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Masonry Basics

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






2. Every other coarse and repeats itself






3. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






4. 1st CO






5. Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock






6. Rubble and Coursed






7. Every other coarse and repeats itself






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






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






10. 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






11. Looks like running bond but made from headers






12. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






13. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






14. 2nd Monolithic






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. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






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






18. Deposited by action of water or wind






19. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






20. Stretcher - header - stretcher






21. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






22. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






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






24. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






25. 1 horizontal row of Brick






26. End of the block






27. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






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






29. (1800psi) (12.4 mpa) Medium High Strength - High Flexural - bond strength - only 4 normal compressive loads






30. Header - stretch - header






31. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






32. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






33. Runner Bond and Raking Stretcher Bond






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






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






36. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






37. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






38. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






39. 2nd Monolithic






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






41. Normal way to lay a brick






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






43. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






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






45. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






46. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






47. Rock deposited in a molton state






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






49. Weakest in most masonry wall






50. Bigger hole / add rebar






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