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Masonry Basics

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  • 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. Deposited by action of water or wind






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






3. Are porous






4. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






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






6. Stretcher - header - stretcher






7. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






8. Running bond every so many coarse






9. Are porous






10. Stood up rowlock






11. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






12. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






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






14. Rubble and Coursed






15. Rock deposited in a molton state






16. Weakest in most masonry wall






17. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






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






19. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






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






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






22. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






23. Weakest in most masonry wall






24. Are large slabs






25. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






26. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






27. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






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






29. Looks like running bond but made from headers






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






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






32. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






33. Header - stretch - header






34. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






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






36. SW - MW and NW






37. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






38. 3rd Today






39. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






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






41. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






42. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






43. 1st CO






44. Deposited by action of water or wind






45. Rubble and Coursed






46. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






47. 1 horizontal row of Brick






48. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






49. Stood up rowlock






50. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)