WorksheetsModule1 Masonry Tools and Machineries
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 28mins
This is used to lift and spread mortar in joints during masonry construction.
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two types of trowel
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3 types of finishing trowel
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Used to smooth, level, or texture the top layer of hardening concrete.
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has one rectangular end and one pointed end, made to fit corners
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Used for applying and working grout into gaps in floor and wall tile.
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A tool used to finish a concrete surface by making it smooth.
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Have a long handle that you push or pull across large areas of concrete. Typically, 8 inches in width and 3 to 10 feet in length.
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Used for areas too large to reach with a darby, though it may produce a wavier surface.
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A wooden hand float with nails projecting from each corner; Used to roughen the surface of plaster to provide a key for the next coat.
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It is used to set out right angles at the corner of masonry wall.
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This basic masonry tool is used to check the verticality of walls.
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It is used to check the horizontality and verticality of the surfaces. it is made of hard plastic or wood with bubble tube in the middle.
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It is used to maintain the alignment of the work-in-progress. consist of a string whose ends are connected with two solid metal rods with pin points.
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It is used to level line and the alignment of brick course while brick laying in brick masonry work.
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It is used to transfer and check level. It is a simple tool to measure the level at two different points. It is a tool that works on the principle that water always seeks its own level.
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Used to mix mortar, Used to place cement, mortar, concrete in head pan. Used to place cement, mortar, concrete in head pan.
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Commonly used in construction sites and is made of iron or plastic. A vessel made of rigid plastic or steel used to hold or carry sand, cement, mortar and concrete. Used to mix mortar and to lift mortar on working site.
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A tool in the form of a striking iron or a striking tool used to finish the horizontal or the vertical mortar joints. A hand tool designed to imprint grooves into recently filled mortar joints at the stage when they are starting to set.
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•It is employed for rough dressing of stones and to split the stones in the quarry. It has a long head pointed at both ends.
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Used for cutting a border or line at the edge of a stone.
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One of the most demanding materials used for the purpose of construction which is made of cement, aggregates (gravel, sand or rock), water and admixtures.
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Machines which help in mixing the ingredients of concrete and make the concrete paste in a workable condition. Known as the mechanical concrete mixer
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Used in massive constructions sites such as, for construction of dams, bridges, etc., which involves the use of large masses of concrete and also requires continuous flow of concrete.
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In this type of mixer, all the materials of the desired proportion are mixed and fed into the hopper of the revolving drum.
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Have a conical or bowl-shaped drum with vanes inside. These types of mixers are preferable for mixes of low workability and for those containing large sized aggregates. The mixing chamber which is known as drum is tilted for discharging the mixture.
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The mixer is not allowed to tilt and the axis of the mixer is always horizontal. The discharge is done either by inserting a chute into the drum or by reversing the direction of rotation of the drum or sometimes by splitting of the drum
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Mechanism of drum also comes with reversing arrangement. The ingredients of concrete rotate in one direction and are discharged from the opposite direction.
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