ICC MASONRY ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following grout admixtures is used to obtain a high
slump with reduced water?
Answer: Super plasticizer; RCMCI 6th Edition, Section 2.11.6
◉ Which of the following is the standard specification that
autoclaved aerated concrete masonry units must conform to for the
strength class specified in the contract documents?
Answer: ASTM C 1386; CI 530; Part 2, Section 2.3E. IBC
2103.3
◉ Grout intended for use in the construction of engineered and
empirically designed masonry structures must comply with
Answer: ASTM C 476; 2006 IBC 2103.12
◉ The slump test for grout must be performed in accordance with
Answer: ASTM C 1019; ASTM - C1019-03
◉ In what condition are grout specimens to be tested?
Answer: Damp; ASTM - 1019-03
,◉ When the prism test method is being utilized, how long must the
prisms cure prior to being cut?
Answer: 28; 2006 IBC 2105.3.1
◉ After construction and grouting, masonry test prisms should not
be
disturbed or moved for a minimum of
Answer: 48 hours; ASTM - C 1314, Section 5.10
◉ When field sampling grout, the elapsed time between obtaining
the
first and final portions of the sample shall not be more than
Answer: 15 minutes; ASTM - C1019, Section 7.2.1
◉ If mortar compression tests are required, how many tests per day
are to be taken for the three successive work days at the start of the
job?
Answer: 1; RCMCI 6th Edition, 3.2.4
◉ Glass unit masonry shall not be laid at temperatures below
Answer: 60 degrees F; 2006 IBC 2104.3.2.1
, ◉ What is the maximum mean daily temperature permitted before
newly constructed masonry must be fog sprayed during curing?
Answer: 100 degrees F; 2006 IBC 2104.4.3
◉ When the temperature is below 40 degrees F, newly constructed
masonry must be covered with a weather resistant membrane for a
minimum of
Answer: 24 hours; 2006 IBC 2104.3.3.3
◉ After initial mixing, when the ambient temperature exceeds 90
degrees F with a wind velocity over 8 mph, mortar used in masonry
construction must be discarded after
Answer: 2 hours; 2006 IBC 2104.4.2.1
◉ Which type of unit masonry is required to be placed with head
and bed joints solidly filled?
Answer: Glass; 2006 IBC 2104.1.2.4
◉ Thin bed mortar joints used in laying autoclaved aerated concrete
masonry units shall not exceed a thickness of
Answer: 1/16"; 2006 IBC 2104.1.2.6
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following grout admixtures is used to obtain a high
slump with reduced water?
Answer: Super plasticizer; RCMCI 6th Edition, Section 2.11.6
◉ Which of the following is the standard specification that
autoclaved aerated concrete masonry units must conform to for the
strength class specified in the contract documents?
Answer: ASTM C 1386; CI 530; Part 2, Section 2.3E. IBC
2103.3
◉ Grout intended for use in the construction of engineered and
empirically designed masonry structures must comply with
Answer: ASTM C 476; 2006 IBC 2103.12
◉ The slump test for grout must be performed in accordance with
Answer: ASTM C 1019; ASTM - C1019-03
◉ In what condition are grout specimens to be tested?
Answer: Damp; ASTM - 1019-03
,◉ When the prism test method is being utilized, how long must the
prisms cure prior to being cut?
Answer: 28; 2006 IBC 2105.3.1
◉ After construction and grouting, masonry test prisms should not
be
disturbed or moved for a minimum of
Answer: 48 hours; ASTM - C 1314, Section 5.10
◉ When field sampling grout, the elapsed time between obtaining
the
first and final portions of the sample shall not be more than
Answer: 15 minutes; ASTM - C1019, Section 7.2.1
◉ If mortar compression tests are required, how many tests per day
are to be taken for the three successive work days at the start of the
job?
Answer: 1; RCMCI 6th Edition, 3.2.4
◉ Glass unit masonry shall not be laid at temperatures below
Answer: 60 degrees F; 2006 IBC 2104.3.2.1
, ◉ What is the maximum mean daily temperature permitted before
newly constructed masonry must be fog sprayed during curing?
Answer: 100 degrees F; 2006 IBC 2104.4.3
◉ When the temperature is below 40 degrees F, newly constructed
masonry must be covered with a weather resistant membrane for a
minimum of
Answer: 24 hours; 2006 IBC 2104.3.3.3
◉ After initial mixing, when the ambient temperature exceeds 90
degrees F with a wind velocity over 8 mph, mortar used in masonry
construction must be discarded after
Answer: 2 hours; 2006 IBC 2104.4.2.1
◉ Which type of unit masonry is required to be placed with head
and bed joints solidly filled?
Answer: Glass; 2006 IBC 2104.1.2.4
◉ Thin bed mortar joints used in laying autoclaved aerated concrete
masonry units shall not exceed a thickness of
Answer: 1/16"; 2006 IBC 2104.1.2.6
