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Masonry Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. 2nd Monolithic






2. Normal way to lay a brick






3. Rock deposited in a molton state






4. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






5. Looks like running bond but made from headers






6. Normal way to lay a brick






7. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






8. Stretcher - header - stretcher






9. Stacked on top






10. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






11. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






12. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






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






14. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






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






16. 2nd Monolithic






17. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






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






19. 1 horizontal row of Brick






20. 1st CO






21. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






22. Looks like running bond but made from headers






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






24. Rubble and Coursed






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






26. SW - MW and NW






27. Rock deposited in a molton state






28. Every other coarse and repeats itself






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






30. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






31. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






32. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






33. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






34. Bigger hole / add rebar






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






36. Stacked on top






37. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






38. 3rd Today






39. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






40. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






41. Header - stretch - header






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






43. Are porous






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






45. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






46. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






47. 1 horizontal row of Brick






48. Weakest in most masonry wall






49. 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






50. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)