A gap must be provided between the bottom of the shelf angle and the brick veneer (below the shelf angle). What is the reason for this gap?

What will be an ideal response?


The gap functions as a movement joint and accounts for two factors:
1) Upward expansion of brick veneer (the bricks expand after they have been laid in the wall). 2) Live load deflection of the spandrel beam to which the shelf angle is anchored. This deflection is downward.

Trades & Technology

You might also like to view...

Describe the function of solenoids and motors in automatic transmissions and the type of power they provide.

What will be an ideal response?

Trades & Technology

Female screwworm flies need open wounds or injuries in which to lay their eggs

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Trades & Technology

Which empire’s regional influence decreased most as a result of nationalist rebellions in southeastern Europe?

a. Austria-Hungary b. the Ottoman Empire c. Czarist Russia d. Imperial Germany

Trades & Technology

Find the length of the scrap piece remaining, using 5 foot pipe, for a cast iron line of 112'8".

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Trades & Technology