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    Quizzical Pursuit
    —The Architecture Puzzler

    Created by Dave Guadagni

    Solution to Last Week's Puzzler
    Architecture Puzzler #386

    Question

    Are concrete masonry units (CMU) typically specified as width by height by length or as length by height by width?

    Answer

    CMUs are typically specified as width by height by length, with the nominal dimension being three-eighths of an inch (0.95 centimeters) greater than the actual dimension.
     


     

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    Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects

    Quizzical Pursuit is Copyright 2008, Dave Guadagni.

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