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






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






3. Rubble and Coursed






4. Deposited by action of water or wind






5. Every other coarse and repeats itself






6. Bigger hole / add rebar






7. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






8. Looks like running bond but made from headers






9. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






10. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






11. Running bond every so many coarse






12. Rock deposited in a molton state






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






14. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






15. Stretcher - header - stretcher






16. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






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






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






19. Running bond every so many coarse






20. Cut Stone and Asklar






21. 3rd Today






22. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






23. Weakest in most masonry wall






24. Rock deposited in a molton state






25. 1 horizontal row of Brick






26. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






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






28. Stacked on top






29. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






30. Bigger hole / add rebar






31. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






32. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






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






34. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






35. Every other coarse and repeats itself






36. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






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






38. Stood up rowlock






39. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






40. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






41. Stretcher - header - stretcher






42. 2nd Monolithic






43. 1st CO






44. Looks like running bond but made from headers






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






46. Are porous






47. Deposited by action of water or wind






48. Rubble and Coursed






49. End of the block






50. 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