ICC Reinforced Concrete EXAM STUDY
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1. What is the primary purpose of reinforcement in concrete? - ANSWER ✔
Resist tension
2. Concrete cover protects reinforcement from: - ANSWER ✔ Corrosion and
fire exposure
3. A slump test measures: - ANSWER ✔ Workability
4. Honeycombing is usually caused by: - ANSWER ✔ Poor consolidation
5. Segregation occurs when: - ANSWER ✔ Concrete ingredients separate
6. Which inspection occurs before concrete placement? - ANSWER ✔
Reinforcement verification
7. Rebar chairs are used to: - ANSWER ✔ Support reinforcement position
8. Excessive water in concrete generally: - ANSWER ✔ Reduces strength
9. Cold joints result from: - ANSWER ✔ Delayed concrete placement
10.Concrete cylinders are tested primarily for: - ANSWER ✔ Compressive
strength
11.Which item should be clean before placement? - ANSWER ✔
Reinforcement
,12.Air entrainment improves concrete resistance to: - ANSWER ✔ Freeze-
thaw cycles
13.Reinforcement is typically made from: - ANSWER ✔ Steel
14.Excessive vibration may cause: - ANSWER ✔ Segregation
15.Minimum cover is measured from: - ANSWER ✔ Outside concrete surface
to reinforcement
16.Formwork must be capable of resisting: - ANSWER ✔ Concrete loads and
pressure
17.Bleeding in concrete refers to: - ANSWER ✔ Water rising to surface
18.Which weather condition increases evaporation risk? - ANSWER ✔ Wind
and heat
19.ACI 318 - ANSWER ✔ Governs structural concrete design, construction,
inspection and acceptance
20.Load Path - ANSWER ✔ A continuous system of structural elements that
transfer an applied load to the supporting soil.
21.Which of the following publications are most useful for a Special Inspector?
- ANSWER ✔ ACI 318
22.A_____ is a horizontal member that transfers loads laterally. - ANSWER
✔ Beam
23.Plain concrete refers to: - ANSWER ✔ Concrete with less than minimum
amount of reinforcement
24.A beam is primarily subject to ____ whole a column is primarily subject to
_______. - ANSWER ✔ A. Shear, Flexure B. Compression, flexure C.
Flexure, compression D. Compression, shear
,\Answer C. Flexure, Compression
25.A beam is primarily subject to compression while a column is primarily
subject to shear. True or False - ANSWER ✔ False.
Beam is subject to Flexure, column is subject to compression.
26.The best place to look up definitions in ACI 318-14 is: - ANSWER ✔
Chapter 2
27.Foundations cast at the same elevation as the soil grade are known as: -
ANSWER ✔ Shallow
28.What causes concrete to set and become hardened? - ANSWER ✔
Hydration
29.Cement forming chemical bonds with water molecules, which sets things in
motion to become an extremely hardened material. - ANSWER ✔
Hydration Process
30.In general, how long does it take for concrete to move from a plastic state to
a hardened state, depending on weather and admixtures? - ANSWER ✔ 30
minutes to 5 hours
31.Many project specifications consider concrete rejectable after it has bee
what? - ANSWER ✔ Batched for 90 minutes
32.the diameter of bend for a #4 tie shall be?
-2 inches
-3inches
-4inches
-6inches - ANSWER ✔ 2 inches
33.at the time of concrete placement, reinforcement steel shall be free of?
-form oil
-mill scale
-water
, -all of the above - ANSWER ✔ form oil
34.the tolerances for longitudinal location of bends at discontinuous ends of
brackets and corbels shall be?
- +/- 2 inches
- +/- -3/8 inch
- +/- 1/2 inch
- -2 inches - ANSWER ✔ +/- 1/2 inch
35.offset bars shall be bent?
-before placement in forms
-cold within the connecting element
-to a maximum slope of 6:1
- all of the above - ANSWER ✔ before placement in the forms
36.a column with #8 longitudinal reinforcement shall have lateral ties of at
least?
-6-inch spacing
-#4 bar
-#3 bar
-A or C - ANSWER ✔ #3 bar
37.bundled bars that terminate in beams must?
-terminate in the mid-span of the beam
-terminate at different points with a stagger of at least 40 db
-terminate at the end of the beam with a stagger of at least 48 db
-terminate prior to the connecting supporting element - ANSWER ✔ terminate
at differente points with a stagger of at least 40 db
38.According to the ACI 318, wall reinforcement shall not be spaced further
apart than?
-18 inches
-24 inches
-three times the wall thickness
- A and C - ANSWER ✔ three times the wall thickness
39.the minimum f'c used for structural concrete shall be a minimum of?
