Masonry Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Masonry Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Masonry - CORRECT ANSWER - Materials we STACK
Reinforced or not reinforced
Structural or Architectural


Lintel - CORRECT ANSWER - *carries DEADWEIGHT of masonry over openings



What can a lintel be made of? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Wood
-Steel
-Concrete
-Reinforced Blocking


corbel arch - CORRECT ANSWER -



Greeks - CORRECT ANSWER - two columns and a beam



Romans - CORRECT ANSWER - arches



Florence's Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (II Duomo) - CORRECT ANSWER - *Italy
*Renaissance


Monadnock Building - CORRECT ANSWER - *Chicago 1889
*The thickness of the base is proportional to height
*Designed by John Root and Daniel Burnham
*13 floors, load bearing masonry building

, *Base is 6ft thick, (72 inches)


What division is masonry? - CORRECT ANSWER - Division 4



Mortar - CORRECT ANSWER - *"Binding agent between masonry"
*Two types
*Four ingredients
(may not need it if masonry is heavy enough)


What category does mortar fall under? - CORRECT ANSWER - ASTM 270



Grout - CORRECT ANSWER - filler between, doesn't necessarily hold/bind the masonry
together


Mortar Ingredients - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Portland cement or Masonry Cement
(bonding agents)
2.Hydrated lime (makes mortar smooth and workable)
3.Aggregate(sand)
4.Water (binds ingredients)


Mortar makes up what percent of wall? - CORRECT ANSWER - 20%, so color is
important


Who requires a MOCK UP of the wall before the entire wall is constructed? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Architects



Plastic Properties (of Mortar) - CORRECT ANSWER - *Workability
*Water Retention (bleeding)