2. Noun. Material used as fill between walls of greater structural integrity, especially in masonry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hearting
1. heart [v] - See also: heart
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hearting
Literary usage of Hearting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles and Practice of Harbour Construction by William Shield (1895)
"... breakwaters—Breakwaters with side walls of masonry and hearting of loose
rubble—Kilrush pier—Wick breakwater —Danger of loose rubble hearting—Advantages ..."
2. A treatise on mountain roads, live loads, and bridges by Henry St. Clair Wilkins (1879)
"The hearting of arches is often built up of rubble-chips or of stone of less ...
Two hearting-chips to one facing-voussoir in thickness is a common ..."
3. Indian Storage Reservoirs with Earthen Dams: Being a Practical Treatise on by William Lumisden Strange (1913)
"The hearting shall be laid and bonded closely into the casings as soon as possible
... hearting of Concrete.—Where the interior of the wall will not be ..."
4. Notes on Cylinder Bridge Piers and the Well System of Foundations by John Newman (1893)
"Lime mortar should not be used in the hearting, aa the decrease of strength ...
It is important that the deposition of the concrete hearting be done equally ..."
5. Notes on Cylinder Bridge Piers and the Well System of Foundations by John Newman (1893)
"Lime mortar should not be used in the hearting, as the decrease of strength ...
It is important that the deposition of the concrete hearting be done equally ..."
6. The Hydraulic Principles Governing River and Harbor Construction by Curtis McDonald Townsend (1922)
"The vertical breakwaters first built consisted of two masonry walls with a hearting
of rubble. Below water the joints were usually not filled with mortar. ..."
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