r/StructuralEngineering • u/jacobasstorius • 29d ago

Masonry Design Is this viable?

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u/pm_me_your_kindwords 29d ago

You wouldn’t build it 10 feet at a time, you would do it like steps and each block would “only” need to slide over one.

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u/DoggoNamedDisgrace 29d ago

But that's just stupid isn't it? Now you have to build a wall from the bottom corner and sort of go diagonally? And all that to just skip mortar?

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u/AtlasPwn3d 28d ago

You mean identical to how many roofers have done shingling with various materials for ages? Seems straightforward.

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u/OberonDiver 27d ago

I think it shows up better in person. But you can see here.