Question: Facts: A rectangular building with brick veneer walls is constructed with the following information: Dimension of the building: 6 0 f t wide and 1

Facts: A rectangular building with brick veneer walls is constructed with the following information:
Dimension of the building: 60ft wide and 150ft long
Height of the brick veneer wall: 8ft
Total area of openings for doors and windows: 324 sf
Wall thickness: 6 in.
Brick type: Norman
Brick pattern: 60% stretchers and 40% headers
Mortar thickness: 12"
Question: Using the quantity takeoff tables used in Module 9, estimate the number of bricks and amount of mortar required fur the walls. Show all your work to get the full credit.
Mortar for Masonry Work
Quantity Takeoff for Mortar
-Approximate cubic feet of mortar per 1000 bricks*
\table[[Name,Thickness of Mortar],[38in,12in.],[Standard,8.61,10.91],[Engineer,9.21,11.69],[Economy,10.72,13.66],[Roman,11.31,14.39],[Norman,11.69,14.90],[Norwegian,17.50,22.60],[SCR,8.61,10.91]]
Facts: A rectangular building with brick veneer

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