BUILDING INSPECTOR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
,Building official approves R 104.9.1 - Answer: Used material may be utilized when
windows are not permitted in sprinklered dwelling unit exterior walls with a fire separation
distance of - Answer: less than 3' IRC table R302.1.(2)
water front wind exposure - Answer: D
R30x?
Final grade must fall a min. of xxxx i. within 10ft of a dwelling, except where drains or swales are
provided.
IRC section 401.3 - Answer: 6
what is the presumptive load-bearing capacity of silty gravel foundation material in pounds psf?
IRC 401.4.1 - Answer: 2000
concrete footings can be designed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of the
xxxx standard.
R 403.1 - Answer: ACI 332
What is the min. concrete footing width (in )and thickness (in) requirement for a 2 story wood
framed dwelling with brick veneer and a basement built on soil, with a load-bearing capacity of
1500 pounds per square foot and a 30 psf snow load?
R403.1 - Answer: 27x9
, What is the min. concrete footing width (in )and thickness (in) requirement for 1 story slab on
grade, light frame construction - Answer: 12x6
Table R403.1 (1)
Min. width and thickness for concrete footing for light frame construction
Given: A single family dwelling is proposed using masonry veneer for the walls and a crawlspace
foundation.
What is the min. distance that the foundation wall must extend above the grade, in inches?
R404.1.6 - Answer: 4"
Given: A plain masonry foundation wall for a single-family dwelling is 8ft. Tall and has an
unbalanced backfill height of 5' 6in. GW soil is encountered and Seismic Design Category C is
assumed.
What is the min. required thickness in inches of the foundation
wall in accordance with the code's prescriptive requirements? - Answer: 10
Table R 404.1.1(1)
Plain Masonry Foundation walls.
nominal size of wood column?
R 407.3 - Answer: 4x4
min. concrete footing width and thickness req. for a 2story wood framed dwelling slab on grade
built on soil with a load bearing capacity of 2500 pounds psf and a 20 psf snow load? (R403.1) -
Answer: 12x6
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
,Building official approves R 104.9.1 - Answer: Used material may be utilized when
windows are not permitted in sprinklered dwelling unit exterior walls with a fire separation
distance of - Answer: less than 3' IRC table R302.1.(2)
water front wind exposure - Answer: D
R30x?
Final grade must fall a min. of xxxx i. within 10ft of a dwelling, except where drains or swales are
provided.
IRC section 401.3 - Answer: 6
what is the presumptive load-bearing capacity of silty gravel foundation material in pounds psf?
IRC 401.4.1 - Answer: 2000
concrete footings can be designed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of the
xxxx standard.
R 403.1 - Answer: ACI 332
What is the min. concrete footing width (in )and thickness (in) requirement for a 2 story wood
framed dwelling with brick veneer and a basement built on soil, with a load-bearing capacity of
1500 pounds per square foot and a 30 psf snow load?
R403.1 - Answer: 27x9
, What is the min. concrete footing width (in )and thickness (in) requirement for 1 story slab on
grade, light frame construction - Answer: 12x6
Table R403.1 (1)
Min. width and thickness for concrete footing for light frame construction
Given: A single family dwelling is proposed using masonry veneer for the walls and a crawlspace
foundation.
What is the min. distance that the foundation wall must extend above the grade, in inches?
R404.1.6 - Answer: 4"
Given: A plain masonry foundation wall for a single-family dwelling is 8ft. Tall and has an
unbalanced backfill height of 5' 6in. GW soil is encountered and Seismic Design Category C is
assumed.
What is the min. required thickness in inches of the foundation
wall in accordance with the code's prescriptive requirements? - Answer: 10
Table R 404.1.1(1)
Plain Masonry Foundation walls.
nominal size of wood column?
R 407.3 - Answer: 4x4
min. concrete footing width and thickness req. for a 2story wood framed dwelling slab on grade
built on soil with a load bearing capacity of 2500 pounds psf and a 20 psf snow load? (R403.1) -
Answer: 12x6
