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Definition
Construction using individual units of stone, brick, or block, bound together with mortar. Masonry is excellent in compression — it can carry enormous loads — but weak in tension and susceptible to cracking under lateral forces like earthquakes. It is one of the oldest building techniques in human history.
Example
The Great Wall of China, constructed over many centuries, uses masonry techniques adapted to local materials — brick in the east, stone in the mountains, and rammed earth in the west.