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Masonry Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






2. Are large slabs






3. 2nd Monolithic






4. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






5. Bigger hole / add rebar






6. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






7. Bigger hole / add rebar






8. Rubble and Coursed






9. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






10. Cut Stone and Asklar






11. Looks like running bond but made from headers






12. Course - Wythe - Stretcher - Header - Rowlock - Soldier and Corbel






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






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






15. Consists of irregular quarried fragments that have at least one good face to expose in a wall






16. Are porous






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






18. Normal way to lay a brick






19. Normal way to lay a brick






20. Weakest in most masonry wall






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






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






23. 1st CO






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






25. 2nd Monolithic






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






27. Cut Stone and Asklar






28. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






29. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






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






31. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






32. Deposited by action of water or wind






33. Running bond every so many coarse






34. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






35. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






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






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






38. Every other coarse and repeats itself






39. End of the block






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






41. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






42. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






43. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






44. Looks like running bond but made from headers






45. Either igneous or sedimentary has been transformed by heat and pressure into a diff types of rock






46. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






47. Deposited by action of water or wind






48. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






49. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






50. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is