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Brick - Visual Dictionary Flashcards

1
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any various arrangements of masonry units having a regular, recognizable, usually usually overlapping patterns

A

bond

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2
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bond composed of overlapping stretchers

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running bond

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3
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bond having a course of headers between 5 or 6 courses of stretcher

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common bond

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4
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masonry unit specially formed or cut to finish a course or complete the bond at the corner of a wall

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closer

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5
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brick work having alternate courses of headers and stretchers in which the headers are centered on stretchers and the joints between stretchers line up vertically in all course

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english bond

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6
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half the normal width, used for completing a course or for spacing regular bricks.

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queen closer

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7
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brickwork bond having atlernating headers and stretchers in each course, each header being centered above ans below

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flemish bond

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8
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three quarter brick for finishing a course for spacing regular bricks

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king closer

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9
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masonry bond having successive course of stretchers with all head joints aligned vertically

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stack bond

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10
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a brick having a darker end exposed as a header in patterned brickwork

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flare header

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11
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Brick made for general building purposes

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Common Brick

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12
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brick made of special clays for facing a wall.
often treated to produce the desired color
and surface texture. Also calles a

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Facing brick

Face Brick

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13
Q

facing brick suitable for use where a
!minimum variation In size. narrow color
range. and high degree of mechanical
perfection are required.

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FBX

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14
Q

facing brick suitable for use where a wider
color and greater variation In size are
permitted

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FBS

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15
Q

facing brick suitable for use where
particular effects are desired resulting
from non uniformity In size. color. and
texture of the Individual units.

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FBA

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16
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A white. powdery deposit that forms on an

exposed masonry or concrete’ surface.

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efflorescence

17
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a dense, hard-burned brick used esp for paving

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Clinker

18
Q

a material having the ability to retain its physical shape and chemical identity when subjected to high temperatiure

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Refractory

19
Q

a brick made of fire clay and used for lining furnaces and fireplaces

A

Firebrick

20
Q

A brick or other masonry unit laid
horizontally In a wall with the longer
edge exposed or parallel to the surface

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Stretcher

21
Q

A brick or other masonry unit laid
horizontally In a wall with the shorter
end exposed or parallel to the surface

A

Header

22
Q

A brick laid
horizontally on the longer
edge w/ the shorter end exposed

A

Rowlock

Rollock

23
Q

A brick laid
vertically w/ the longer
face edge exposed

A

Soldier

24
Q

A brick laid
vertically w/ the broad
face edge exposed

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Sailor

25
Q

A brick laid
horizontally on the longer
edge w/ the broad face exposed

A

Shiner

Bull Stretcher

26
Q

a brick or tile having normal face dimensions but a nominal thickness of 2” (51mm)

A

Soap

27
Q

A brick cut transversely so as to leave one end whole

A

Bat

28
Q

to chip or rub stones or bricks to a certain size or shape

A

Gauge

29
Q

a form of flemish cross bond In which the

courses are offset to form a diamond pattern

A

Flemish Diagonal Bond

30
Q

a modified English bond in w/c the head joints in the stretching courses are offset by half the length of a stretcher. also called a

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English Cross Bond

Dutch Bond

31
Q

a modified flemish bond having courses of alternate headers and stretchers alternating w/ stretching courses

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Flemish Cross Bond

32
Q

a brickwork bond for lightly loaded boundary walls, having a sequence of a header and three stretchers in each course, w/ each header being centered over a header in alternate courses

A

Garden-wall Bond

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