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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. Cut Stone and Asklar






2. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






3. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






4. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






5. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






6. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






7. Made up of squared pieces (rectangular blocks)






8. Rectangle of clay Flat on all sides






9. Solid - Cored - Hollow and Frogged






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






11. Moderate Weathering / Mild / Lower grade strength durabillty






12. (750psi) (5.17) Medium Strength - General use above grade.






13. Running bond every so many coarse






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






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. 2nd Monolithic






17. 1st CO






18. Weakest in most masonry wall






19. Header - stretch - header






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






21. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






22. (2500psi) (17.25 mpa) High Strength mortar - High lateral - compressive loads - severe frost action - Below grade






23. Stretcher - header - stretcher






24. Cut Stone and Asklar






25. Mortar Joint - Moisture Resistance and Extreme Temperature Construction






26. Negligible Weathering - Indoor sheltered applications






27. Severe weathering - Harsh Winter - Springs - Summer






28. End of the block






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






30. Fieldstone and Rubble Stone






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






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






33. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






34. SW - MW and NW






35. Bigger hole / add rebar






36. Economical - Fast Install - Strength - Versatile






37. Bigger hole / add rebar






38. (30psi) (2.40) Medium Low Strength - Non load bearing interior.






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






40. Is a layer / bricks wide a wall is






41. Single Wythe Wall and Double Wythe Wall






42. Looks like running bond but made from headers






43. Normal way to lay a brick






44. Stretcher - header - stretcher






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






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






47. Rock deposited in a molton state






48. Rubble and Coursed






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






50. Deposited by action of water or wind