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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. Brick with holes in em (Better gripping strength)






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






3. Stacked on top






4. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






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






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






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






8. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






9. Looks like running bond but made from headers






10. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






11. 1 horizontal row of Brick






12. Are large slabs






13. Stacked on top






14. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






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






16. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






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






18. 2nd Monolithic






19. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






20. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






21. 3rd Today






22. Running bond every so many coarse






23. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






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






25. End of the block






26. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






27. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






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






29. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






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






31. Header - stretch - header






32. Stretcher - header - stretcher






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






34. Stretcher - header - stretcher






35. Cut Stone and Asklar






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






37. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






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






39. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






40. 1st CO






41. Are porous






42. 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






43. 1st CO






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






45. Rock deposited in a molton state






46. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






47. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






48. 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






49. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






50. Deposited by action of water or wind