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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. Cut Stone and Asklar






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






3. SW - MW and NW






4. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






5. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






6. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






7. Deposited by action of water or wind






8. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






9. Bigger hole / add rebar






10. Are large slabs






11. Weakest in most masonry wall






12. 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






13. Bigger hole / add rebar






14. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






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






16. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






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






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






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






20. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






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






22. SW - MW and NW






23. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






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






25. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






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






27. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






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






29. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






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






31. Stood up rowlock






32. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






33. Running bond every so many coarse






34. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






35. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






36. Rubble and Coursed






37. Rubble and Coursed






38. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






39. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






40. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






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






42. End of the block






43. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






44. 2nd Monolithic






45. Normal way to lay a brick






46. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






47. 1 horizontal row of Brick






48. Cut Stone and Asklar






49. Header - stretch - header






50. Running bond every so many coarse