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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. 1st CO






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






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






4. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






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






6. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






7. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






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






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






10. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






11. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






12. Stood up rowlock






13. SW - MW and NW






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






15. 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






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






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






18. Looks like running bond but made from headers






19. 3rd Today






20. Running bond every so many coarse






21. Are porous






22. Header - stretch - header






23. Stood up rowlock






24. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






25. 2nd Monolithic






26. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






27. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






28. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






29. Are large slabs






30. Are large slabs






31. 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






32. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






33. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






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






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






36. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






37. Header - stretch - header






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






39. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






40. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






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






42. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






43. Stretcher - header - stretcher






44. Deposited by action of water or wind






45. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






46. Cut Stone and Asklar






47. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






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






49. Deposited by action of water or wind






50. 2nd Monolithic