Question

A brick laid its greatest dimension horizontal and its face parallel to the wall face called

A)Shiner

B) Plasticity

C) Strength

D) All of the above

Grouting brick or CMU wall serves to

1. Increase the cross sectional area of the wall
2. Resist vertical and lateral shear loads
3. Bonds wythes together

D. All of the above

Answer 1

1. A brick laid its greatest dimension horizontal and its face parallel to the wall face called

A)Shiner

B) Plasticity

C) Strength

D) All of the above

Answer is A) Shiner

Shiner is a term used in brick masonry to indicate a brick laid with its longer edge horizontal and face parallel to the face of wall.

2. Grouting brick or CMU wall serves to

A)Increase the cross sectional area of the wall

B) Resist vertical and lateral shear loads

C) Bond wythes together

D) All of the above

Answer is D) All of the above

Grout is mixture of cement and water to fill the space in masory work. It helps to bond two wythes together so as to act as a single system and allows to resist higher vertical compressive and lateral shear loads. Grouting of the core also results in increasing the cross sectional area of the masonry wall. Higher water content of the grout also compensate the water absorption of the masonry leading to higher strength.