The term masonry is used to indicate the art of building the structure. Masonry work is one of the major building crafts and one of the oldest. Masonry is defined as the construction of building units bonded together with mortar. The building units are stones, bricks or precast blocks of concrete. When stones are used as the building units it is called stone masonry. Similarly in brick masonry bricks are used as the building units. Even though new principles of construction and new materials become prominent in building construction practices, masonry has got the highest importance in building industry.
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