Masonry 2 exam 2025 Questions and
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The lintel should be laid over the opening___ - ✔✔After the bearing masonry has set.
Hollow door jambs are filled with___ - ✔✔Mortar.
The vertical sides of an opening as known as___ - ✔✔Jambs.
The primary purpose of the sill is to___ - ✔✔Drain water away from the building.
Slip sills are___ - ✔✔The same length as the door opening.
Lug sills___ - ✔✔Extend into masonry on either side of the opening.
Bricks for sills are usually laid___ - ✔✔Rowlock style
Sills should slope 1 inch in___ - ✔✔6 inches
A support over a doorway is known as a___ - ✔✔Lintel
For brick masonry, a lintel must extend a minimum of___ - ✔✔4 inches on each side.
A steel lintel should be set back from the face of the wall to allow room for___ - ✔✔A
mortar joint.
Slight movement occurs at the location of lintels; for this reason, _____ are often located
at the ends. - ✔✔Control joints
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, To increase the strength of a concrete lintel,_____ may be cast into the lintel. -
✔✔Reinforcing rods
A lintel that can be built in place is a___ - ✔✔Continuous lintel.
A grouted, reinforced horizontal or vertical collection of masonry units is known as
a___ - ✔✔Bond beam.
Steel is typically galvanized to protect it from___ - ✔✔Corrosion.
Masonry walls are reinforced to carry___ - ✔✔Shear loads.
Bolt cutters can be used to cut rebar up to size___ - ✔✔4.
Rebar is tied together using___ - ✔✔Soft-annealed wire.
The resistance of masonry structures to cracking is increased by using___ -
✔✔Horizontal joint reinforcements.
Continuous horizontal joint reinforcement is made of_____ steel to prevent corrosion. -
✔✔Galvanized
The advantage of continuous adjustable joint reinforcement is that they___ - ✔✔Permit
differential movement between wythes.
Continuous horizontal tie should overlap by at least_____to provide good load transfer.
- ✔✔6 inches
Rigid anchors resist_____while flexible anchors do not. - ✔✔Shear stress
To spread the weight of particularly heavy load a___ - ✔✔Bearing plate is used.
The chief advantage of aluminum for windows and doors is that it___ - ✔✔Will not
corrode.
After it is poured, grout is vibrated or rodded to___ - ✔✔Be sure no voids remain.
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The lintel should be laid over the opening___ - ✔✔After the bearing masonry has set.
Hollow door jambs are filled with___ - ✔✔Mortar.
The vertical sides of an opening as known as___ - ✔✔Jambs.
The primary purpose of the sill is to___ - ✔✔Drain water away from the building.
Slip sills are___ - ✔✔The same length as the door opening.
Lug sills___ - ✔✔Extend into masonry on either side of the opening.
Bricks for sills are usually laid___ - ✔✔Rowlock style
Sills should slope 1 inch in___ - ✔✔6 inches
A support over a doorway is known as a___ - ✔✔Lintel
For brick masonry, a lintel must extend a minimum of___ - ✔✔4 inches on each side.
A steel lintel should be set back from the face of the wall to allow room for___ - ✔✔A
mortar joint.
Slight movement occurs at the location of lintels; for this reason, _____ are often located
at the ends. - ✔✔Control joints
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, To increase the strength of a concrete lintel,_____ may be cast into the lintel. -
✔✔Reinforcing rods
A lintel that can be built in place is a___ - ✔✔Continuous lintel.
A grouted, reinforced horizontal or vertical collection of masonry units is known as
a___ - ✔✔Bond beam.
Steel is typically galvanized to protect it from___ - ✔✔Corrosion.
Masonry walls are reinforced to carry___ - ✔✔Shear loads.
Bolt cutters can be used to cut rebar up to size___ - ✔✔4.
Rebar is tied together using___ - ✔✔Soft-annealed wire.
The resistance of masonry structures to cracking is increased by using___ -
✔✔Horizontal joint reinforcements.
Continuous horizontal joint reinforcement is made of_____ steel to prevent corrosion. -
✔✔Galvanized
The advantage of continuous adjustable joint reinforcement is that they___ - ✔✔Permit
differential movement between wythes.
Continuous horizontal tie should overlap by at least_____to provide good load transfer.
- ✔✔6 inches
Rigid anchors resist_____while flexible anchors do not. - ✔✔Shear stress
To spread the weight of particularly heavy load a___ - ✔✔Bearing plate is used.
The chief advantage of aluminum for windows and doors is that it___ - ✔✔Will not
corrode.
After it is poured, grout is vibrated or rodded to___ - ✔✔Be sure no voids remain.
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