Chapter 2: Reinforced Masonry

Two units in successive courses laid so the vertical head joints lap

• 3/4 Bond

• Running Bond

• Flemish Bond

• Stack Bond

An anchor used to fasten Brick or Block to Steel

• Square box tie

• Triangular Anchor

• Hook-on Anchor

• Weld-on Anchor

A continuous horizontal layer of block or brick that is bonded

together with mortar

• Course

• Cell

• Wythe

• Joint

An opening or space inside a masonry unit

• Collar Joint

• Course

• Wythe

• Cell

Used to secure veneer brick to backing wall

or to connect two wythes together

• Corrugated metal

  Tie

• Adjustable Tie

• Triangular Tie

• Square box Tie

What is the best way to prevent or control cracking in Masonry structures?

• Insulation

• Control Joints

• Flashing

• Grout

Steel, Masonry units, Grout, and Mortar work together to create what?

• Veneer facing

• Unreinforced

  Masonry

• Reinforced Masonry

• Control Joints

Reinforced Hollow Masonry walls have steel rebar

installed in what directions?

• Vertical

• Horizontal

• Vertical & Horizontal

• They do not contain rebar

A thin waterproof material used in masonry construction to

prevent water from entering certain areas of a wall

• Wythe

• Preformed inserts

• Insulation

• Flashing

Made up of parts that have dissimilar characteristics

or properties

• Homogenous

• Masonry

• Heterogeneous

• Seismic