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Louisiana Contractor's Exam - Concrete and masonry questions with || || || || || || || || ||
accurate detailed solutions || ||
2,500 psi p. 72 IRC R402.2 - ✔✔Minimum psi for a concrete basement slab with negligible
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weathering potential ||
5,000 psi p.72 IRC 402.3.1 - ✔✔minimum psi for concrete used in precast foundations
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2 p.72 IRC 506.2.2 - ✔✔For a below grade concrete floor, the 4 inches of base course must
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pass a ___ inch sieve|| || || ||
6 p.95 IRC R404.1.2.3.4 - ✔✔The slump of concrete placed in removable forms shall not
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exceed ___ inches || ||
16 inches - ✔✔minimum thickness of a rubble stone masonry wall
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8 inches - ✔✔minimum thickness of a masonry bearing wall more than one-story high in
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inches
1/3 - ✔✔Chases and recesses in masonry walls shall not be deeper than ___of the wall
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thickness
c. grade 3 lumber - ✔✔Masonry over openings can be supported by all of the following,
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except:
a. Steel lintels
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b. reinforced concrete
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c. grade 3 lumber
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d. masonry arches
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4 inches - ✔✔When connecting a joist to a masonry wall, the bolt must be embedded at
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least ___ inches into the masonry wall
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#5 - ✔✔What is the minimum reinforcing bar size for an inch stacked bonded masonry wall
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4 inches - ✔✔Pier caps shall be caped with ___ of solid masonry
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#5 - ✔✔When using shotcrete, what is the maximum size of reinforcing bars
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50 - ✔✔When taking strength test of sshotcrete, a sample must be taken every ___ yards.
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500 - ✔✔allowable shear in pounds for a 1-inch bolt embedded 21 inches into adobe
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masonry
2 inches - ✔✔An interior masonry fireplace must have a clearance to combustibles of not
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less than ___ inches
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100 degrees - ✔✔Hot weather construction provisions for masonry should be applied when
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the temperature exceeds ___ degrees F
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quantity yield - ✔✔when concrete is mixed properly
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fog spraying - ✔✔will prevent water evaporation in curing
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split cylinder test - ✔✔test to establish concrete's tensile strength
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Louisiana Contractor's Exam - Concrete and masonry questions with || || || || || || || || ||
accurate detailed solutions || ||
2,500 psi p. 72 IRC R402.2 - ✔✔Minimum psi for a concrete basement slab with negligible
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weathering potential ||
5,000 psi p.72 IRC 402.3.1 - ✔✔minimum psi for concrete used in precast foundations
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2 p.72 IRC 506.2.2 - ✔✔For a below grade concrete floor, the 4 inches of base course must
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pass a ___ inch sieve|| || || ||
6 p.95 IRC R404.1.2.3.4 - ✔✔The slump of concrete placed in removable forms shall not
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exceed ___ inches || ||
16 inches - ✔✔minimum thickness of a rubble stone masonry wall
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8 inches - ✔✔minimum thickness of a masonry bearing wall more than one-story high in
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inches
1/3 - ✔✔Chases and recesses in masonry walls shall not be deeper than ___of the wall
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thickness
c. grade 3 lumber - ✔✔Masonry over openings can be supported by all of the following,
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except:
a. Steel lintels
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b. reinforced concrete
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c. grade 3 lumber
|| || ||
d. masonry arches
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, 2
4 inches - ✔✔When connecting a joist to a masonry wall, the bolt must be embedded at
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least ___ inches into the masonry wall
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#5 - ✔✔What is the minimum reinforcing bar size for an inch stacked bonded masonry wall
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4 inches - ✔✔Pier caps shall be caped with ___ of solid masonry
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#5 - ✔✔When using shotcrete, what is the maximum size of reinforcing bars
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50 - ✔✔When taking strength test of sshotcrete, a sample must be taken every ___ yards.
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
500 - ✔✔allowable shear in pounds for a 1-inch bolt embedded 21 inches into adobe
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masonry
2 inches - ✔✔An interior masonry fireplace must have a clearance to combustibles of not
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
less than ___ inches
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100 degrees - ✔✔Hot weather construction provisions for masonry should be applied when
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
the temperature exceeds ___ degrees F
|| || || || ||
quantity yield - ✔✔when concrete is mixed properly
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fog spraying - ✔✔will prevent water evaporation in curing
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split cylinder test - ✔✔test to establish concrete's tensile strength
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