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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. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






2. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






3. 1 horizontal row of Brick






4. End of the block






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






6. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






7. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






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






9. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






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






11. SW - MW and NW






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






13. Normal way to lay a brick






14. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






15. End of the block






16. 2nd Monolithic






17. Normal way to lay a brick






18. Are porous






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






20. Are porous






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






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






23. SW - MW and NW






24. 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






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






26. Deposited by action of water or wind






27. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






28. Running bond every so many coarse






29. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






30. Looks like running bond but made from headers






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






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






33. Stacked on top






34. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






35. Cut Stone and Asklar






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






37. Bigger hole / add rebar






38. Looks like running bond but made from headers






39. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






40. Stacked on top






41. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






42. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






43. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






44. Header - stretch - header






45. Rock deposited in a molton state






46. Stood up rowlock






47. Deposited by action of water or wind






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






49. Bigger hole / add rebar






50. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer