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Masonry Basics

Instructions:
  • 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. Stretcher - header - stretcher






2. Normal way to lay a brick






3. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






4. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






5. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






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






7. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






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






9. Stacked on top






10. Brick with holes in em (Better gripping strength)






11. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






12. Are large slabs






13. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






14. Rock deposited in a molton state






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






16. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






17. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






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






19. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






20. 3rd Today






21. 3rd Today






22. Rubble and Coursed






23. Looks like running bond but made from headers






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






25. Stacked on top






26. Cut Stone and Asklar






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






28. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






29. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






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






31. Stood up rowlock






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






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






34. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






35. Cut Stone and Asklar






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






37. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






38. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






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






40. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






41. 2nd Monolithic






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






43. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






44. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






45. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






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






47. Rubble and Coursed






48. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






49. Every other coarse and repeats itself






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