IRC EXAM PREP STUDY QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 3: BUILDING PLANNING
Buildings jand jstructures jmust jbe jconstructed jto jsafely jsupport jwhich jof jthe
jfollowing jloads?
A. jdead jloads
B. jlive jloads
C. jroof jloads
D. jA jthrough jC j-correct janswers-D. jDead jLoads, jLive jLoads jand/or jRoof jLoads
, Where jwood jstructural jpanels jare jused jto jprotect jwindows jin jbuildings jlocated jin
jwindborne jdebris jregions, jNo. j10 jwood jscrews jmust jbe jlocated jat ja jmax. jof
j________ jon jcenter jto jfasten jthose jpanels jto jthe jspan jof j8 jfeet. j
A. j8 jinches
B. j9 jinches
C. j12 jinches
D. j16 jinches j-correct janswers-B. j9 jinches
Where jstructural jwood jpanels jare jused jto jprovide jwindborne jdebris jprotection jfor
jglazed jopenings janchors jmust jpenetrate jthrough jthe jexterior jwall jcovering jwith ja
jmin. jembedment jlength jof j________________________ jinto jthe jbuilding jframe. j
A. j1 jinch
B. j1-1/2 jinches
C. j2 jinches
D. j2-1/2 jinches j-correct janswers-C. j2 jinches
Urban jand jsuburban jareas, jwith jnumerous jclosely jspaced jobstructions jhaving jthe
jsize jof jsingle-family jdwellings jor jlarger jsited, jare jclassified jas
j____________________________. j
A. jExposure jA
B. jExposure jB
C. jExposure jC
D. jExposure jD j-correct janswers-B. jExposure jB
Flat, junobstructed jareas jexposed jto jwind jflowing jover jopen jwater, jsmooth jmud
jflats, jsalt jflats jand junbroken jice jfor ja jdistance jof jnot jless jthan j5,000 jfeet jare
jclassified jas______________.
A. jExposure jA
B. jExposure jB
C. jExposure jC
D. jExposure jD j-correct janswers-D. jExposure jD
Open jterrain jwith jscattered jobstructions, jincluding jsurface jundulations jor jother
jirregularities, jhaving jheights jgenerally jless jthan j30 jfeet jextending jmore jthan j1,500
jfeet jfrom jthe jbuilding jsite jin jany jquadrant jis jclassified jas j_______________.
A. jExposure jA
B. jExposure jB
C. jExposure jC
D. jExposure jD j-correct janswers-C. jExposure jC
The jseismic jdesign jcategory jfor ja jsite jhaving ja jcalculated jSds jof j0.30g jis
j_______________________.
A. jA
B. jB
C. jC
CHAPTER 3: BUILDING PLANNING
Buildings jand jstructures jmust jbe jconstructed jto jsafely jsupport jwhich jof jthe
jfollowing jloads?
A. jdead jloads
B. jlive jloads
C. jroof jloads
D. jA jthrough jC j-correct janswers-D. jDead jLoads, jLive jLoads jand/or jRoof jLoads
, Where jwood jstructural jpanels jare jused jto jprotect jwindows jin jbuildings jlocated jin
jwindborne jdebris jregions, jNo. j10 jwood jscrews jmust jbe jlocated jat ja jmax. jof
j________ jon jcenter jto jfasten jthose jpanels jto jthe jspan jof j8 jfeet. j
A. j8 jinches
B. j9 jinches
C. j12 jinches
D. j16 jinches j-correct janswers-B. j9 jinches
Where jstructural jwood jpanels jare jused jto jprovide jwindborne jdebris jprotection jfor
jglazed jopenings janchors jmust jpenetrate jthrough jthe jexterior jwall jcovering jwith ja
jmin. jembedment jlength jof j________________________ jinto jthe jbuilding jframe. j
A. j1 jinch
B. j1-1/2 jinches
C. j2 jinches
D. j2-1/2 jinches j-correct janswers-C. j2 jinches
Urban jand jsuburban jareas, jwith jnumerous jclosely jspaced jobstructions jhaving jthe
jsize jof jsingle-family jdwellings jor jlarger jsited, jare jclassified jas
j____________________________. j
A. jExposure jA
B. jExposure jB
C. jExposure jC
D. jExposure jD j-correct janswers-B. jExposure jB
Flat, junobstructed jareas jexposed jto jwind jflowing jover jopen jwater, jsmooth jmud
jflats, jsalt jflats jand junbroken jice jfor ja jdistance jof jnot jless jthan j5,000 jfeet jare
jclassified jas______________.
A. jExposure jA
B. jExposure jB
C. jExposure jC
D. jExposure jD j-correct janswers-D. jExposure jD
Open jterrain jwith jscattered jobstructions, jincluding jsurface jundulations jor jother
jirregularities, jhaving jheights jgenerally jless jthan j30 jfeet jextending jmore jthan j1,500
jfeet jfrom jthe jbuilding jsite jin jany jquadrant jis jclassified jas j_______________.
A. jExposure jA
B. jExposure jB
C. jExposure jC
D. jExposure jD j-correct janswers-C. jExposure jC
The jseismic jdesign jcategory jfor ja jsite jhaving ja jcalculated jSds jof j0.30g jis
j_______________________.
A. jA
B. jB
C. jC
