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PAROI AJOUREE BRIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Masonry Practice
DEF

A brick wall having openings created either by allowing gaps between stretchers or by omitting bricks; used to support floor joists and provide ventilation under floors.

Key term(s)
  • pigeonhole wall
  • pigeon-hole wall

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Maçonnerie
DEF

Mur construit de façon à laisser des espaces réguliers, chaque assise étant faite en briques posées en panneresses posées sans se toucher aux extrémités.

CONT

Claire-voies en briques. Pour certaines applications qui nécessitent des jours dans la paroi (par exemple : aération [...], plusieurs dispositions des briques de la cloison se prêtent à l'organisation de surfaces ajourées ou en claire-voie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paredes y mamparas
  • Albañilería
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