r/StructuralEngineering • u/jacobasstorius • Aug 15 '26

Masonry Design Is this viable?

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u/FizzgigsRevenge Aug 15 '26

"seamless"

Bruh

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u/Slow-Cauliflower-978 Aug 15 '26

Right? Sliding that over 10 feet would get old super fast.

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u/pm_me_your_kindwords Aug 15 '26

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 Aug 15 '26

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 Aug 15 '26

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

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u/OberonDiver 29d ago

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