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Masonry Basics

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1. Cut Stone and Asklar






2. 2nd Monolithic






3. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






4. Stretcher - header - stretcher






5. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






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






7. Stood up rowlock






8. Every other coarse and repeats itself






9. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






10. SW - MW and NW






11. Normal way to lay a brick






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






13. Rock deposited in a molton state






14. Rock deposited in a molton state






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






17. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






18. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






19. Header - stretch - header






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






21. Are porous






22. Weakest in most masonry wall






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






24. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






25. Rubble and Coursed






26. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






27. Are large slabs






28. Are porous






29. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






30. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






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






32. Rubble and Coursed






33. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






34. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






35. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






36. SW - MW and NW






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






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






39. Stacked on top






40. Stood up rowlock






41. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






42. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






43. 3rd Today






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






45. Looks like running bond but made from headers






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






47. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






48. Stacked on top






49. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






50. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile







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