Question

Which type of bond is shown in the below figure?

(a) Single basket weave bond

(b) Double basket weave bond

(c) Herringbone bond

(d) Della Robbia bond

This question was posed to me in an interview.

My question comes from Brickwork, Woodwork and Stone Masonry topic in chapter Rules and Methods of Measurement of Civil Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

The correct choice is (b) Double basket weave bond

For explanation I would say: The herringbone pattern made by placing soldiers next to stretchers or vice versa (i.e. headers perpendicular) making ‘L’ shapes, nesting each L in the same order of laying. Thin bricks are more common. The pattern is usually rotated by 45° to create a completely vertical (plumb) succession of ‘V’ shapes. It follows either the left or right brick forms the tip of the v in any wall. Herringbone is sometimes used as infill in timber framed buildings.