Mid Term Flashcards
CH: 1 Brick that are shaped by forcing wet clay through a die, a form used to impress or shape an object are called:
Extruded Brick
CH: 1 A brick whose cross-section is partially hollow is called a:
Cored Brick
CH: 1 For a brick to be considered a solid unit rather than a hollow unit, the minimum percentage of its net cross-sectional area considered as material rather than openings must be at least:
75%
CH: 1 Give 2 defining aspects of Wood-mold Brick:
- Theyre totally solid
- They have no distinguishing characteristics between front and back sides
CH: 1 A recessed area formed on the bottom side of wood-mold brick, created at the bottom of a brick mold when the mold is filled with wet clay, is called a:
Frog
CH: 1 Define:
- A Stretcher
- A Header
- A Shiner
- A Soldier
- A Rowlock
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CH: 5 The process of establishing brick arrangement and head joint size is called:
Dry Bonding
CH: 5 It is recommended that the size of mortar joints be between:
1/4” and 1/2”
CH: 5 Attaching a mason’s line to the leads is called:
Hanging the line
CH: 5 What is the purpose of Twigging a Line:
- Eliminate the line from sagging
- Eliminate the effects of movement caused by high winds
- To position the line accutately at leads
CH: 5 Aligning the bottom edge of each brick’s face with the top edges of the brick faces below it is called:
Facing the brick
CH: 5 A condition observed when a brick unintentionally extends beyond the face of the brick below it is called:
Lipping
CH: 5 Brick too close to the mason’s line are considered to be:
Crowding the line
CH: 5 The last brick to be laid in a course is called the:
Closure Brick
CH: 5 Laying brick to the line requires:
-Aligning the pattern bond plumb, the brick level, and the wall plumb
CH: 9 The hollow spaces in CMU’s are called:
Cells
CH: 9 The percentage that the openings account for in a hollow CMU is:
More than 25%
CH: 9 CMU’s containing expanded shale and slate are called:
Lightweight block
CH: 9 The weight of the building materials, occupants, furnishings, and snow are examples of:
Structural Loads
CH: 9 The abbreviation for referring to masonry building block is:
CMU
CH: 9 Structural CMU’s that have color/texture are called:
Architectural masonry units
CH: 9 CMU’s that have polished, smooth faces to expose the natural colors of the aggregates are called:
Ground faced
CH: 9 The size of a CMU refers to its:
Width
CH: 9 The length of a standard CMU is:
15 5/8”
CH: 9 The height of a standard CMU is:
7 5/8”
CH: 9 The approximate size of a CMU is called its:
Nominal size
CH: 9 The five standard sizes of CMU’s are:
4”, 6”, 8”, 10”, 12”
CH: 9 The mortar joint width recommended for CMU’s is:
3/8”
CH: 10 The combined length of a block and a head joint is:
16”
CH: 10 The combined height of a block and a bed joint is:
8”
CH: 10 Applying mortar along each face side of the top of block without applying mortar to the cross webs is called:
Face-shell spreading
CH: 10 Aligning the bottom edge of each block as it is laid with the top edges of the block below it is called:
Facing the block
CH: 10 Block should be aligned level by tapping the top near its:
Center line
CH: 10 For building a plumb wall, a uniform spacing should be maintained between each block and the mason’s line equivalent to:
1/16”
The thickness of a U.S nickel coin
CH: 10 The size for mortar joints should be between:
No less than 1/4” or more than 1/2”
CH: 10 To preserve their structural integrity, block should be cut with:
A masonry saw
CH: 10 The mason’s line is used to align block in a wall to be:
- Level
- Plumb
- Straight
CH: 10 A device clipped to the line to position it as needed is called:
- A trig
- A twig
CH: 11 A type of block lead consisting of 2 walls connected at a right angle is called:
-A corner
CH: 11 Using a mason’s line to align leads at opposites ends of a wall with each other is called:
-Checking the Range
CH: 11 The standard course spacing for block walls is:
8”
CH: 11 When it is necessary to increase or decrease course spacing, bed joint widths should be between:
1/4” and 1/2”
CH: 11 How is a mason’s line used to align leads:
- Level
- Plumb
- Straight
CH: 11 Comparing the alignment of all courses at the tail end of the lead by placing the level diagonally along the stepped end of the lead is called:
-Checking the rack of the lead
CH: 11 A 4” block corner with a half-lap pattern requires the length of the block at the corner to be:
11 5/8”
CH: 11 A 6” block corner with a half-lap pattern requires the length of the block at the corner to be:
13 5/8”
CH: 11 The width of the ends of 10” and 12” offset corner blocks is:
7 5/8”
CH: 11 A procedure permitting building a lead to any number of courses is called:
-Toothing
CH: 11 Interesting block walls are adjoined using:
- Chases
- Steel strap anchors
- Steel welded fabric wire cloth
