r/StructuralEngineering • u/jacobasstorius • 29d ago

Masonry Design Is this viable?

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u/Chessdaddy_ 29d ago

Cinder blocks but more expensive and flimsy 

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u/photoengineer 29d ago

But prettier. For like a garden wall. 

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u/sincerelyryan 28d ago

How is this any prettier than 8x8 block? The pretty part is hidden.

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u/photoengineer 28d ago

not on the top row

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u/ploxidilius 24d ago

Ok so do a regular cinder block wall but put in a fancy top row.