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Masonry Basics

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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. 2nd Monolithic






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






3. 3rd Today






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






5. Rock deposited in a molton state






6. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






7. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






8. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






9. SW - MW and NW






10. Stacked on top






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






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






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






14. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






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






16. Running bond every so many coarse






17. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






18. Horizontal Reinforcing - Joint - Grout - Bond Beam - Vertical Reinforcing - Surface Bonding and Severe Seismic Zones or High Impact load






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






20. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






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






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






23. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






24. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






25. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






26. Horizontal Reinforcing - Joint - Grout - Bond Beam - Vertical Reinforcing - Surface Bonding and Severe Seismic Zones or High Impact load






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






28. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






29. Made in molds taken directly from real stone - Thin material - 1 1/2 Inches think - made of light weight concrete dried to match the coloration - of the authentic stone that its meant to imitate






30. Every other coarse and repeats itself






31. Cut Stone and Asklar






32. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






33. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






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






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






36. Are large slabs






37. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






38. Are porous






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






40. 1st CO






41. Every other coarse and repeats itself






42. 1 horizontal row of Brick






43. Are large slabs






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






45. End of the block






46. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






47. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






48. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






49. 1st CO






50. Rubble and Coursed