English Cross Bond. English bond is considered as the strongest and most widely used brick bond in construction work. English cross bond definition a brickwork bond in which the vertical joints of the stretchers in any course are in line with the centers of the first stretchers above and below.
Brick on edge bond. English cross bond definition a brickwork bond in which the vertical joints of the stretchers in any course are in line with the centers of the first stretchers above and below. These joints center on the stretchers themselves in the courses above and below.
It consists of an alternate course of headers and stretchers.
In a single flemish bond the face elevation is of flames bond and the filling as well as backing is of the English bond. An electrical connection between the ground feeder or conductor and the rails of an electric railway or between rails of one or more tracks for equalizing the return current flowing in the rails and for bridging. It consists of an alternate course of headers and stretchers. English Cross or Dutch Bond.
