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Masonry Basics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Weakest in most masonry wall






2. 1st CO






3. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






4. Bigger hole / add rebar






5. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






6. SW - MW and NW






7. Rough building stone that is obtained from riverbeds and rock strewn fields






8. Running bond every so many coarse






9. Rubble and Coursed






10. Be a Brick across multiple withs flat or on it's side






11. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






12. End of the block






13. 1 horizontal row of Brick






14. Brick with holes in em (Better gripping strength)






15. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






16. Are porous






17. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






18. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






19. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






20. Bigger hole / add rebar






21. Stacked on top






22. Soft Mud Process - Dry Mud Process and Stiff Mud Process






23. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






24. Limited spanning capability / small opening in brick walls each brick sticks out more






25. Thin slabs of stone that are used for flooring and paving either rectangular or irregular in outline






26. Stretcher - header - stretcher






27. Stood up rowlock






28. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






29. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






30. Cut Stone and Asklar






31. Normal way to lay a brick






32. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






33. 2nd Monolithic






34. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






35. Deposited by action of water or wind






36. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






37. Rubble and Coursed






38. Brick with holes in em (Better gripping strength)






39. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






40. Rock deposited in a molton state






41. 2nd Monolithic






42. Running bond every so many coarse






43. Be a Brick across multiple withs flat or on it's side






44. Cold Weather - Dry Ingredients - Accelerate Cure - Batch Size - Enclosures and Heat






45. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






46. Will over lap the one below it by half the dimension over laps 1/3 of the brick






47. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






48. Are large slabs






49. Looks like running bond but made from headers






50. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade