ICC Masonry Exam with answers

ICC Masonry Exam with answers
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Which of the following is the standard specification for
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loadbearing |\




concrete masonry units? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ASTM C
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90; RCMCI 6th Edition, Section 2.2.1
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Which of the following grout admixtures is used to obtain
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a high
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slump with reduced water? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Super plasticizer; RCMCI 6th Edition, Section 2.11.6
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Which of the following is the standard specification that
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autoclaved aerated concrete masonry units must conform |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



to for the strength class specified in the contract
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documents? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ASTM C 1386; CI |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



530; Part 2, Section 2.3E. IBC
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2103.3


Grout intended for use in the construction of engineered
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and |\




empirically designed masonry structures must comply |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



with - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ASTM C 476; 2006 IBC
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2103.12

,The slump test for grout must be performed in
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accordance with - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ASTM C 1019; |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



ASTM - C1019-03 |\ |\




In what condition are grout specimens to be tested? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Damp; ASTM - 1019-03 |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




When the prism test method is being utilized, how long
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must the |\ |\




prisms cure prior to being cut? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔28; 2006 IBC 2105.3.1 |\ |\ |\




After construction and grouting, masonry test prisms
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should not be |\ |\ |\




disturbed or moved for a minimum of - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



ANSWERS ✔✔48 hours; ASTM - C 1314, Section 5.10 |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




When field sampling grout, the elapsed time between
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obtaining the |\ |\




first and final portions of the sample shall not be more
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than - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔15 minutes; ASTM - C1019,
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Section 7.2.1
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, If mortar compression tests are required, how many tests
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per day are to be taken for the three successive work
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days at the start of the job? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1;
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RCMCI 6th Edition, 3.2.4 |\ |\ |\




Glass unit masonry shall not be laid at temperatures
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below - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔60 degrees F; 2006 IBC
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2104.3.2.1


What is the maximum mean daily temperature permitted
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before newly constructed masonry must be fog sprayed
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during curing? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔100 degrees F;
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2006 IBC 2104.4.3
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When the temperature is below 40 degrees F, newly
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constructed |\




masonry must be covered with a weather resistant
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membrane for a |\ |\ |\




minimum of - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔24 hours; 2006 IBC |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



2104.3.3.3


After initial mixing, when the ambient temperature
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exceeds 90 |\ |\




degrees F with a wind velocity over 8 mph, mortar used in
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masonry
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