Masonry Final Review Exam 2025
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Today bricks are stamped with _______. - ✔✔the manufacturers name
Bricks can be laid in ____ bonds to create oatterns in the face or wall or walkway -
✔✔structural
What are the dimensions of a cmu in inches? - ✔✔8 8 16
What is ashlar made of? - ✔✔Granite, limestone, marble, sandstone, or slate
Type M is the strongest mortar and has the highest _______ - ✔✔Compressive strength
Modern masons need to use a variety of tools and skills to perform many tasks. One of
these include calculating what? - ✔✔Number and type of units needed to build a
structure
What are weepholes used for? - ✔✔Moisture control in mortar
What was mortar made of during the roman times? - ✔✔Sand, limestone, and water
Hollow walls are solid walls built of masonry units with what? - ✔✔More than 25% of
their surface hollow
Are Veneer walls loadbearing or not? - ✔✔Non loadbearing
Are composite walls loadbearing or not? - ✔✔Loadbearing
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, What is the process of shaving off the edge of the mortar after each spread called? -
✔✔Cutting
What is the minimum length of apprenticeship according to the USDL? - ✔✔3 years
4500 hours, 432 classroom hours
How long should you keep mortar before throwing it away? - ✔✔2-2.5 hrs
Why should you throw away mortar after a certain amount of time - ✔✔Its setting and
not giving a good bond
What are 2 common deceleration devices - ✔✔Rope grabs and self retracting lifelines
You must be ______________ before operating a forklift - ✔✔Trained and certified in
that specific forklift
What do you call one of several continuous horizontal layers or rows of masonry units
bonded together - ✔✔Course
What do you call the process of soreading mortar for the bed joint - ✔✔Stringing
Do not string a spread that is ___________________ bricks - ✔✔More than 6 bricks or 3
blocks
What do you do when your skin comes in contact with any cement product - ✔✔Wash
skin promptly
What is the expectation for a worker unless they're ill or have a family emergency? -
✔✔Be on the job and prepared everyday
What do you call the process of lime reacting with water and air and hardening in result
- ✔✔Hydration
What type of hydrated lime should be used in mixing mortar - ✔✔Type S
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Today bricks are stamped with _______. - ✔✔the manufacturers name
Bricks can be laid in ____ bonds to create oatterns in the face or wall or walkway -
✔✔structural
What are the dimensions of a cmu in inches? - ✔✔8 8 16
What is ashlar made of? - ✔✔Granite, limestone, marble, sandstone, or slate
Type M is the strongest mortar and has the highest _______ - ✔✔Compressive strength
Modern masons need to use a variety of tools and skills to perform many tasks. One of
these include calculating what? - ✔✔Number and type of units needed to build a
structure
What are weepholes used for? - ✔✔Moisture control in mortar
What was mortar made of during the roman times? - ✔✔Sand, limestone, and water
Hollow walls are solid walls built of masonry units with what? - ✔✔More than 25% of
their surface hollow
Are Veneer walls loadbearing or not? - ✔✔Non loadbearing
Are composite walls loadbearing or not? - ✔✔Loadbearing
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, What is the process of shaving off the edge of the mortar after each spread called? -
✔✔Cutting
What is the minimum length of apprenticeship according to the USDL? - ✔✔3 years
4500 hours, 432 classroom hours
How long should you keep mortar before throwing it away? - ✔✔2-2.5 hrs
Why should you throw away mortar after a certain amount of time - ✔✔Its setting and
not giving a good bond
What are 2 common deceleration devices - ✔✔Rope grabs and self retracting lifelines
You must be ______________ before operating a forklift - ✔✔Trained and certified in
that specific forklift
What do you call one of several continuous horizontal layers or rows of masonry units
bonded together - ✔✔Course
What do you call the process of soreading mortar for the bed joint - ✔✔Stringing
Do not string a spread that is ___________________ bricks - ✔✔More than 6 bricks or 3
blocks
What do you do when your skin comes in contact with any cement product - ✔✔Wash
skin promptly
What is the expectation for a worker unless they're ill or have a family emergency? -
✔✔Be on the job and prepared everyday
What do you call the process of lime reacting with water and air and hardening in result
- ✔✔Hydration
What type of hydrated lime should be used in mixing mortar - ✔✔Type S
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