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WorksheetsModule 6 Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
The amount of surface area on an uncored block that has holes extending through it is equal to less than
_____.
a. 10 percent
b. 15 percent
c. 20 percent
d. 25 percent
As specified by ACI 530/ASCE 5/TMS 402, Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures, the thickness of a
mortar joint cannot exceed _____.
a. 3/8 inch
b. 1/2 inch
c. 3/4 inch
d. 1 inch
The term used to describe applying mortar to block is _____.
a. placing
b. weeping
c. jointing
d. buttering
The main difference between the procedures for laying block and brick outside-corner leads is that _____.
a. the steps are reversed
b. block requires a different mortar spreading technique
c. the setting time for the mortar is longer for block
d. block must first be thoroughly dried
At the end of the workday, stand scaffold boards on edge with the clean side of the board toward the wall in
order to _____.
a. allow rain to wash dirt and mortar off the boards
b. keep trespassers off the scaffold
c. prevent rain from splashing dirt and mortar onto the wall
d. make cleanup easier the following day
Holes are formed into cored brick to _____.
a. make it easier to grasp
b. reduce weight
c. decrease drying time after wetting
d. speed up bonding
7. Buttering a brick before placing it in a wall is referred to as _____.
a. laying in place
b. jointing
c. laying forward
d. facing
8. The most effective way of holding a brick is _____.
a. vertically
b. plumb
c. horizontally
d. at an angle
Once the latest brick has been placed, align it with _____.
a. the brick next to it and below it
b. the brick above it
c. a level
d. a straightedge
Before cutting a concrete masonry unit, the line on which the cut will be made must be _____.
a. mortised
b. scored
c. beveled
d. scribed
A disadvantage to using a power saw to dry-cut block or brick is_____.
a. slow cutting speed
b. the need to irrigate the blade
c. clouds of dust
d. a rough-finished cut
The two models of masonry saws available are _____.
a. freestanding and portable
b. large and small
c. wet and dry
d. concrete and brick
Anchors used with brick veneers are attached to _____.
a. wall sheathing
b. reinforcement bars
c. sill plates
d. structural backing
Cracking in brick construction is caused by _____.
a. expansion
b. lack of reinforcement
c. contraction
d. high humidity
Flashing is used in masonry construction to _____.
a. control expansion cracking
b. seal mortar joint surfaces
c. connect wythes in a cavity wall
d. allow moisture in a wall to exit through a weep system
