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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. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






2. Bigger hole / add rebar






3. Bigger hole / add rebar






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






5. Stretcher - header - stretcher






6. Are porous






7. Deposited by action of water or wind






8. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






9. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






10. Running bond every so many coarse






11. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






12. Rock deposited in a molton state






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






14. 1 horizontal row of Brick






15. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






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






17. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






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. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






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






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






22. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






23. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






24. Header - stretch - header






25. End of the block






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






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






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






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






30. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






31. Weakest in most masonry wall






32. Cut Stone and Asklar






33. Looks like running bond but made from headers






34. End of the block






35. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






36. 2nd Monolithic






37. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






38. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






39. Looks like running bond but made from headers






40. Rock deposited in a molton state






41. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






42. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






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






44. Every other coarse and repeats itself






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






46. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






47. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






48. Deposited by action of water or wind






49. Running bond every so many coarse






50. Normal way to lay a brick