement is embedded.
BRICK.
A masonry unit made of sand and lime.
Calcium silicate (sand lime brick).
Clay or shale.
Concrete.
CAST STONE. A building stone manufactured from portland cement concrete precast and used as a trim, veneer or facing on or in buildings or structures.
CELL. A void space having a gross cross-sectional area greater than 11/2 square inches (967 mm2).
CHIMNEY. A primarily vertical enclosure containing one or more passageways for conveying flue gases to the outside atmosphere.
CHIMNEY TYPES.
An approved chimney for removing the products of combustion from fuel-burning, high-heat appliances producing combustion gases in excess of 2,000°F (1093°C) measured at the appliance flue outlet (see Section 2113.11.3).
High-heat appliance type.
Low-heat appliance type.
Masonry type.
Medium-heat appliance type. Unfired clay masonry units that do not meet the definition of "Adobe, stabilized."
