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






2. Deposited by action of water or wind






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






4. Every other coarse and repeats itself






5. Stretcher - header - stretcher






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. Are large slabs






8. Stood up rowlock






9. Header - stretch - header






10. Running bond every so many coarse






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






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






13. 1 horizontal row of Brick






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






15. Rubble and Coursed






16. 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






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






18. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






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






20. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






21. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






22. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






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






24. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






25. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






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






27. Normal way to lay a brick






28. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






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






30. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






31. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






32. Are porous






33. Stacked on top






34. 2nd Monolithic






35. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






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






37. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






38. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






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






40. End of the block






41. 3rd Today






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






43. Header - stretch - header






44. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






45. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






46. 1st CO






47. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






48. Weakest in most masonry wall






49. Looks like running bond but made from headers






50. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)