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






2. SW - MW and NW






3. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






4. Stretcher - header - stretcher






5. Deposited by action of water or wind






6. Bigger hole / add rebar






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






8. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






9. Are porous






10. 2nd Monolithic






11. 3rd Today






12. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






13. Bigger hole / add rebar






14. Rubble and Coursed






15. 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






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






17. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






18. 3rd Today






19. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






20. End of the block






21. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






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






23. 2nd Monolithic






24. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






25. Are large slabs






26. Normal way to lay a brick






27. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






28. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






29. 1st CO






30. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






31. Cut Stone and Asklar






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






33. Deposited by action of water or wind






34. 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






35. Are large slabs






36. Are porous






37. Rubble and Coursed






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






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






40. Header - stretch - header






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






42. Looks like running bond but made from headers






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






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






45. Stood up rowlock






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






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






48. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






49. End of the block






50. Looks like running bond but made from headers