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






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






3. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






4. Every other coarse and repeats itself






5. Stacked on top






6. Are large slabs






7. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






8. Rubble and Coursed






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






10. Normal way to lay a brick






11. Stood up rowlock






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






13. 2nd Monolithic






14. Are large slabs






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






16. Stood up rowlock






17. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






18. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






19. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






20. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






21. Rubble and Coursed






22. Every other coarse and repeats itself






23. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






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






25. 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






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






27. Stacked on top






28. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






29. Weakest in most masonry wall






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






31. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






32. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






33. Normal way to lay a brick






34. 1st CO






35. 3rd Today






36. 3rd Today






37. Header - stretch - header






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






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






40. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






41. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






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






43. Deposited by action of water or wind






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






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






46. Header - stretch - header






47. Running bond every so many coarse






48. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






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






50. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications