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






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






3. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






4. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






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






6. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






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






8. Looks like running bond but made from headers






9. Normal way to lay a brick






10. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






11. Cut Stone and Asklar






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






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. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






17. Every other coarse and repeats itself






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






19. 3rd Today






20. Weakest in most masonry wall






21. 1st CO






22. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






23. 2nd Monolithic






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






25. Rubble and Coursed






26. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






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






28. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






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






30. Stacked on top






31. SW - MW and NW






32. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






33. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






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






35. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






36. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






37. 1 horizontal row of Brick






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






39. Are porous






40. 2nd Monolithic






41. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






42. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






43. Running bond every so many coarse






44. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






45. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






46. 3rd Today






47. Deposited by action of water or wind






48. Stretcher - header - stretcher






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






50. Weakest in most masonry wall