In axed brick arches, the joints of the arch are not of uniform thickness.

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• In rough brick arches, the joints at the extrados are wider than those at the intrados.
• A brick which is cut in such a way that the width of its one end is half that of a full brick, is called
• A brick which is half as wide as a full brick, is called
• The lower portion of an arch between the skew back and crown is called
• The span of an arch is
• The wedge shaped unit (voussoir) placed at the crown of an arch, is called
• The surface of the abutment on which the arch rests, is known as
• The intrados of the flat arch is horizontal but the extrados has a straight camber or upward curvature.
• The depth of arch is the
• The intermediate support of an arch is known as pier.