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






2. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






3. 1 horizontal row of Brick






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






5. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






6. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






7. 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






8. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






9. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






10. Cut Stone and Asklar






11. Rock deposited in a molton state






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






13. Running bond every so many coarse






14. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






15. Cut Stone and Asklar






16. Stood up rowlock






17. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






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






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






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






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






22. Weakest in most masonry wall






23. Header - stretch - header






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






25. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






26. 3rd Today






27. Normal way to lay a brick






28. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






29. SW - MW and NW






30. Bigger hole / add rebar






31. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






32. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






33. 3rd Today






34. Stood up rowlock






35. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






36. Header - stretch - header






37. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






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






39. Running bond every so many coarse






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






41. 2nd Monolithic






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






43. Are porous






44. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






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






46. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






47. Bigger hole / add rebar






48. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






49. 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






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