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






2. 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






3. 1 horizontal row of Brick






4. End of the block






5. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






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






7. Are porous






8. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






9. Stood up rowlock






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. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






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






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






14. Cut Stone and Asklar






15. Normal way to lay a brick






16. Looks like running bond but made from headers






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






18. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






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






20. Header - stretch - header






21. Cut Stone and Asklar






22. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






23. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






24. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






25. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






26. 1st CO






27. Running bond every so many coarse






28. Stacked on top






29. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






30. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






31. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






32. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






33. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






34. 1 horizontal row of Brick






35. End of the block






36. 2nd Monolithic






37. Looks like running bond but made from headers






38. Weakest in most masonry wall






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






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






41. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






42. Rock deposited in a molton state






43. 2nd Monolithic






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






45. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






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






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






48. Are large slabs






49. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






50. 3rd Today