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2.28 CHAPTER TWO
Open end, or Double open end unit
“A” shaped unit
Lintel unit
Stretcher unit Single corner unit
Concrete brick
Double corner or
Corner return unit
plain end unit
Bond beam units Pilaster units
FIGURE 2.19 Typical concrete masonry units. FIGURE 2.20 Shapes to accommodate vertical
(Courtesy: PCA.) or horizontal reinforcement. (Courtesy: PCA.)
FIGURE 2.21 Threading a reinforcing bar through a hollow concrete block. (Courtesy: Author.)
