Brickwork for Apprentices

by J.C. Hodge, Malcolm Thorpe

Overview

Expanded and edited by Malcolm Thorpe, a former CITB Advisor, this latest edition incorporates all the latest industry-based requirements and technical developments in the construction industry. A new feature is the e-resource facility that includes multiple choice questions and answers, short oral questions and answers, and practical competency checks with marking schemes. These are all matched to current programmes, providing students with essential practice and revision for exam preparation.

A classic text, Brickwork for Apprentices has been the established reference on brickwork for generations of bricklayers. Continuously in print since 1944, John Hodge’s classic text has now been revised in its sixth edition and brought fully in line with the latest Building Regulations and requirements for City & Guilds courses. This is an essential text for qualified bricklayers and other professionals working in construction, as well as students new to the industry and wishing to embark on a career in bricklaying.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367624347
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	12/30/2020
Edition description:	6th ed.
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

The late J. C. Hodge was a Senior Lecturer at Metropolitan University, London, and Life Member and former President of the Guild of Bricklayers.

Malcolm Thorpe is a Life Member of the Guild of Bricklayers and former Head of Construction at West Nottinghamshire College, UK. He has acted as a CITB adviser and was involved in the draughting of bricklaying programmes. He was a verifier for CITB and spent several years producing examination material for examining bodies. He also spent over thirty years designing and organising Guild of Bricklayers Local and National bricklaying competitions.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

1 History of craft training 1

2 Materials 4

3 Tools 29

4 Bonding of brickwork 44

5 Bonding of blockwork 70

6 Bondong details 80

7 Foundations 94

8 Craft operations 105

9 Bridging openings 147

10 Cavity walling and brick cladding 194

11 Damp prevention 216

12 Chimneys, flues and fireplace construction 233

13 External works 262

14 Special shaped bricks 277

15 Joint finishing 287

16 Calculations 295

17 Multiple-choice questions 323

Answers to multiple-choice questions 345

Index 349