Masonry ICC Study Exam Graded A+
A common CMU size is 6" x 8" x 16". The 8" refers to the .....
A. Width
B. Height
C. Length - ANSWER-Answer. B. Height
A special inspector shall furnish inspection reports to who
A. The owner
B. The contractor
C. The building official/design professional
D. The fabricator - ANSWER-Answer C. The building official/design professiona
A standard hook can be a 180° turn plus an extension of at least ..... bar diameters, but
not less than ..... inches at the free end of the bar
A. 4,2.25
B. 4,2.5
C. 2.2.75
D. 2,3 - ANSWER-Answer B. 4bar diameters or 2.5 inches
A. 48 inches
B. 36 inches
C. 24 inches
D. 32 inches
Answer C. 24 inches - ANSWER-
According to a ASTM C 476, grout prepared at the jobsite shall be mixed for a minimum
of how many minutes.
A. 1 minute
B. 3 minutes
C. 5 minutes
D. 10 minutes - ANSWER-Answer C. 5 minutes
According to the IBC, the maximum amount of reinforcement for a CMU block in a wall
designed by the strength design method is what percent of the cell area
A. 3%
B. 4%
C. 5%
D. 7% - ANSWER-Answer B. 4%
, After sampling a CMU specimen for moisture content, the specimen should be...
A. Dried
B. Weighed
C. Bagged
D. Wetted - ANSWER-Answer B. Weighed
After the initial water has been introduced to the mix, mortar should be used within .....
A. 30 minutes
B. 1 hour
C. 1-1/2 hour
D. 2-1/2 hour - ANSWER-Answer D. 2-1/2 hour
Bars splices by non-contact lap splices shall not be spaced transversely farther apart
than ..... the required length of lap nor more than ..... inches
A. 1/5th or 8 inches
B. 1/8th or 8 inches
C. 1/4th or 4 inches
D. 3/8ths or 12 inches - ANSWER-Answer A. 1/5th or 8 inches
Control joints are considered joints that will ..... shortening, shrinkage and/or reduction
in the length of the wall.
A. Coordinate
B. Accommodate
C. Reduce
D. Control - ANSWER-Answer B. Accommodate
Control joints are for the purpose of......
A. Allowing concrete block to expand
B. Allowing the block to shrink without widespread cracking
C. Strengthening walls
D. Weakening walls - ANSWER-Answer B. Allowing the block to shrink without
widespread cracking
Control joints must be...... With structural anchoring requirements of intersection walls.
A. Independent
B. Anchored
C. Coordinated
D. Separated - ANSWER-Answer C. Coordinated
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