Maricopa Community Colleges  BKL100   19952-19956 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/28/95
BKL100 19952-19956 LAB 3 Credit(s) 6 Period(s)
Basic Masonry Materials
Introduction to basic masonry materials and tools. Rudimentary construction, methods and practices. Prerequisites: Indentured Apprentice with the Phoenix Bricklaying and Tilesetting Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
BKL100   19952-19956 Basic Masonry Materials
1. Identify basic masonry materials. (I)
2. List the properties and uses of mortar types encountered in the bricklaying trade. (I)
3. Mix and temper mortar according to job specifications. (I)
4. Apply mortar properly according to instructions of specified projects. (I)
5. Stock materials in an organized, efficient order. (I)
6. Identify simple hand tools. (II)
7. Select the appropriate hand tools for a given construction project. (II)
8. Read rule and tape measurements. (II)
9. Lay out coursing according to specific project specifications. (III)
10. Square, plumb and construct various sizes of hollow brick pier's 20 courses high. (IV)
11. Square, plumb and construct return corners. (IV)
12. Square, plumb and construct metal ties. (IV)
13. Square, plumb and construct stretcher walls. (IV)
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BKL100   19952-19956 Basic Masonry Materials
    I. Materials
        A. Clay and Shale Prick
          1. History and Description
          2. Manufacture
          3. Classification
          4. Structural Characteristics
          5. Color and Texture
          6. Uses
        B. Fire Brick
          1. History and Description
          2. Manufacture
          3. Classification
          4. Physical Properties
          5. Uses
        C. Sand Lime Brick
          1. History and Description
          2. Manufacture
          3. Classification
          4. Physical Properties
          5. Uses
        D. Concrete Masonry Units
          1. History and Description
          2. Types
          3. Special Units
          4. Structural Characteristics
          5. Uses
        E. Hydrated Lime
          1. Properties
          2. Uses
          3. Workability
          4. Water Retentivity
          5. Bond
          6. Durability
          7. Add Mixtures
          8. Apply
        F. Cement Lime
          1. Properties
          2. Uses
          3. Workability
          4. Water Retentivity
          5. Bond
          6. Durability
          7. Add Mixtures
          8. Apply
        G. Cement Mortar
          1. Properties
          2. Uses
          3. Workability
          4. Water Retentivity
          5. Bond
          6. Durability
          7. Add Mixtures
          8. Apply
        H. Prepared Masonry Cement Mortar
          1. Properties
          2. Uses
          3. Workability
          4. Water Retentivity
          5. Bond
          6. Durability
          7. Add Mixtures
          8. Apply
        I. Stocking
        J. Sand
          1. Classification/ Description
          2. Selection
          3. Tests
          4. Types
          5. Uses
          6. Stocking
      II. Tools
          A. Care
          B. Operation
          C. Uses
            1. Brick Trowel
            2. Brick Hammer
            3. Blocking Chisels
            4. Six-foot Rules, Plumb Rule-read
            5. Tape-read
            6. Levels
            7. Joint Tools
          D. Spacing Rule
          E. Corner Guides
        III. Construction Details
            A. Lay Out Coursing
            B. Plumb the Construction
            C. Squaring
            D. Job Specifications
              1. Reading
              2. Interpreting
          IV. Construction Methods
              A. Hollow Brick Pior-20 course
                1. Sequence
                2. Plumb
                3. Construct
                4. Sizes
              B. Return Corner
                1. Squence
                2. Plumb
                3. Construct
              C. Metal Ties
                1. Squence
                2. Plumb
                3. Construct
              D. Stretcher Walls
                1. Square
                2. Plumb
                3. Construct
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