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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. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






2. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






3. 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






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






5. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






6. 1 horizontal row of Brick






7. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






8. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






9. Stacked on top






10. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






11. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






12. Running bond every so many coarse






13. Header - stretch - header






14. Rubble and Coursed






15. Stretcher - header - stretcher






16. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






17. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






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






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






20. Bigger hole / add rebar






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






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






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






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






25. Deposited by action of water or wind






26. Stretcher - header - stretcher






27. 3rd Today






28. Rubble and Coursed






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






30. 2nd Monolithic






31. Cut Stone and Asklar






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






33. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






34. Stood up rowlock






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






36. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






37. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






38. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






39. Are porous






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






41. Stacked on top






42. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






43. Normal way to lay a brick






44. Normal way to lay a brick






45. Deposited by action of water or wind






46. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






47. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






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






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






50. 3rd Today