ICC MASONRY EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

ICC MASONRY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2theA2standardA2specificationA2forA2loadbearingA2
concreteA2masonryA2units?A2-A2Ans--
ASTMA2CA290;A2RCMCIA26thA2Edition,A2SectionA22.2.1

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2groutA2admixturesA2isA2usedA2toA2obtainA2aA2highA2
slumpA2withA2reducedA2water?A2-A2Ans--
SuperA2plasticizer;A2RCMCIA26thA2Edition,A2SectionA22.11.6

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2theA2standardA2specificationA2thatA2autoclavedA2aeratedA2c
oncreteA2masonryA2unitsA2mustA2conformA2toA2forA2theA2strengthA2classA2specifiedA2inA2th
eA2contractA2documents?A2-A2Ans--
ASTMA2CA21386;A2CIA2530;A2PartA22,A2SectionA22.3E.A2IBCA2
2103.3

GroutA2intendedA2forA2useA2inA2theA2constructionA2ofA2engineeredA2andA2
empiricallyA2designedA2masonryA2structuresA2mustA2complyA2withA2-A2Ans--
ASTMA2CA2476;A22006A2IBCA22103.12

TheA2slumpA2testA2forA2groutA2mustA2beA2performedA2inA2accordanceA2withA2-A2Ans--
ASTMA2CA21019;A2ASTMA2-A2C1019-03

InA2whatA2conditionA2areA2groutA2specimensA2toA2beA2tested?A2-A2Ans--Damp;A2ASTMA2-
A21019-03


WhenA2theA2prismA2testA2methodA2isA2beingA2utilized,A2howA2longA2mustA2theA2
prismsA2cureA2priorA2toA2beingA2cut?A2-A2Ans--28;A22006A2IBCA22105.3.1

AfterA2constructionA2andA2grouting,A2masonryA2testA2prismsA2shouldA2notA2beA2
disturbedA2orA2movedA2forA2aA2minimumA2ofA2-A2Ans--48A2hours;A2ASTMA2-
A2CA21314,A2SectionA25.10


WhenA2fieldA2samplingA2grout,A2theA2elapsedA2timeA2betweenA2obtainingA2theA2
firstA2andA2finalA2portionsA2ofA2theA2sampleA2shallA2notA2beA2moreA2thanA2-A2Ans--
15A2minutes;A2ASTMA2-A2C1019,A2SectionA27.2.1

IfA2mortarA2compressionA2testsA2areA2required,A2howA2manyA2testsA2perA2dayA2areA2toA2be
A2takenA2forA2theA2threeA2successiveA2workA2daysA2atA2theA2startA2ofA2theA2job?A2-A2Ans--
1;A2RCMCIA26thA2Edition,A23.2.4

GlassA2unitA2masonryA2shallA2notA2beA2laidA2atA2temperaturesA2belowA2-A2Ans--
60A2degreesA2F;A22006A2IBCA22104.3.2.1

, WhatA2isA2theA2maximumA2meanA2dailyA2temperatureA2permittedA2beforeA2newlyA2constru
ctedA2masonryA2mustA2beA2fogA2sprayedA2duringA2curing?A2-A2Ans--
100A2degreesA2F;A22006A2IBCA22104.4.3

WhenA2theA2temperatureA2isA2belowA240A2degreesA2F,A2newlyA2constructedA2
masonryA2mustA2beA2coveredA2withA2aA2weatherA2resistantA2membraneA2forA2aA2
minimumA2ofA2-A2Ans--24A2hours;A22006A2IBCA22104.3.3.3

AfterA2initialA2mixing,A2whenA2theA2ambientA2temperatureA2exceedsA290A2
degreesA2FA2withA2aA2windA2velocityA2overA28A2mph,A2mortarA2usedA2inA2masonryA2
constructionA2mustA2beA2discardedA2afterA2-A2Ans--2A2hours;A22006A2IBCA22104.4.2.1

WhichA2typeA2ofA2unitA2masonryA2isA2requiredA2toA2beA2placedA2withA2headA2andA2bedA2joi
ntsA2solidlyA2filled?A2-A2Ans--Glass;A22006A2IBCA22104.1.2.4

ThinA2bedA2mortarA2jointsA2usedA2inA2layingA2autoclavedA2aeratedA2concreteA2
masonryA2unitsA2shallA2notA2exceedA2aA2thicknessA2ofA2-A2Ans--
1/16";A22006A2IBCA22104.1.2.6

WhenA2theA2ambientA2temperatureA2exceedsA2100A2degreesA2FA2orA2exceedsA290A2degre
esA2FA2withA2aA2windA2velocityA2overA28A2mph,A2whatA2isA2theA2maximumA2
distanceA2thatA2mortarA2mayA2beA2spreadA2aheadA2ofA2AACA2masonryA2units?A2-A2Ans--
4';A2RCMCIA26thA2Edition,A2SectionA211.2.4,A2
2006A2IBCA22104.4.2.1(5).

WhatA2isA2theA2maximumA2spacingA2forA2weepA2holesA2placedA2inA2theA2outsideA2
wytheA2ofA2masonryA2walls?A2-A2Ans--33"A2onA2center;A22006A2IBCA22104.1.8

TheA2maximumA2corbeledA2projectionA2beyondA2theA2faceA2ofA2theA2wallA2forA2
multiwytheA2wallsA2bondedA2byA2mortarA2orA2grout,A2andA2wallA2tiesA2orA2masonryA2
headersA2isA2-A2Ans--1/2A2theA2wallA2thickness;A22006A2IBCA22104.2

TheA2maximumA2spacingA2ofA2movementA2jointsA2isA2-A2Ans--
25'A2orA2threeA2timesA2theA2wallA2height;A2ACIA2530

InA2masonryA2construction,A2whatA2typeA2ofA2jointA2isA2usedA2toA2allowA2
dimensionalA2changesA2inA2masonry,A2minimizeA2randomA2wallA2cracksA2andA2
otherA2distress?A2-A2Ans--MovementA2joint;A2ACIA2530

InA2masonryA2construction,A2whatA2isA2theA2maximumA2toleranceA2permittedA2
forA2verticalA2alignmentA2ofA2nonbearingA2columnsA2andA2walls?A2-A2Ans--+/-
A23/4";A2ACIA2530,A2S-21,A2SectionA23.3GA2(2)A2(d)


WhichA2typeA2ofA2mortarA2isA2usedA2forA2placingA2adheredA2masonryA2veneer?A2-A2Ans--
TypeA2S;A2ACIA2530,A2S-2O,A2SectionA23.3CA2(2)