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Masonry Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Are large slabs






2. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






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






4. End of the block






5. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






6. Deposited by action of water or wind






7. 3rd Today






8. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






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






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






11. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






12. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






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






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






15. Normal way to lay a brick






16. SW - MW and NW






17. Are porous






18. Stood up rowlock






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






20. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






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






22. Running bond every so many coarse






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






24. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






25. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






26. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






27. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






28. Stacked on top






29. 1 horizontal row of Brick






30. 1 horizontal row of Brick






31. End of the block






32. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






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






34. SW - MW and NW






35. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






36. Rock deposited in a molton state






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






38. Stood up rowlock






39. Bigger hole / add rebar






40. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






41. Header - stretch - header






42. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






43. Looks like running bond but made from headers






44. 2nd Monolithic






45. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






46. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






47. Cut Stone and Asklar






48. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






49. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






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