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Builder Bill - Glossary of building Category: Architecture and Buildings > Building Date & country: 24/09/2013, AU Words: 115

Soffit
In Masonry. The under surface of an arch or beam. ;

Soldier Course
A course of bricks with the bricks stood up vertically;

Springing Line.
A horizontal construction line denoting the starting of the curve in curved arches, or the bottom of a flat arch.;

Stack Bond
A brick or masonry bond where the all members are aligned vertically. There is no staggered effect or overlapping. Also known as Stacked Bond;

Stretcher Bond Brickwork
A brickwork bond consisting of overlapping stretchers. In the US known as Running Bond.;

String Course
Also called a belt course. A horizontal band of decorative masonry extending across the face of a building or around features such as columns and pilasters.;

Surbase Arch
A Gothic or pointed arch having a rise of less than half the span.;

Three Centre Arch
An arch based on two equal smaller arcs at the abutment-haunch area blending into a single larger radius arc arc at the crown. Also know as a Basket Handle or Anse De Panier.;

Throughs
Large stones at right angles to the face that pass though thick walls tying the faces together. Sometimes called Perpends. (From being perpendicular to the run of the wall). ;

Triangular Arch
A simple arch with a short span, usually with only two inclined stone slabs. ;

Tudor Arch
A pointed arch based on four circular arcs.;

Types Of Arches
A brief introduction to the various types of arches and their uses ;

Voussior
The individual masonry pieces that make up an arch. (In the sketch above their are nine of them.;

Weep Holes
1.)Holes in the lower section of retaining walls to allow water to pass through the wall.

Wythe
1.)A continuous vertical section of masonry one unit in thickness.