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MODULAR SIZE OF CLAY‐PRODUCTS UNITS *
Author(s) -
Plummer and Harry C.,
Wanner E. F.
Publication year - 1943
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1943.tb15218.x
Subject(s) - modular design , masonry , standardization , unit (ring theory) , dimension (graph theory) , structural engineering , adaptability , bridge (graph theory) , grid , component (thermodynamics) , engineering , engineering drawing , computer science , mathematics , geometry , physics , combinatorics , medicine , ecology , mathematics education , biology , operating system , thermodynamics
A bstract In cooperation with the Modular Service Association, studies have been made during the past two years on present unit masonry sizes as used in conventional building construction and their adaptability to a coordinated system. It was found that a significant relationship exists between present unit sizes in height, thickness, and length and a 4‐in. modular dimension. There is little consistency, however, in the assembly of these units in similar or composite walls and far less in the coordination with component building materials and equipment. Recommendations are made for single masonry units based on whole multiples of four inches with consideration given to the various joint thicknesses. Methods are shown for relating unit sizes in fractional multiples of four inches plus mortar joints to the grid pattern. Suggestions for standardization of unit sizes are proposed to obtain maximum simplification and corresponding economy to meet postwar construction requirements.