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Masonry Flashcards

1
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It is a cement mix used to glue masonry units to each other

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Mortar

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2
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It is mortar applied to wall surfaces as a preparation or a hard finish coat

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Plaster

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3
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a proportioned mixture of siliceous materials (sand, crushed stone) and cement (lime, Portland) which, after being prepared in a plastic state with water, hardens into a stonelike mass.

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Mortars and Plasters

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4
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It is a proportioned mixture of cement, fine aggregate and water

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Cement Mortar

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5
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For first-class mortars ____ should be added to not more than ____

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1 part of cement ; 3 parts of sand

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6
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Replacing 10 or 15 percent of the cement by volume with __ gives greater workability and increases the strength of the mortar

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hydrated lime

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7
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It is a mortar of cementitious material, sand and water which is applied in coats to masonry surfaces, lath or various types of plaster board to give a hard finish surface to interior or exterior walls and ceilings

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Plaster

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8
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Plastering is done according to two basic methods:

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two-coat and three-coat

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9
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It is a first binding coat

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Scratch Coat

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10
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It is a second straightening coat

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Brown-coat

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11
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It is a final coat

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Finish coat

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12
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It is mixed on the job with sand and gypsum plaster

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Lime putty

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13
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Plaster of Paris mixed with clay, lime and other materials in combinations covered by trademarks or patents

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Gypsum plaster

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14
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Same as gypsum plaster but mixed to meet established standards

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High-strength gypsum plaster

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15
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Gypsum plaster premixed with fibers

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Fibered gypsum plaster

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16
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Gypsum plaster mixed with fine white sand

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Prepared gypsum plaster

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17
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Gypsum plaster mixed with ingredients develop more adhesive strength in combinations covered by trademarks or patent

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Bonding plaster

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18
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Fire-resistant, Gypsum plaster mixed on the job with water, perlite, vermiculite or other suitable mineral aggregate

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Lightweight gypsum plaster

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19
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Plaster of Paris mixed with alum or borax or other materials and burned at 932°F

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Keene’s cement

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20
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It is for ornamental plaster work and castings

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Plaster of Paris

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21
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It is mixed with water as per manufacturer’s directions

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Molding plaster

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22
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It is for acoustic treatment of interior walls and ceilings

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Acoustics plaster

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23
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It is mixed with water, sand and lime putty

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Portland Cement Plaster

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24
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It is highly decorative type of plaster work developed in Italy during the Renaissance

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Sgraffito

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25
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It is a built-up construction or combination of building materials as clay, concrete, or stone set in mortar

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Masonry

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26
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It is the horizontal surfaces on which the stones or bricks of walls lie in the courses

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Bed

27
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It js a continuous layer of bricks, stones, or other masonry units

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Course

28
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Each continuous, vertical section of the wall, one masonry unit thick

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Wythe or Tier

29
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That connection between bricks, stones or other masonry units formed by lapping them one upon another carrying up the work

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Bond

30
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It is a brick or block masonry laid lengthwise of a wall

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Stretcher

31
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a brick or block masonry extending over the thickness of the wall

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Header

32
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a course in which the bricks or other masonry units are all header.

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Heading course

33
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a unit laid on its end with its face perpendicular to the face of the wall

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Soldier

34
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The corner stones at the angles of buildings, usually rusticated so as to project from the normal surface of the wall.

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Quoins

35
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stones running through the thickness of the wall at the right angles to its face, in order to bind it together.

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Bond Stones

36
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a course of stones placed on top of cornice crowing the walls.

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Blocking or blocking course

37
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are the basic building material of man, the history of architecture until as late as 1900 was largely the history of stone in architecture

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Stone

38
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stone delivered from the quarries rough and irregular shape.

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Rubble Stone

39
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stone cut into specific size, squared to dimensions, and to a specific thickness.

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Dimension Stone

40
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Masonry of rough, undressed stones.

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Rubble Work

41
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When only the roughest irregularities are knocked off

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scabbled rubble

42
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when the stones in each course are rudely dressed to a nearly uniform height

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range rubble

43
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Stones fitted together at random without any attempt to lay them in course

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Random Work

44
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squared stones in regular courses, in contradistinction to rubble work

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Ashlar

45
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uniform courses with sones uniform in size.

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Ranged work or coursed ashlar

46
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Course laid with the horizontal joints uninterrupted but the width of the courses and the length of the stones are varied to produce a wall with a less regular pattern.

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Broken range ashlar

47
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their rectangular shape and are laid on horizontal beds but no effort is made to continue the horizontal beds through in an uninterrupted manner

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. Random Course

48
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Courses of stone face which is jagged, so as to present a rough surface.

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Rustic or rock work

49
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occurs when heavier stones or areas of stone project from the normal face of the surrounding wall or of the joint themselves

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RUSTICATION

50
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  • are structural units of clay or shale formed while plastic and subsequently fired.
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BRICKS

51
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  • used for all purposes, including facing.
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. common or building brick

52
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specially processed to give certain specific surface characteristics. Used for exposed masonry surfaces.

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facing brick

53
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have a smooth outer surface with a dull satin or high gloss finish

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glazed brick

54
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these are ordinarily made from a mixture of flint clay and plastic clay, and are used for the lining of furnaces, fireplaces, and chimneys.

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fire (refractory) brick

55
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– consists of five stretcher courses and then a header course

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A. Common Bond

56
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Consists of alternate courses of stretchers and headers .

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B. English Bond

57
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Consists of alternate headers and stretchers in each course .

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C. Flemish Bond

58
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The bricks are laid diagonally to form a herringbone pattern.

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Herringbone

59
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is a hollow masonry unit, with two or three cells or cores, made of the following ingredients: water, Portland cement, and various types of aggregate such as sand, gravel, and crushed stone.

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Concrete Hollow Block (CHB)

60
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is lightweight block made from fiber and cement.

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DURISOL” block

61
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also known as gypsum partition blocks, are usually made of gypsum, vegetable fibers as binders, and reinforcement.

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PLASTER BLOCK

62
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are hollow masonry units, open at two ends with interior webs or partitions 19mm (¾”) to 25mm (1”) dividing the block into longitudinal cells.

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STRUCTURAL CLAY TILE

63
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300mm x 300mm x 300mm (12” x 12” x 12”)

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. Load-bearing wall tile

64
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fireproofing, partition, and furring tile. 100mm (4”) or 125mm (5”) x 200mm x 300mm

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Non-load bearing

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