Masonry test #1 2025 Questions and
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Header - ✔✔A brick is laid with the end exposed in the wall face is known as a
8 - ✔✔For residential construction, the minimum thickness of a solid masonry load
bearing wall is __ inches for wall heights of 35 feet or less
30 - ✔✔In a typical bond beam, the reinforcing rods should overlap one another by a
minimum of __ diameters
Full mortar bed - ✔✔Lintel units used as bond beams should be laid with
12 - ✔✔Today, solid masonry walls do not typically exceed __ inches
Unit metal tie - ✔✔Most building codes specify that at least one ___
32 inches - ✔✔Typical spacing between ties in the horizontal position is __
10-14 inches - ✔✔Considering the witches together, the normal thickness of most cavity
walls will be __ if a 2 inch air space is used
Moisture problem - ✔✔If mortar droppings remain in cavity walls, they may create
16 - ✔✔Horizontal joint reinforcement is usually spaced __ inches on center vertically
Wheep holes - ✔✔In a tooled mortar joint that is not self-draining __ must be provided
to allow moisture to escape through the outer wythe
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Answers 100% Pass
Header - ✔✔A brick is laid with the end exposed in the wall face is known as a
8 - ✔✔For residential construction, the minimum thickness of a solid masonry load
bearing wall is __ inches for wall heights of 35 feet or less
30 - ✔✔In a typical bond beam, the reinforcing rods should overlap one another by a
minimum of __ diameters
Full mortar bed - ✔✔Lintel units used as bond beams should be laid with
12 - ✔✔Today, solid masonry walls do not typically exceed __ inches
Unit metal tie - ✔✔Most building codes specify that at least one ___
32 inches - ✔✔Typical spacing between ties in the horizontal position is __
10-14 inches - ✔✔Considering the witches together, the normal thickness of most cavity
walls will be __ if a 2 inch air space is used
Moisture problem - ✔✔If mortar droppings remain in cavity walls, they may create
16 - ✔✔Horizontal joint reinforcement is usually spaced __ inches on center vertically
Wheep holes - ✔✔In a tooled mortar joint that is not self-draining __ must be provided
to allow moisture to escape through the outer wythe
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