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Masonry Basics

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1. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






2. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






3. 2nd Monolithic






4. Bigger hole / add rebar






5. Weakest in most masonry wall






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






7. 1 horizontal row of Brick






8. Running bond every so many coarse






9. Deposited by action of water or wind






10. Stacked on top






11. Running bond every so many coarse






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






13. Stood up rowlock






14. Rubble and Coursed






15. Looks like running bond but made from headers






16. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






17. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






18. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






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






20. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






21. 1 horizontal row of Brick






22. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






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






24. Rubble and Coursed






25. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






26. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






27. 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






28. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






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






30. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






31. Stacked on top






32. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






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






34. 3rd Today






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






36. SW - MW and NW






37. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






38. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






39. 1st CO






40. Header - stretch - header






41. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






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






43. 3rd Today






44. Header - stretch - header






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






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






47. Normal way to lay a brick






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






49. Every other coarse and repeats itself






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







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