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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. Stretcher - header - stretcher






3. Rock deposited in a molton state






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






5. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






6. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






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






8. Normal way to lay a brick






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






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






11. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






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






14. Are large slabs






15. Every other coarse and repeats itself






16. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






17. Bigger hole / add rebar






18. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






19. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






20. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






21. Header - stretch - header






22. Stood up rowlock






23. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






24. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






25. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






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






27. Looks like running bond but made from headers






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






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






30. Normal way to lay a brick






31. Bigger hole / add rebar






32. 3rd Today






33. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






34. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






35. Running bond every so many coarse






36. 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






37. SW - MW and NW






38. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






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






40. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






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






42. SW - MW and NW






43. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






44. Cut Stone and Asklar






45. End of the block






46. Deposited by action of water or wind






47. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






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






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






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