BTTB Common Calculations for Bricklayers

What would this formula determine?

• Volume

• Area

• Perimeter

• Circumference

What would this formula determine?

• Range

• Circumference

• Volume

• Average

What would this calculation identify

• Number of bricks required in a half-brick wall

• Number of blocks required

• Number of cavity wall ties required

• Volume of concrete required

What would this calculation identify?

• Number of cavity wall insulation batts required

• Number of wall plate restraint straps required

• Length of 100mm damp proof course required

• Number of blocks required

What angle could you set out using this formula?

• Obtuse angle

• Right angle

• Acute angle

• Reflex angle

What would you determine using this calculation?

• The number of metric bricks in a single course of an attached wall

• The number of blocks required in a single course of an attached wall

• The number of cavity wall ties required in a length of wall

• The number of cavity wall insulation batts required in a length of wall

What would you determine using this calculation?

• The minimum depth of a strip foundation in clay soil

• The height of a chimney above the ridge

• The number of brick courses in a given height of walling

• The number of block courses in a given height of walling

What would you calculate using this formula?

• Circumference of a circle

• Overall perimeter of a rectangular building plot

• The angle of a raking cut on a gable wall

• Area of a circle

 

What would you calculate using this formula?

• Circumference of a circle

• Length of an arc

• Dimensions of an arch

• Perimeter length of a bay window

What would this calculation determine?

• Price plus VAT

• Price less VAT

• Price with trade discount

• Hourly overtime rate