Test: Bricks & Brick Masonry - 2 - Civil Engineering (CE) MCQ

emboss manufacturer’s name

reduce the weight of brick

form keyed joint between brick and mortar

improve insulation by providing ‘hollows’

1 and 2

1 and 3

2 and 3

1, 2 and 3

a

b

c

d

queen closer

king closer

closer

squint closer

1, 2 and 3

1 only

3 only

2 and 3

laking iwo bricks, hitting one against the other and observing whether they break or not and the type of sound produced while hitting.

Immersing the brick under water for 24 hrs and determining its expansion using Le ChatOlier apparatus

Immersing the brick under water for 16 hrs and determining the quantity of water absorbed by the brick

Scratching the brick by finger nail and noting whether any impression is made or no

Chrome bricks

Sillimanite bricks

Magnesite bricks

Fosterite bricks

all bricks need not be uniform in size .

bats must be used in alternate course only

the vertical joints in alternate course should fall in plumb

cement mortar used must have surkhi as additive

white ants

dampness

baceteria

fungus

high bond strength with mortar

high shrinkage of brick

low strength of brick

need for more mortar for bedding