ICC STRUCTURAL STEEL AND
BOLTING EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | A+
GRADE 2025-2026
For a slip-critical joint, a coated faying surface must be
________ then ________ Correct Answer Blast cleaned,
Coated with a Class A or B coating
The depth of an HP-Shape is nominally equal to? Correct
Answer Its flange width
Properly prepared faying surfaces for an uncoated faying
surface in a slip-critical joint is qualified as class B when?
Correct Answer It is blast cleaned
Match-marking refers to? Correct Answer Marking a
straight line over the nut and bolt to match them together
Which of the following must be inspected for pretensioned
joints? Correct Answer That bolt holes are not oversized
For a structure assigned to Seismic Design Category
(SDC) A and a response modification coefficient (R) of 2,
what publication provides the applicable structural steel
inspection requirements? Correct Answer AISC 360
,DTIs can be inspected by only observing dye spatter
when? Correct Answer Specifically instructed by the
manufacturer and approved by the Engineer
Dimensions for twist-off-type tension control bolt
assemblies must meet the requirements of? Correct
Answer ASTM F2280
Which 2 inspection tasks is the Quality Assurance
Inspector required to perform? Correct Answer Check
manufacturer certifications for fastener materials,
Document acceptance or rejection of bolted connections
If I have an HP-Shaped steel piece with a flange width of
16 inches, what is my nominal depth? Correct Answer 16
inches
Minimum bolt pretension during pre-installation
verification? Correct Answer Must be observed by the
inspector
A typical 1 inch ASTM F1852 bolt does not require a
washer in an oversized hole when? Correct Answer The
oversized hole is underneath the bolt head
Is a washer required for calibrated wrench pretensioning?
Correct Answer Yes, underneath the turned element
For DTI pretensioning, if the bolt head does not have a
washer or DTI, then? Correct Answer The nut is turned
, If the fastener assemblies for an ASTM A325 1/2 inch
diameter bolt only reach an average of 15 kips during
preinstallation verification, what should happen? Correct
Answer The assemblies should be considered acceptable
Routine observation means? Correct Answer Periodic
monitoring of the work in progress
If a joint's plies are drawn into full contact, but the nuts can
be loosened with a wrench, then? Correct Answer The
joint is ready for pretensioning
At what point should column base plates be grouted?
Correct Answer After the structural steel frame is plumbed
An ASTM A325 type 1 bolt means that bolt? Correct
Answer Is medium carbon steel
How can a hydraulic tension calibrator calibrate an electric
torque wrench? Correct Answer By correlating the
required pretension with an amount of torque from the
wrench
Arbitration torque refers to? Correct Answer The torque
value used to test bolts in question
If the prescribed nut turn for turn-of-nut pretensioning and
the bolt ply faces are not sloped what is the likely bolt
diameter and length, respectively? Correct Answer 3/4
inch and 6 inches
BOLTING EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | A+
GRADE 2025-2026
For a slip-critical joint, a coated faying surface must be
________ then ________ Correct Answer Blast cleaned,
Coated with a Class A or B coating
The depth of an HP-Shape is nominally equal to? Correct
Answer Its flange width
Properly prepared faying surfaces for an uncoated faying
surface in a slip-critical joint is qualified as class B when?
Correct Answer It is blast cleaned
Match-marking refers to? Correct Answer Marking a
straight line over the nut and bolt to match them together
Which of the following must be inspected for pretensioned
joints? Correct Answer That bolt holes are not oversized
For a structure assigned to Seismic Design Category
(SDC) A and a response modification coefficient (R) of 2,
what publication provides the applicable structural steel
inspection requirements? Correct Answer AISC 360
,DTIs can be inspected by only observing dye spatter
when? Correct Answer Specifically instructed by the
manufacturer and approved by the Engineer
Dimensions for twist-off-type tension control bolt
assemblies must meet the requirements of? Correct
Answer ASTM F2280
Which 2 inspection tasks is the Quality Assurance
Inspector required to perform? Correct Answer Check
manufacturer certifications for fastener materials,
Document acceptance or rejection of bolted connections
If I have an HP-Shaped steel piece with a flange width of
16 inches, what is my nominal depth? Correct Answer 16
inches
Minimum bolt pretension during pre-installation
verification? Correct Answer Must be observed by the
inspector
A typical 1 inch ASTM F1852 bolt does not require a
washer in an oversized hole when? Correct Answer The
oversized hole is underneath the bolt head
Is a washer required for calibrated wrench pretensioning?
Correct Answer Yes, underneath the turned element
For DTI pretensioning, if the bolt head does not have a
washer or DTI, then? Correct Answer The nut is turned
, If the fastener assemblies for an ASTM A325 1/2 inch
diameter bolt only reach an average of 15 kips during
preinstallation verification, what should happen? Correct
Answer The assemblies should be considered acceptable
Routine observation means? Correct Answer Periodic
monitoring of the work in progress
If a joint's plies are drawn into full contact, but the nuts can
be loosened with a wrench, then? Correct Answer The
joint is ready for pretensioning
At what point should column base plates be grouted?
Correct Answer After the structural steel frame is plumbed
An ASTM A325 type 1 bolt means that bolt? Correct
Answer Is medium carbon steel
How can a hydraulic tension calibrator calibrate an electric
torque wrench? Correct Answer By correlating the
required pretension with an amount of torque from the
wrench
Arbitration torque refers to? Correct Answer The torque
value used to test bolts in question
If the prescribed nut turn for turn-of-nut pretensioning and
the bolt ply faces are not sloped what is the likely bolt
diameter and length, respectively? Correct Answer 3/4
inch and 6 inches
