Patent ID: 11873637
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 8:
9. A brick wall comprising:
an NPR brick configured to exhibit NPR behavior, the NPR brick comprising:
substantially flat top and bottom walls; and
four side walls, each side wall defining a first angled region angled inwards toward a central portion of the NPR brick;

a positive Poisson's ratio (PPR) brick disposed adjacent to the NPR brick, the PPR brick comprising:
substantially flat top and bottom walls; and
four side walls, each side wall defining a second angled region angled outwards away from a central portion of the PPR brick,

wherein the second angled region of one of the side walls of the PPR brick is nested within the first angled region of one of the side walls of the NPR brick; and, mortar disposed between the NPR brick and the PPR brick.