-2000 psi
-2,500psi
GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. What is the primary purpose of reinforcement in concrete? - ANSWER ✔
Resist tension
2. Concrete cover protects reinforcement from: - ANSWER ✔ Corrosion and
fire exposure
3. A slump test measures: - ANSWER ✔ Workability
4. Honeycombing is usually caused by: - ANSWER ✔ Poor consolidation
5. Segregation occurs when: - ANSWER ✔ Concrete ingredients separate
6. Which inspection occurs before concrete placement? - ANSWER ✔
Reinforcement verification
7. Rebar chairs are used to: - ANSWER ✔ Support reinforcement position
8. Excessive water in concrete generally: - ANSWER ✔ Reduces strength
9. Cold joints result from: - ANSWER ✔ Delayed concrete placement
10.Concrete cylinders are tested primarily for: - ANSWER ✔ Compressive
strength
11.Which item should be clean before placement? - ANSWER ✔
Reinforcement
,12.Air entrainment improves concrete resistance to: - ANSWER ✔ Freeze-
thaw cycles
13.Reinforcement is typically made from: - ANSWER ✔ Steel
14.Excessive vibration may cause: - ANSWER ✔ Segregation
15.Minimum cover is measured from: - ANSWER ✔ Outside concrete surface
to reinforcement
16.Formwork must be capable of resisting: - ANSWER ✔ Concrete loads and
pressure
17.Bleeding in concrete refers to: - ANSWER ✔ Water rising to surface
18.Which weather condition increases evaporation risk? - ANSWER ✔ Wind
and heat
19.ACI 318 - ANSWER ✔ Governs structural concrete design, construction,
inspection and acceptance
20.Load Path - ANSWER ✔ A continuous system of structural elements that
transfer an applied load to the supporting soil.
21.Which of the following publications are most useful for a Special Inspector?
- ANSWER ✔ ACI 318
22.A_____ is a horizontal member that transfers loads laterally. - ANSWER
✔ Beam
23.Plain concrete refers to: - ANSWER ✔ Concrete with less than minimum
amount of reinforcement
24.A beam is primarily subject to ____ whole a column is primarily subject to
_______. - ANSWER ✔ A. Shear, Flexure B. Compression, flexure C.
Flexure, compression D. Compression, shear
,\Answer C. Flexure, Compression
25.A beam is primarily subject to compression while a column is primarily
subject to shear. True or False - ANSWER ✔ False.
Beam is subject to Flexure, column is subject to compression.
26.The best place to look up definitions in ACI 318-14 is: - ANSWER ✔
Chapter 2
27.Foundations cast at the same elevation as the soil grade are known as: -
ANSWER ✔ Shallow
28.What causes concrete to set and become hardened? - ANSWER ✔
Hydration
29.Cement forming chemical bonds with water molecules, which sets things in
motion to become an extremely hardened material. - ANSWER ✔
Hydration Process
30.In general, how long does it take for concrete to move from a plastic state to
a hardened state, depending on weather and admixtures? - ANSWER ✔ 30
minutes to 5 hours
31.Many project specifications consider concrete rejectable after it has bee
what? - ANSWER ✔ Batched for 90 minutes
32.the diameter of bend for a #4 tie shall be?
-2 inches
-3inches
-4inches
-6inches - ANSWER ✔ 2 inches
33.at the time of concrete placement, reinforcement steel shall be free of?
-form oil
-mill scale
-water
, -all of the above - ANSWER ✔ form oil
34.the tolerances for longitudinal location of bends at discontinuous ends of
brackets and corbels shall be?
- +/- 2 inches
- +/- -3/8 inch
- +/- 1/2 inch
- -2 inches - ANSWER ✔ +/- 1/2 inch
35.offset bars shall be bent?
-before placement in forms
-cold within the connecting element
-to a maximum slope of 6:1
- all of the above - ANSWER ✔ before placement in the forms
36.a column with #8 longitudinal reinforcement shall have lateral ties of at
least?
-6-inch spacing
-#4 bar
-#3 bar
-A or C - ANSWER ✔ #3 bar
37.bundled bars that terminate in beams must?
-terminate in the mid-span of the beam
-terminate at different points with a stagger of at least 40 db
-terminate at the end of the beam with a stagger of at least 48 db
-terminate prior to the connecting supporting element - ANSWER ✔ terminate
at differente points with a stagger of at least 40 db
38.According to the ACI 318, wall reinforcement shall not be spaced further
apart than?
-18 inches
-24 inches
-three times the wall thickness
- A and C - ANSWER ✔ three times the wall thickness
39.the minimum f'c used for structural concrete shall be a minimum of?
-2000 psi
-2,500psi
