J.C. Hodge - Brickwork for Apprentices

Expanded and edited by Malcolm Thorpe, a former CITB Advisor, this latest edition incorporates all the latest industry-based requirements and technical developments in the construction industry. A new feature is the e-resource facility that includes multiple choice questions and answers, short oral questions and answers, and practical competency checks with marking schemes. These are all matched to current programmes, providing students with essential practice and revision for exam preparation.

A classic text, Brickwork for Apprentices has been the established reference on brickwork for generations of bricklayers. Continuously in print since 1944, John Hodges classic text has now been revised in its sixth edition and brought fully in line with the latest Building Regulations and requirements for City & Guilds courses.

This is an essential text for qualified bricklayers and other professionals working in construction, as well as students new to the industry and wishing to embark on a career in bricklaying.

The late J. C. Hodge was a Senior Lecturer at Metropolitan University, London, and Life Member and former President of the Guild of Bricklayers.

Malcolm Thorpe is a Life Member of the Guild of Bricklayers and former Head of Construction at West Nottinghamshire College, UK. He has acted as a CITB advisor and was involved in the draughting of bricklaying programmes. He was a verifier for CITB and spent several years producing examination material for examining bodies. He also spent over thirty years designing and organising Guild of Bricklayers Local and National bricklaying competitions.

Sixth edition published 2021
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First edition published by Edward Arnold 1944
Fifth edition published by Routledge 2006

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ISBN: 978-0-367-62432-3 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-0-367-62434-7 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-003-10944-0 (ebk)

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Brickwork for Apprentices has been the basic reference book on brickwork for generations as a source of information for both students/trainees starting out in his/her chosen career or a trained bricklayer seeking guidance in a particular area of study.

It has been a honour and privilege to update this book for a sixth edition.

As technology advances with ever increasing speed it has been necessary to produce this sixth edition to attempt to keep pace with the ever changing programme of study required by todays students/trainees.

Some topic areas have been updated, extended or replaced, while others have been added.

Many of the topics covered are required for students/trainees to enable them to gain the knowledge and skills that an apprentice in brickwork will require.

But it is equally useful for those studying for other courses such as National and Higher National Certificates and GCSEs in construction.

The sixth edition contains 17 sections which offer a structured programme of training and information.

There is also the facility to access the e-resource on the Routledge website, which includes multiple choice questions and answers, short oral questions and answers and three examples of practical tests with marking sheets. It can be accessed here: www.routledge.com/9780367624323.

Malcolm Thorpe