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• What is the soft white powder appearing on the face of brick pictured below called? • Fluorescent • Chalking • Lightening • Efflorescence
• Cells should not exceed 50 % of the volume of the unit. A. T B. F
Page 2 and 3: • History • Mortar • Grout
Page 4 and 5: • An assembly or combination of s
Page 6 and 7: • Plastic • Workability - unifo
Page 8 and 9: • Have a tendency to shrink very
Page 10: • Joint sizes vary • Facing bri
Page 13 and 14: • May be solid or hollow core •
Page 15 and 16: • Mud was used to create bricks i
Page 17: • Mortar has a tendency to shrink
Page 21 and 22: • Burning of brick is done in 4 s
Page 23 and 24: • Made from clay, shale, fire cla
Page 25 and 26: • Units are burned at much higher
Page 27 and 28: • Bond - the arrangement of brick
Page 29: See page 191, Figure 4.6-14 29
Page 33 and 34: • Faced walls - brick masonry uni
Page 35 and 36: • The most widely used type of br
Page 37 and 38: • Purpose of a weep hole: A. Esca
Page 39 and 40: A. Flemish B. Common C. Running D.
Page 41 and 42: Clay tiles used as a backing for br
Page 44 and 45: • Lightweight, used in non-load b
Page 46 and 47: • The blocks are formed of 2 cast
Page 49 and 50: • Igneous - formed by the solidif
Page 51: Stone Color Major Use Minor Use Gra
Page 54 and 55: Fieldstone (rubble) Ashlar (squared
Page 56 and 57: • Water Mist - will remove surfac
Page 58 and 59: • Which of the following characte
Page 60: • Construction Materials and Proc

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