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ERIC Number: ED160815
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1978
Pages: 120
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Trade Masonry Syllabus.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Occupational Education Curriculum Development.
Designed for a two-year course of study, this syllabus encompasses six areas of the masonry trade: concrete, block, brick, stone, tile, and plaster. For each area, the separate units of instruction contain course content outline, student behavioral objectives, and suggested teaching methods and audiovisuals. The six sections and their units are as follows: (1) Concrete Work (Job Statistics, Concrete Components, Reinforcement, Preparation of Common Mixes, Placing Concrete, Finishing Procedures, Pre-cast Concrete, Blueprints, Specifications, Estimating); (2) Block Work (Job Statistics, History of Block, Block Types and Sizes, Properties of Block Walls, Mortar, Concrete Block Walls, Special Purpose Block, Blueprints, Specifications, Estimating); (3) Brick Work (Job Statistics, History of Brick, Brick Manufacture, Safety, Mortar, Laying Brick, Walls [Design Characteristics, Laying Corners, Wall Openings, Piers and Pilasters, Expansion and Control Joints], Flashings, Arches, Brick Steps, Fireplaces and Chimneys, Brick Paving, Washing and Cleaning, Blueprints, Specifications, Estimating, Miscellaneous Operations, Terminology); (4) Stone Work (Job Statistics, History of Stone Work, Quarrying, Stone Classification, Properties of Stone, Common Uses and Patterns, Setting Stone, Washing and Cleaning, Blueprints, Specifications, Estimating); (5) Tile Work (Job Statistics, History of Tile, Glazed Tile, Architectural Terra Cotta, Facing Tile, Miscellaneous Types, Blueprints, Specifications, Estimatings); and (6) Plaster Work (Job Statistics, History of Plastering, Preparation of Plaster, Application, Blueprints, Specifications, Estimating). The appendix includes a list of texts, references, and audiovisuals, a list of suggested tools and equipment, and an audiovisuals source directory. (JH)
Publication Type: Guides - General
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Occupational Education Curriculum Development.
Identifiers - Location: New York
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A