ICC MASONRY ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND 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
QUESTIONS AND 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
