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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. Brick with holes in em (Better gripping strength)
Reinforcing
Wythe
Cored Brick
Stone Types and Shapes
2. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade
Type O
Type M
Monk Bond
Types of Stone Masonry
3. 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
Manufactured Stone
MW
Moisture Resistances
Masonry Weaknesses
4. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)
Stretcher
Asklar
Type M
3 Methods to Make Bricks
5. Brick with holes in em (Better gripping strength)
Single Wythe Wall
Cored Brick
Accessories
Fieldstone
6. 3rd Today
Concrete Block Advantages
Stone Types and Shapes
Type S
Portland Cement - Water - lime and Sand
7. Stood up rowlock
Soldier
Monk Bond
Manufactured Stone
Metamorphic Rock
8. Course - Wythe - Stretcher - Header - Rowlock - Soldier and Corbel
Accessories
Bricklaying Terms
Monk Bond
Type N
9. 2nd Monolithic
Type N
Portland Cement - Water and Sand
Igneous Rock
Dimension Stone
10. Normal way to lay a brick
Double Wythe Wall
Accessories
Fieldstone
Stretcher
11. Bigger hole / add rebar
Hollow Brick
Metamorphic Rock
Type S
Bricklaying Terms
12. Stretcher - header - stretcher
Portland Cement - Water and Sand
Flagstone
Type O
Flemish Bond
13. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone
Common Bond or Ameican Bond
Accessories
Types of Stone
Igneous Rock
14. Every other coarse and repeats itself
3 Methods to Make Bricks
Runner Bond
Course
Rowlock
15. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications
Common Bond or Ameican Bond
NW
Runner Bond
Rowlock
16. Rock deposited in a molton state
Igneous Rock
Reinforcing
Corbel
Extreme Temperature Construction
17. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.
Masonry Weaknesses
Bricklaying Terms
Masonry Weaknesses
Type N
18. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock
Types of Stone
Single Wythe Wall
Bond Types
Wythe
19. Every other coarse and repeats itself
Wythe
Portland Cement - Water and Sand
Sedimentary Rock
Runner Bond
20. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone
Accessories
Type N
Header Bond
3 Methods to Make Bricks
21. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond
Dimension Stone
Single Wythe Wall
Wythe
Masonry Weaknesses
22. Header - stretch - header
Reinforcing
Raking Stretcher Bond
Extreme Temperature Construction
Monk Bond
23. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is
Brick Grades
Type S
Single Wythe Wall
Wythe
24. Stretcher - header - stretcher
Flemish Bond
Moisture Resistances
Stack Bond
Portland Cement - Water - lime and Sand
25. Are large slabs
NW
Runner Bond
Cut Stone
Types of Stone
26. Header - stretch - header
Brick Grades
Header Bond
Monk Bond
NW
27. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction
Masonry Weaknesses
Course
Reinforcing
Flemish Bond
28. Deposited by action of water or wind
Stretcher
Fieldstone
Bond Types
Sedimentary Rock
29. Bigger hole / add rebar
Hollow Brick
Flagstone
3 Methods to Make Bricks
Corbel
30. Either igneous or sedimentary has been transformed by heat and pressure into a diff types of rock
Double Wythe Wall
Metamorphic Rock
Raking Stretcher Bond
Flagstone
31. Thin slabs of stone that are used for flooring and paving either rectangular or irregular in outline
Flagstone
Mortar Joint
MW
Portland Cement - Water and Sand
32. Consists of irregular quarried fragments that have at least one good face to expose in a wall
Rubble Stone
Flagstone
Extreme Temperature Construction
Portland Cement - Water and Sand
33. Stacked on top
Reinforcing
Stack Bond
Extreme Temperature Construction
Stone Types and Shapes
34. SW - MW and NW
Brick Grades
Types of Stone
SW
Stack Bond
35. Thin slabs of stone that are used for flooring and paving either rectangular or irregular in outline
Type S
Brick Grades
Type O
Flagstone
36. Weakest in most masonry wall
Mortar Joint
Stone Types and Shapes
Extreme Temperature Construction
NW
37. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer
Hollow Brick
SW
Raking Stretcher Bond
Bricklaying Terms
38. 1 horizontal row of Brick
Concrete Block Advantages
Common Bond or Ameican Bond
Type M
Course
39. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone
Stone Types and Shapes
Asklar
NW
Soldier
40. Limited spanning capability / small opening in brick walls each brick sticks out more
SW
Corbel
Brick Grades
Monk Bond
41. Normal way to lay a brick
Stack Bond
Stretcher
Cut Stone
Solid Brick
42. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond
Stretcher
Types of Stone Masonry
Single Wythe Wall
Igneous Rock
43. Deposited by action of water or wind
Sedimentary Rock
Type N
Stretcher
Bond Types
44. Stacked on top
Corbel
Type S
Stone Types and Shapes
Stack Bond
45. Cold Weather - Dry Ingredients - Accelerate Cure - Batch Size - Enclosures and Heat
Extreme Temperature Construction
Header Bond
Course
Double Wythe Wall
46. Soft Mud Process - Dry Mud Process and Stiff Mud Process
3 Methods to Make Bricks
Common Bond or Ameican Bond
NW
Asklar
47. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.
Type S
NW
Flemish Bond
Type O
48. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.
Igneous Rock
Brick Grades
Cut Stone
Type O
49. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is
Portland Cement - Water and Sand
Accessories
Fieldstone
Wythe
50. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer
Header Bond
Runner Bond
Rowlock
SW