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Identify the type of stone masonry.(a) Ashlar Chamfered masonry(b) Ashlar fine masonry(c) Ashlar facing masonry(d) Ashlar bond masonryI have been asked this question in exam.The above asked question is from Classification of Stone Masonry topic in portion Stone and Brick Masonry of Construction & Building Materials

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Right ANSWER is (a) Ashlar Chamfered masonry

For explanation I would say: Ashlar Chamfered masonryis SPECIAL form of Rock faced ashlar masonry in which the strip provided around the perimeter of the EXPOSED face is chamfered or bevelled at an angle of 45°by means of a chisel to a DEPTH of 25 mm. Due to this, a groove is formed in between adjacent blocks of stone.



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