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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. Header - stretch - header






2. Stood up rowlock






3. Stacked on top






4. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






5. Weakest in most masonry wall






6. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






7. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






8. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






9. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






10. 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






11. 2nd Monolithic






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






13. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






14. SW - MW and NW






15. Every other coarse and repeats itself






16. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






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






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






19. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






20. Header - stretch - header






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






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






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






24. Rock deposited in a molton state






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






26. Bigger hole / add rebar






27. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






28. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






29. Normal way to lay a brick






30. 1st CO






31. 1 horizontal row of Brick






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






33. Stacked on top






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






35. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






36. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






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






38. End of the block






39. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






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






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






42. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






43. Stretcher - header - stretcher






44. Deposited by action of water or wind






45. Weakest in most masonry wall






46. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






47. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






48. Rubble and Coursed






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






50. Stretcher - header - stretcher