section_path: Brick/Serpentine masonry
section_name: Serpentine masonry
paragraph_text: Serpentine masonry
  
  A crinkle-crankle wall is a brick wall that follows a serpentine path, rather than a straight line. This type of wall is more resistant to toppling than a straight wall; so much so that it may be made of a single wythe of unreinforced brick and so despite its longer length may be more economical than a straight wall.