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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. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






2. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






3. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






4. 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






5. Normal way to lay a brick






6. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






7. Rock deposited in a molton state






8. 1st CO






9. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






10. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






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






12. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






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






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






15. Weakest in most masonry wall






16. Running bond every so many coarse






17. 2nd Monolithic






18. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






19. Are porous






20. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






21. Running bond every so many coarse






22. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






23. End of the block






24. Are large slabs






25. Stretcher - header - stretcher






26. 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






27. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






28. 1 horizontal row of Brick






29. Looks like running bond but made from headers






30. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






31. 1st CO






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






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






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






35. Header - stretch - header






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






37. 2nd Monolithic






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






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






40. Header - stretch - header






41. Bigger hole / add rebar






42. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






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






44. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






45. Are porous






46. Deposited by action of water or wind






47. Cut Stone and Asklar






48. SW - MW and NW






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






50. Stretcher - header - stretcher