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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. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






2. Are large slabs






3. Stretcher - header - stretcher






4. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






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






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






7. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






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






9. Rubble and Coursed






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






11. Normal way to lay a brick






12. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






13. 1 horizontal row of Brick






14. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






15. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






16. Stood up rowlock






17. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






18. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






19. 1st CO






20. Stretcher - header - stretcher






21. Deposited by action of water or wind






22. Running bond every so many coarse






23. Are large slabs






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






25. 3rd Today






26. Rubble and Coursed






27. 2nd Monolithic






28. Stacked on top






29. Header Bond - Stack Bond - Flemish Bond - Monk Bond - English Bond and Common Bond or American Bond






30. Bigger hole / add rebar






31. Deposited by action of water or wind






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






33. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






34. Header - stretch - header






35. Are porous






36. Stood up rowlock






37. Every other coarse and repeats itself






38. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






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






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






41. Weakest in most masonry wall






42. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






43. Looks like running bond but made from headers






44. Header Bond - Stack Bond - Flemish Bond - Monk Bond - English Bond and Common Bond or American Bond






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






46. Header - stretch - header






47. End of the block






48. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






49. 1 horizontal row of Brick






50. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty