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Basic /
/Code /
/Enforcement /
/Exam //Questions //With //Correct //Answers //
What /
/is //
a /
/model /
/code? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/written /
/set //of //regulations //available //for //adoption //by //the //local //jurisdiction.
State /
/Codes /
/may /
/be /
/susceptible /
/to /
/what? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Political //influence //over //code //regulations
Hammurabi /
/is /
/best /
/known /
/for? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Establishing //the //1st //known //building
//code.
According /
/to /
/Hammurabi, /
/what /
/happens /
/to //
a /
/builder /
/if /
/the /
/house /
/collapses /
/and /
/kills /
/the /
/owner? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //builder //shall //be //put //to //death.
The /
/main /
/purpose //
f /
/the /
/building /
/code /
/is? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Protect //the //public //health, //safety, //and //welfare.
What /
/is //
a /
/performance /
/type /
/code? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/code /
/that /
What /
/is //
a /
/prescriptive /
/code //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/code /
/that /
/describes /
/exactly /
/what //methods //and //materials //are //to //be //used //during //construction.
Who /
/are //"Standards" /
/are /
/primarily /
/developed //by? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Industry //Organizations
What /
/is //
a /
/building /
/code? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/legal /
/document /
/that //regulates //the //construction //of //buildings //and //structures.
What /
/are /
/two /
/types /
/of //construction //regulations? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Prescriptive
//and //Performance
What /
/is //
a /
/referenced /
/standard? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/type //of //standard //that //is //an //enforceable //extension //of //the //code.
What //year //was //ICC //established //as //a //non-
profit? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Was //established //in // 1994
Who /
/grants /
/the /
/authority /
/to /
/adopt //codes? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //federal //government
How /
/is /
/the /
/international /
/Code //adopted? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Is //adopted //by //reference.
What /
/does /
/ICC /
/stand //for? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔International //Code //Council
What /
/are /
/the /
/service /
/provide? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Provides /
/interpretations //of //misunderstood //or //confusing //code //requirements.
An /
/adopted /
/code /
/may /
/become /
/invalid /
/if /
/it /
/does /
/what? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Prohibits //alternative //methods //or //materials.
construction /
/documents //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Plans /
/and //specifications //necessary //for //obtaining //a //building //permit.
section /
/drawings //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Detail //that //shows //how //certain //aspects //of //a //building
//will /
/be /
/connected /
/or /
/framed /
/in. /
/Longitudinal /
/section /
/cuts /
/through /
/the /
/long /
/axis /
/of //
a /
/building /
/and //transverse //sections //(cross //section) //are //through //the //short //axis.
Engineering /
/detail //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔test /
/results /
/or /
/calculations /
/needed /
/to /
/verify /
/the /
/code /
/requirements /
/will /
/be /
/met: /
/soil /
/studies, /
/geotech //reports, //structural //calculations //(wind, //snow, //seismic)
approved /
/plans //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔a /
/legal /
/document /
/on /
/in /
/place. /
/Check //soil, //depth /// //width //of //forms, //rebar, //pipes //passing //through.
foundation /
/inspection //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Second /
/inspection /
/after /
/footings /
/installed /
/and /
/foundation /
/forms /
/are /
/placed. /
/Check /
/thickness //and //depth, //anchor //bolts, //pipes //are //protected //if //any.
concrete /
/slab /
/on /
/grade /
/inspection //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Third /
/inspection /
/done /
/after /
/forms /
/are /
/removed /
/from /
/the /
/foundation /
/walls. /
/Concrete /
/slab /
/may /
/now /
/be /
/installed. /
/Inspect /
/subgrade, //basefill, //vapor //barrier, //and //reinforcement //mesh //or //rebar.
//if //crawl //space //there //will //be //a //backfill //inspection.
framing /
/inspection //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Forth //inspection //when //all //framing, //electrical //wiring,
//plumbing, //heating //and //mech. //equipment //installed //and //fireblocked.
final /
/inspection //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Fifth /
/and //last //inspection //when //structure //is //complete. //Issue //certificate //of
//occupancy //or //completion.
AFF //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Above //Finished //Floor
AB //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Anchor //Bolt
CMU //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Concrete //Masonry //Unit
DIA //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Diameter
ELEV //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Elevation
UL //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Underwriters //Laboratories
WP //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Weatherproof
WWF //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Welded //Wire //Fabric
