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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. Every other coarse and repeats itself






3. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






4. End of the block






5. 1 horizontal row of Brick






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






7. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






8. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






9. Every other coarse and repeats itself






10. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






11. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






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






13. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






14. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






15. 3rd Today






16. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






17. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






18. Rock deposited in a molton state






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






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






21. Are porous






22. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






23. Deposited by action of water or wind






24. Are porous






25. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






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






27. SW - MW and NW






28. Normal way to lay a brick






29. Stood up rowlock






30. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






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






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






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






34. Looks like running bond but made from headers






35. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






36. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






37. Stacked on top






38. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






39. Normal way to lay a brick






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






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






42. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






43. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






44. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






45. Rock deposited in a molton state






46. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






47. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






48. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






49. Are large slabs






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