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ot 11 inchesthick, or a multiple of that dimension. The reason for the brickand stone facings is difficult to understand. They had littlepractical value, as they were not of sufficient strength to keep tlieconcrete behind in position when it was setting—boards or someother lateral supports must… … Fig. 72.Middleton (A. A C. Black). manner to the walling. Most of the bricks tail only a few inches, 5 or 6, into the concrete behind, but it is a mistake tosay that the arches are merelyskin deep, as every sixth orseventh brick is a bonding brickwhich extends through the thick-ness of the wall.…
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