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






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






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






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






5. Looks like running bond but made from headers






6. Looks like running bond but made from headers






7. Bigger hole / add rebar






8. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






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






10. 1 horizontal row of Brick






11. Stretcher - header - stretcher






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






13. Rubble and Coursed






14. 2nd Monolithic






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






16. Deposited by action of water or wind






17. Running bond every so many coarse






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






19. Normal way to lay a brick






20. 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






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






22. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






23. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






24. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






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






26. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






27. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






28. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






29. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






30. Rock deposited in a molton state






31. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






32. End of the block






33. Header - stretch - header






34. Running bond every so many coarse






35. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






36. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






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






38. Header - stretch - header






39. Stacked on top






40. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






41. Are porous






42. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






43. Stacked on top






44. 3rd Today






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






46. Cut Stone and Asklar






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






48. Rubble and Coursed






49. Every other coarse and repeats itself






50. End of the block