AT38 – Masonry UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
MASONRY - CORRECT ANSWER - Building with units of various natural or
manufactured products, such as stone, brick, or concrete block, usually with the use of mortar as
bonding agent.
CLOSER - CORRECT ANSWER - The last masonry unit laid in a course.
RANGE - CORRECT ANSWER - A continuous course of masonry units having the same
height from end to end.
COURSE - CORRECT ANSWER - A continuous, usually horizontal range of bricks, tiles,
or shingles, as in a wall or roof.
FIELD - CORRECT ANSWER - The expanse of a masonry wall between openings and
corners, usually composed primarily of stretchers.
HEAD JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - The vertical joint between two masonry units,
perpendicular to the face of a wall.
SHOVED JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A head joint formed by applying mortar to the
end of a masonry unit and forcing it in position against the last masonry unit held.
COLLAR JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - The vertical joint between two wythes of
masonry.
BED JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - The horizontal joint between two masonry courses.
,BED - CORRECT ANSWER - The underside of a brick or other masonry unit, or the layer
of mortar in which a masonry unit is laid.
CLIP JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A bed joint made thicker than usual in order to
level the course above.
WYTHE or WITHE - CORRECT ANSWER - A continuous vertical section of a masonry
wall one unit in thickness.
CORBEL - CORRECT ANSWER - A brick or stone projecting from within a wall, usually
to support a weight.
CORBELING - CORRECT ANSWER - An overlapping arrangement of bricks or stones in
which each course steps upward and outward from the vertical face of a wall.
TOOLED JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A weather resistant mortar joint compressed
and shaped with any tool other than a trowel.
TROWELED JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A mortar joint finished by striking off
excess mortar with a trowel.
CONCAVE JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A curved, hollowed mortar joint formed by a
rounded bar.
V-JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - An angular, hollowed mortar joint formed by a V-
shaped jointer.
WEATHERED JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A mortar joint smoothed by pressing the
trowel in at the upper edge of the joint, forming a sloping surface that sheds water readily.
FLUSH JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A mortar joint struck flush with the masonry.
, STRUCK JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A mortar joint pressed in at the lower edge and
sloping in the reverse direction from a weathered joint.
RAKED JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A mortar joint made by removing mortar to a
given depth with a square-edged tool before hardening.
POINT - CORRECT ANSWER - To fill and finish the surface of a masonry joint with
mortar after the masonry has been laid, either to finish the joint or to repair a defective joint.
TUCK POINTING - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of raking out defective mortar
from a masonry joint, filling with fresh mortar, and tooling the joint.
TUCK AND PAT POINTING - CORRECT ANSWER - Pointing having an ornamental
fillet of lime or putty projecting from the joint.
BASTARD POINTING - CORRECT ANSWER - An imitation of tuck and pat pointing,
having a fillet made from the mortar of the joint.
FLAT-JOINT POINTING - CORRECT ANSWER - Pointing having flush joints of
common mortar.
SOLID MASONRY - CORRECT ANSWER - A wall constructed of brick or other solid
masonry units laid contiguously with all joints solidly filled with mortar and adjacent wythes
bonded by masonry headers or metal ties.
CAVITY WALL - CORRECT ANSWER - A masonry wall having a facing and backing
completely separated except for metal ties and enclosing an inner space serving to prevent
penetration by water.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
MASONRY - CORRECT ANSWER - Building with units of various natural or
manufactured products, such as stone, brick, or concrete block, usually with the use of mortar as
bonding agent.
CLOSER - CORRECT ANSWER - The last masonry unit laid in a course.
RANGE - CORRECT ANSWER - A continuous course of masonry units having the same
height from end to end.
COURSE - CORRECT ANSWER - A continuous, usually horizontal range of bricks, tiles,
or shingles, as in a wall or roof.
FIELD - CORRECT ANSWER - The expanse of a masonry wall between openings and
corners, usually composed primarily of stretchers.
HEAD JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - The vertical joint between two masonry units,
perpendicular to the face of a wall.
SHOVED JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A head joint formed by applying mortar to the
end of a masonry unit and forcing it in position against the last masonry unit held.
COLLAR JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - The vertical joint between two wythes of
masonry.
BED JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - The horizontal joint between two masonry courses.
,BED - CORRECT ANSWER - The underside of a brick or other masonry unit, or the layer
of mortar in which a masonry unit is laid.
CLIP JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A bed joint made thicker than usual in order to
level the course above.
WYTHE or WITHE - CORRECT ANSWER - A continuous vertical section of a masonry
wall one unit in thickness.
CORBEL - CORRECT ANSWER - A brick or stone projecting from within a wall, usually
to support a weight.
CORBELING - CORRECT ANSWER - An overlapping arrangement of bricks or stones in
which each course steps upward and outward from the vertical face of a wall.
TOOLED JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A weather resistant mortar joint compressed
and shaped with any tool other than a trowel.
TROWELED JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A mortar joint finished by striking off
excess mortar with a trowel.
CONCAVE JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A curved, hollowed mortar joint formed by a
rounded bar.
V-JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - An angular, hollowed mortar joint formed by a V-
shaped jointer.
WEATHERED JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A mortar joint smoothed by pressing the
trowel in at the upper edge of the joint, forming a sloping surface that sheds water readily.
FLUSH JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A mortar joint struck flush with the masonry.
, STRUCK JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A mortar joint pressed in at the lower edge and
sloping in the reverse direction from a weathered joint.
RAKED JOINT - CORRECT ANSWER - A mortar joint made by removing mortar to a
given depth with a square-edged tool before hardening.
POINT - CORRECT ANSWER - To fill and finish the surface of a masonry joint with
mortar after the masonry has been laid, either to finish the joint or to repair a defective joint.
TUCK POINTING - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of raking out defective mortar
from a masonry joint, filling with fresh mortar, and tooling the joint.
TUCK AND PAT POINTING - CORRECT ANSWER - Pointing having an ornamental
fillet of lime or putty projecting from the joint.
BASTARD POINTING - CORRECT ANSWER - An imitation of tuck and pat pointing,
having a fillet made from the mortar of the joint.
FLAT-JOINT POINTING - CORRECT ANSWER - Pointing having flush joints of
common mortar.
SOLID MASONRY - CORRECT ANSWER - A wall constructed of brick or other solid
masonry units laid contiguously with all joints solidly filled with mortar and adjacent wythes
bonded by masonry headers or metal ties.
CAVITY WALL - CORRECT ANSWER - A masonry wall having a facing and backing
completely separated except for metal ties and enclosing an inner space serving to prevent
penetration by water.
