Questions and CORRECT Answers
The lintel should be laid over the opening___ - CORRECT ANSWER - After the bearing
masonry has set.
Hollow door jambs are filled with___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Mortar.
The vertical sides of an opening as known as___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Jambs.
The primary purpose of the sill is to___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Drain water away from
the building.
Slip sills are___ - CORRECT ANSWER - The same length as the door opening.
Lug sills___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Extend into masonry on either side of the opening.
Bricks for sills are usually laid___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Rowlock style
Sills should slope 1 inch in___ - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 inches
A support over a doorway is known as a___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Lintel
For brick masonry, a lintel must extend a minimum of___ - CORRECT ANSWER -4
inches on each side.
A steel lintel should be set back from the face of the wall to allow room for___ - CORRECT
ANSWER - A mortar joint.
, Slight movement occurs at the location of lintels; for this reason, _____ are often located at the
ends. - CORRECT ANSWER - Control joints
To increase the strength of a concrete lintel,_____ may be cast into the lintel. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Reinforcing rods
A lintel that can be built in place is a___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Continuous lintel.
A grouted, reinforced horizontal or vertical collection of masonry units is known as a___ -
CORRECT ANSWER - Bond beam.
Steel is typically galvanized to protect it from___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Corrosion.
Masonry walls are reinforced to carry___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Shear loads.
Bolt cutters can be used to cut rebar up to size___ - CORRECT ANSWER - 4.
Rebar is tied together using___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Soft-annealed wire.
The resistance of masonry structures to cracking is increased by using___ - CORRECT
ANSWER - Horizontal joint reinforcements.
Continuous horizontal joint reinforcement is made of_____ steel to prevent corrosion. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Galvanized
The advantage of continuous adjustable joint reinforcement is that they___ - CORRECT
ANSWER - Permit differential movement between wythes.