MULTILAYER BRICK WALL Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: construction, in particular, brick masonry of public and industrial buildings and structures. SUBSTANCE: multilayer brick wall has inside and outside walls separated by a layer of warmth-keeping jacket and braced by a cross bulkhead, and made as a brick masonry with expansion joints separating the wall into temperature patterns. Each separate temperature pattern of the outside wall is additionally provided with flexible bracings and at least with one rigid horizontal bracing with cross protrusions for joint with the inside wall and installed not lower than 1/5 of the height of the temperature pattern, or above the window opening. Located in the brickwork joints are the longitudinal and lateral reinforcements, with one end attached to the rigid horizontal bracing, and the flexible bracings, passing through the warmth-keeping jacket, are attached to the inside wall. EFFECT: enhanced reliability and strength of building walls especially in the northern climatic zone. 4 dwg