IRC EXAM PREP STUDY CHAPTER 3: BUILDING
PLANNING QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
BuildingsGandGstructuresGmustGbeGconstructedGtoGsafelyGsupportGwhichGofGtheGfollowingGloads?
A.GdeadGloads
B.GliveGloads
C.GroofGloads
D.GAGthroughGCG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-D.GDeadGLoads,GLiveGLoadsGand/orGRoofGLoads
WhereGwoodGstructuralGpanelsGareGusedGtoGprotectGwindowsGinGbuildingsGlocatedGinGwindborneGdebrisGre
gions,GNo.G10GwoodGscrewsGmustGbeGlocatedGatGaGmax.GofG________GonGcenterGtoGfastenGthoseGpanelsGtoG
theGspanGofG8Gfeet.G
A.G8Ginches
B.G9Ginches
C.G12Ginches
D.G16GinchesG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-B.G9Ginches
WhereGstructuralGwoodGpanelsGareGusedGtoGprovideGwindborneGdebrisGprotectionGforGglazedGopeningsGan
chorsGmustGpenetrateGthroughGtheGexteriorGwallGcoveringGwithGaGmin.GembedmentGlengthGofG_________
_______________GintoGtheGbuildingGframe.G
A.G1Ginch
B.G1-1/2Ginches
C.G2Ginches
D.G2-1/2GinchesG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-C.G2Ginches
UrbanGandGsuburbanGareas,GwithGnumerousGcloselyGspacedGobstructionsGhavingGtheGsizeGofGsingle-
familyGdwellingsGorGlargerGsited,GareGclassifiedGasG____________________________.G
A.GExposureGA
B.GExposureGB
C.GExposureGC
, D.GExposureGDG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-B.GExposureGB
Flat,GunobstructedGareasGexposedGtoGwindGflowingGoverGopenGwater,GsmoothGmudGflats,GsaltGflatsGandGun
brokenGiceGforGaGdistanceGofGnotGlessGthanG5,000GfeetGareGclassifiedGas______________.
A.GExposureGA
B.GExposureGB
C.GExposureGC
D.GExposureGDG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-D.GExposureGD
OpenGterrainGwithGscatteredGobstructions,GincludingGsurfaceGundulationsGorGotherGirregularities,GhavingGh
eightsGgenerallyGlessGthanG30GfeetGextendingGmoreGthanG1,500GfeetGfromGtheGbuildingGsiteGinGanyGquadran
tGisGclassifiedGasG_______________.
A.GExposureGA
B.GExposureGB
C.GExposureGC
D.GExposureGDG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-C.GExposureGC
TheGseismicGdesignGcategoryGforGaGsiteGhavingGaGcalculatedGSdsGofG0.30gGisG_______________________.
A.GA
B.GB
C.GC
D.GDG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-B.GB
TheGaverageGdeadGloadsGofGSeismicGDesignGCategoryGCGmustGnotGexceedG____________GforGtheGcombine
dGroofGandGceilingGassembliesGonGaGhorizontalGprojection.
A.G10Gpsf
B.G15Gpsf
C.G20Gpsf
D.G25GpsfG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-B.G15Gpsf
PLANNING QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
BuildingsGandGstructuresGmustGbeGconstructedGtoGsafelyGsupportGwhichGofGtheGfollowingGloads?
A.GdeadGloads
B.GliveGloads
C.GroofGloads
D.GAGthroughGCG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-D.GDeadGLoads,GLiveGLoadsGand/orGRoofGLoads
WhereGwoodGstructuralGpanelsGareGusedGtoGprotectGwindowsGinGbuildingsGlocatedGinGwindborneGdebrisGre
gions,GNo.G10GwoodGscrewsGmustGbeGlocatedGatGaGmax.GofG________GonGcenterGtoGfastenGthoseGpanelsGtoG
theGspanGofG8Gfeet.G
A.G8Ginches
B.G9Ginches
C.G12Ginches
D.G16GinchesG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-B.G9Ginches
WhereGstructuralGwoodGpanelsGareGusedGtoGprovideGwindborneGdebrisGprotectionGforGglazedGopeningsGan
chorsGmustGpenetrateGthroughGtheGexteriorGwallGcoveringGwithGaGmin.GembedmentGlengthGofG_________
_______________GintoGtheGbuildingGframe.G
A.G1Ginch
B.G1-1/2Ginches
C.G2Ginches
D.G2-1/2GinchesG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-C.G2Ginches
UrbanGandGsuburbanGareas,GwithGnumerousGcloselyGspacedGobstructionsGhavingGtheGsizeGofGsingle-
familyGdwellingsGorGlargerGsited,GareGclassifiedGasG____________________________.G
A.GExposureGA
B.GExposureGB
C.GExposureGC
, D.GExposureGDG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-B.GExposureGB
Flat,GunobstructedGareasGexposedGtoGwindGflowingGoverGopenGwater,GsmoothGmudGflats,GsaltGflatsGandGun
brokenGiceGforGaGdistanceGofGnotGlessGthanG5,000GfeetGareGclassifiedGas______________.
A.GExposureGA
B.GExposureGB
C.GExposureGC
D.GExposureGDG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-D.GExposureGD
OpenGterrainGwithGscatteredGobstructions,GincludingGsurfaceGundulationsGorGotherGirregularities,GhavingGh
eightsGgenerallyGlessGthanG30GfeetGextendingGmoreGthanG1,500GfeetGfromGtheGbuildingGsiteGinGanyGquadran
tGisGclassifiedGasG_______________.
A.GExposureGA
B.GExposureGB
C.GExposureGC
D.GExposureGDG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-C.GExposureGC
TheGseismicGdesignGcategoryGforGaGsiteGhavingGaGcalculatedGSdsGofG0.30gGisG_______________________.
A.GA
B.GB
C.GC
D.GDG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-B.GB
TheGaverageGdeadGloadsGofGSeismicGDesignGCategoryGCGmustGnotGexceedG____________GforGtheGcombine
dGroofGandGceilingGassembliesGonGaGhorizontalGprojection.
A.G10Gpsf
B.G15Gpsf
C.G20Gpsf
D.G25GpsfG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-B.G15Gpsf