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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. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






2. Deposited by action of water or wind






3. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






4. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






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






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






7. Rock deposited in a molton state






8. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






9. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






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






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






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






13. Running bond every so many coarse






14. Every other coarse and repeats itself






15. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






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






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






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






19. Are porous






20. Stacked on top






21. 1st CO






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






23. Weakest in most masonry wall






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






25. Are large slabs






26. SW - MW and NW






27. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






28. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






29. 2nd Monolithic






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






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






32. Bigger hole / add rebar






33. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






34. 2nd Monolithic






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






36. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






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






38. Deposited by action of water or wind






39. Looks like running bond but made from headers






40. Lintel - Sill Block and Keystone






41. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






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






43. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






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






45. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






46. Stood up rowlock






47. Every other coarse and repeats itself






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






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






50. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone