What Is the Purpose of Bond Beams, and Where Are

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Short Answer

What is the purpose of bond beams, and where are they required in a typical load- bearing masonry structure?

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Definitions:

Specific Nerve Energies

The theory that different sensory nerves convey specific sensations to the brain.

Sensory Receptor

A specialized neuron that detects a specific type of stimulus and converts it into an electrical signal in the nervous system.

Signal Detection Theory

A means to quantify the ability to discern between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.

Stimulus

Any object or event that elicits a sensory or behavioral response in an organism.