Growing older, growing taller – Construction Specifier

Figure 1: Cumulative clay brick expansion over the height of this mid-rise apartment building resulted in substantial misalignment of bed joints at an upper floor level. Photo courtesy Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE) Unlike natural stone, concrete masonry, or calcium-silica brick (see “Failures” October 2024), clay masonry units will experience irreversible expansion over time as […]