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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. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






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






3. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






4. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






5. Header - stretch - header






6. 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






7. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






8. Stretcher - header - stretcher






9. End of the block






10. Stacked on top






11. Normal way to lay a brick






12. Every other coarse and repeats itself






13. Deposited by action of water or wind






14. Looks like running bond but made from headers






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






16. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






17. Normal way to lay a brick






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






19. 3rd Today






20. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






21. 2nd Monolithic






22. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






23. Every other coarse and repeats itself






24. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






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






26. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






27. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






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






29. Stacked on top






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






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






32. Are porous






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






34. Running bond every so many coarse






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






36. Are large slabs






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






38. End of the block






39. Bigger hole / add rebar






40. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






41. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






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






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






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






45. 1st CO






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






47. Stood up rowlock






48. Cut Stone and Asklar






49. Weakest in most masonry wall






50. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads