Long Exam 2 Masonry Works 13.

What material is used to obtain a fine textured concrete

plaster?
Part 1: Multiple Choice Questions a. Rubber foam c. Plastic foam
Answer the following. b. Paint brush d. All of the above
1. Which is the structural construction of component parts laid in 14. Which of the following requirements is NOT to be considered
and bound together by a material called mortar? in proportioning concrete mixture?
a. Building Construction c. CHB a. Economy c. Strength b. Workability
b. Masonry d. Stone d. Flexibility
2. Which of the following statements is true about masonry? 15. Which of the following factors regulate the strength of
a. It is the art of building with stone, bricks and concrete blocks concrete?
b. It is highly durable form of construction a. Correct proportion of the ingredients b. Proper method of
c. It is used for the walls of buildings, retaining walls and mixing
monuments c. Proper curing process
d. All of the above d. All of the above
3. It is an artificial stone which is the result of mixing cement, fine 16. What kind of cement is commonly used in small and large
and coarse aggregates, and water. construction such as buildings and roads?
a. Mortar c. Plaster a. Hydraulic cement c. Pozzolan cement b.
b. Concrete mixture d. Concrete Portland cement d. Northern cement
4. It is the most widely used masonry materials for construction 17. How many CHBs are needed for the construction of 3 meters
works in the Philippines. high and 8 meters long fence?
a. Bricks c. Hollow blocks a. 290 c. 310 b. 300
b. Gravel d. Sand d. 320
5. What kind of masonry material is manufactured from clay, 18. The following are the practices in mixing cement EXCEPT
sand and other materials? a. Put the proportion of the sand and spread the cement on the
a. Adobe c. Bricks top b. Mix thoroughly the sand and cement
b. Ashlar d. Rubble stone c. Add plenty of water
6. This refers to the material that is bound together into a d. Pile up the mixture and bore a hole at the center
conglomerated mass by cement and water to form concrete, 19. What is the purpose of footing in masonry works particularly
mortar or plaster. in soft and sandy earth?
a. Aggregates c. Admixture a. It prevents the foundation from sinking under its heavy load
b. Concrete d. All of the above b. It protects the foundation from heavy load
7. How many percent should be the aggregate components of a c. It protects the foundation from sinking over a heavy load
total mass of concrete? d. It prevents the foundation from sinking
a. 70 % c. 75% 20. Considered as an obsolete type of cement wherein it has ang
b. 80 % d. 90 % long period of curing time?
8. What is the ratio of cement, sand and gravel to produce a class a. Pozzolan b. Portland c. White cement
C concrete mixture? d. Plaster
a. 1: 1 ½ : 3 c. 1: 2: 4
b. 1: 2 ½ : 5 d. 1: 3: 6 Part 2: Identification
9. Which of the following is a good concrete mix proportion for Fill in the Blanks.
hand mixing? 1. ____________ is the term used with respect to the
a. 2 kg of water + 1 kg of cement + 2 kg of sand + 2.5 – 3 kg of arrangement of CHB.
gravel 2. ____________ is the term used when the bricks are laid with its
b. ½ kg of water + 1 kg of cement + 2 kg of sand + 2.5 – 3 kg of longer side to exposed to view.
gravel 3. ____________ is the term applied when the bricks are laid with
c. ½ kg of water + 2 kg of cement + 1 kg of sand + 2.5 – 3 kg of its end exposed.
gravel 4. ____________ is commonly used for fencing materials as
d. 1 kg of water + 2 kg of cement + 2 kg of sand + 2.5 – 3 kg of substitute to concrete hollow blocks for economic reasons.
gravel 5. ____________ are used to give permanent protection and
10. It is the tool used to guide the vertical position in laying bricks. support to sea walls, river abnks, culverts, reservoirs, road bridges
a. Plumb bob c. String and many other structures in civil engineering works.
b. Water hose d. None of the above
11. How many classifications of masonry tools are there? Part 3. Enumeration
a. 3 c. 5 1. State five material items needed for a certain masonry work.
b. 4 d. none of the above 2. What are two types of concrete hollow blocks used for
12. What tool is used in finishing a surface for concrete? residential/commercial buildings in the Philippines?
a. Float c. Crandall b. Bolster 3. What are the three main components used for CHB Laying?
d. Spade 4. State five type of CHB bondings used for Masonry Works.