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Masonry Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Thin slabs of stone that are used for flooring and paving either rectangular or irregular in outline






2. 1 horizontal row of Brick






3. Are large slabs






4. Every other coarse and repeats itself






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






6. Stretcher - header - stretcher






7. Header - stretch - header






8. Deposited by action of water or wind






9. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






10. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






11. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






12. Bigger hole / add rebar






13. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






14. Are large slabs






15. Running bond every so many coarse






16. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






17. 3rd Today






18. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






19. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






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






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






22. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






23. Rock deposited in a molton state






24. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






25. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






26. 2nd Monolithic






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






28. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






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






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






31. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






32. Header - stretch - header






33. Rubble and Coursed






34. Stacked on top






35. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






36. Running bond every so many coarse






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






38. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






39. 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






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






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






42. Rubble and Coursed






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






44. Are porous






45. SW - MW and NW






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






47. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






48. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






49. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






50. Looks like running bond but made from headers