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Term Definition
Masonry Cleaning. 1. The final removal of excess grout and concrete and mortar stains, from an exterior surface of a masonry structure. 2. In older structures, the cleaning of the surface by any of several means but commonly steam, chemical, and in some rare instances sandblasting.  
Masonry Control Joint. A sawed, tooled, or formed groove in a masonry joint to regulate the location of cracking resulting from the dimensional change of different parts of the structure.  
Masonry Facing Panel. A masonry structure having a decorative exterior surface.  
Masonry Flashing. A thin, continuous sheet of metal, plastic, rubber or waterproof paper used to prevent the passage of water through a joint in a wall, roof, or at a chimney; the material used and the process of making watertight the roof intersections and other exposed places on the outside masonry.  
Masonry Floor. shaped or molded masonry units such as, stone, brick, tile or concrete units used for finished floor coverings.  
Masonry Furring. Metal or wooden strips attached to any masonry surface on which wall boards or sheathing may be conventionally attached.  
Masonry Grout. A mixture of cementitious materials and aggregates and water used to fill the hollow spaces of masonry units and cavities.  
Masonry Insulation. Any type of insulation for hollow masonry units.  
Masonry Lintel. Masonry member placed within masonry wall or partition to support loads over an opening.  
Masonry Manhole. A masonry vertical access shaft from the surface to the underground utility.  
Masonry Painting. The act or process of applying paint to seal or color a masonry surface.  
Masonry Paver. shaped or molded units, composed of stone, ceramic brick or tile, concrete, or cast-in place concrete used for driveways and patios.  
Masonry Plaque. A commemorative or identifying inscribed tablet made of shaped or molded units, composed of stone, brick, tile, or concrete.  
Masonry Plaster. A plaster surface on masonry usually made from a cement-based mixture, commonly called stucco on newer buildings, but may be some other material on older historic structures.  
Masonry Plaster. A plaster surface on masonry, usually made from a cement-based mixture, commonly called stucco on newer buildings, but may be gypsum-type material on older historic structures.  
Masonry Reinforcing. Lateral steel rods, wire, or mesh placed between courses of masonry units.  
Masonry Research. see Masonry Institute of America.  
Masonry Restoration. The act or process of the repair of a masonry structure.  
Masonry Sandblast. The act or process of abrading or cutting masonry structure surfaces using sand ejected from a nozzle at high speed by compressed air; an effective form of cleaning masonry, but used sparingly because of its inclination to remove the outer (usually glazed or polished) surface.  
Masonry Society, The (TMS). 3775 Iris Avenue, #6, Boulder, Colorado 80301-2043, (303) 939-9700.  
Masonry Tie. A reinforcing strip, bar, or wire used to link courses of masonry together or to bond them with a wood or concrete backup wall.  
Masonry Unit. Any brick, tile, stone, or block used in masonry construction.  
Masonry Veneer. A nonstructural tier or layer of brick or stone attached to a structural masonry or wood framed wall.  
Masonry Vent. Opening in a masonry structure to provide natural ventilation.  
Masonry Wall. A wall constructed of brick, stone, or concrete block.  
Masonry Waterproofing. Any of a variety of materials applied to masonry structures to resist or prevent the passage of water.  
Masonry, Gypsum. see Gypsum Masonry.  
Masonry. Brickwork, blockwork, and stonework.  
Masonry. Construction of brick, tile, stone, or concrete block, or combination thereof, bonded together with mortar.  
Mass Concrete. 1. Concrete without reinforcing; also called plain concrete. 2. Any large volume of concrete cast in place intended to resist applied loads by virtue of mass; generally a monolithic structure incorporating a low cement factor with a high proportion of large coarse aggregate.  

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