Construction & Building Materials Questions on “Terms Used in Brick Masonry”.
1. Identify the given figure below.
a) Queen closer
b) King closer
c) Bevelled closer
d) Mitred closer
Answer: a
Clarification: Queen closer is obtained by cutting the brick longitudinally into equal parts. It can also be made from two quarter bricks, known as the quarter closer, to minimize the wastage of bricks. A queen closer is generally place near the Quion.
2. Identify the given figure below.
a) Queen closer
b) Bevelled closer
c) Mitred closer
d) King closer
Answer: d
Clarification: King closer is obtained by cutting a triangular portion of the bricks such that half a header and half a stretcher are obtained on the adjoining cut faces. A king closer is used near door and window opening to get a satisfactory arrangement of the mortar joints.
3. Identify the missing data in the figure given below.
a) Bed
b) Bed joint
c) Header
d) Perpends
Answer: c
Clarification: Header is a brick laid with its breadth or with parallel to the phrase or front or direction of a Wall. The Course containing header is called a header course. Whereas, the lower surface of the brick when laid flat is known as the bed.
4. Identify the figure given below.
a) King closer
b) Bevelled closer
c) Half bat
d) Perpends
Answer: b
Clarification: The Bevelled closer is obtained by cutting a triangular portion of half the widthl but of full length. A bevelled closer appears as a closer on one face and as a header on the other face. It is used for the splayed brickwork.
5. Identify the figure given below.
a) Three quarter bat
b) Mitred closer
c) Queen closer
d) Bullnose
Answer: b
Clarification: Mitred closer is obtained by cutting a triangular portion of the breeze through its width and making an angle of 45° to 60° with the length of the break. It is used at corners, junctions, etc.
6. Identify the figure given below.
a) Squint quoin
b) Bat
c) Lap
d) Bed
Answer: b
Clarification: Bat is a piece of brick, usually considered in relation to the length of brick and accordingly known as half bat or three quarter bat. The Half bat may be formed as shown in figure.
7. Identify the figure given below.
a) Bullnose
b) Bevelled bat
c) Bevelled closer
d) Perpends
Answer: a
Clarification: A brick moulded with rounded angle is termed as a Bullnose and it is used for rounded Quoin. A connection that is formed when a wall takes a turn is known as a Quion. The centre of the curved portion is situated on the long centre line of the brick.
8. A _________ is a mark of depth about 10 mm to 20 mm which is placed on the face of a brick to form a key for holding the mortar.
a) Tooting
b) Cownose
c) Frog
d) Bullnose
Answer: c
Clarification: The wire cut bricks are not provided with Frogs. A pressed brick as a rule as frogs on the both the faces. A handmade brick has only one frog. Whereas, a brick moulded with a double Bull nose on ends is termed as a cownose.
9. The termination of a wall in such a fashion that each alternate course at the end projects is known as the _________
a) Racking back
b) Tooting
c) Frog
d) Lap
Answer: b
Clarification: Tooting is adopted to provide adequate bond when the walls are continued horizontally at a later stage. Whereas, termination of a wall in a stepped fashion is known as a Racking back.
10. The vertical joints separating the bricks in either length or cross direction is known as the _________
a) Perpends
b) Closer
c) Bed
d) Arrises
Answer: a
Clarification: Perpend is for a good Bond, and Perpends in alternate courses should be vertically one above the other. Whereas, the ages formed by the intersection of plane surfaces of bricks are called as the Arrises.