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Masonry Basics

Instructions:
  • 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. Deposited by action of water or wind






2. Deposited by action of water or wind






3. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






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






5. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






6. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






7. End of the block






8. Stretcher - header - stretcher






9. Normal way to lay a brick






10. 2nd Monolithic






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






12. Stacked on top






13. Cut Stone and Asklar






14. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






15. Are large slabs






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






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






18. 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






19. Running bond every so many coarse






20. Every other coarse and repeats itself






21. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






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






23. Stood up rowlock






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






25. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






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






27. Rubble and Coursed






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






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






30. Header - stretch - header






31. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






32. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






33. Stacked on top






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






35. Weakest in most masonry wall






36. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






37. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






38. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






39. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






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






41. 1 horizontal row of Brick






42. 1st CO






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






44. 3rd Today






45. 2nd Monolithic






46. 1 horizontal row of Brick






47. SW - MW and NW






48. Looks like running bond but made from headers






49. End of the block






50. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is