2012 IBC Flashcards
Code governs mechanical equipment installed in an attic?
International Mechanical Code. 101.4.2.
Authorized and directed to enforce the provisions of the building code?
Building Official. 104.1
When are building permits Required?
For new construction, reparis, or alterations. 105.1.
One set of construciton documents must be kept?
Site of work. 107.3.1.
Wood columns for type IV shall have a nominal depth of not less than ______ where supporting roof and ceiling loads only?
8” 602.4.1
Type of construction that permits exterior walls be to of any code permitted materials?
Type V. 602.5
Combustible material permitted in Type I buildings?
Non-Bearing Partititions. 603.1.
Shaft enclosures shall have a fire-resistance rating of not less than how many hours for a story building?
One. 713.4.
Min fire door assembly rating for exterior walls where the required assembly rating is 1 hour.
3/4 hour. Table 716.6
What shall be installed to cut off concealed draft openings both horizontal and vertical?
Fire Blocking. 718.2
Fire blocking shall consist of all of the following, but?
1 layer of 5/8” gypsum board. 717.2.1
For Group R-2, sprinkler what wall finish is required for corridors?
Class C. Table 803.9.
In an apartment building that is four stores in height, sprinkler systems shall be installed and approved?
NFPA 13R. 903.3.1.2
Not more than what percent of a ceiling area of a means of egress shall be reduced in height by protruding objects? ______
50%. 1003.3.1
Emergency power systems shall provide power for a time of not less than?
90 minutes. 1006.3.
The minimum width of each door opening shall provide a clear width of not less than how many inches?
- 1008.1.1.
The max threshold height of an egress door other than a sliding door is?
1/2” 1008.1.7.
Guards shall be located along open-sided walking surfaces that are located more than how many inches above the floor or grade below?
30” 1013.2
Where doors swing into a bathroom, a clear floor space of not less than how many inches shall be provided within the room?
30” x 48” 1109.2.1.6.
What is the min. heigh of non-absorbent material from the finished floor around the toilet?
48”. 1210.2.2
Minimum thickness of artificial stone?
1 1/2”. Table 1405.2.
What is the minimum thickness of wood siding applied with no sheating?
1/2”. Table 1405.2.
Wood veneers on exterior walls of a Type III building shall not be less than what thickness?
1”. 1405.5.
Windows shall be installed in accordance with?
Manufacturers Instructions. 1405.13.1
Where vinyl siding is intalled horizontally, the fastener spacing shall not exceed how many inches horizontally?
16”. 1405.14.1.
Vinyl siding is installed horizontally, what is the maximum vertical spacing of fasteners?
12”. 1405.14.1.
Horizontal fiber cement lap siding shall be installed with a minimum of ______?
1.25. 1405.16.2.
Roof assemblies that are effective against severe fire test exposure?
Class A. 1505.2.
What is the minimum slope of asphalt shingles?
2:12 or 17%, 1507.2.2.
Which of the following fasteners is not approved for attaching asphalt shingles?
Bright Nails. 1507.2.6.
What is the minimum overlap for a drip edge at the eaves?
2”. 1507.2.9.3.
A cricket shall be installed on the ridge side of any chimney greter than?
30”. 1503.6.
The minimum thickness of aluminum roofing panels is ____?
.024” Thick. Table 1507.4.3(1).
The weight of a mechanical system is considered?
Dead Load. Ch.2 1602.1 (Definitions)
A diaphragm transmits what?
Lateral Forces. Ch.2 1602.1 (Definitions)
What is the minimum distributed uniform pounds per foot of live load for the corridors above the first floor of an office building?
- Table 1607.1.
What soil inspection tasks require continuous verification by a special inspector?
Verify lift thickness during placement of controlled fill. Table 1705.6.
What soil inspection tasks require continuous verification by a special inspector?
Verify lift thickness during placement of controlled fill. Table 1705.6.
True regard a compacted fill material report, where the footings will bear on compancted fill material, but?
Field test method for determining the in-place wet density of the compacted fill. 1803.5.8.
True regard a compacted fill material report, where the footigns will bear on compancted fill material, but?
Field test method for determining the in-place wet density of the compacted fill. 1803.5.8.
In accordance with Modified Proctor the companced fill material should be compacted a minimum of?
90%. 1804.5
If the bottom surface of the footings are greater than 10% and it’s necessary to change the elevation, the footing shall be?
Stepped. 1809.3.
The minimum depth of footings below the undisturbed ground surface shall be?
12”. 1809.4.
Minimum wall thickness for a plain masonry foundation wall that has a wall height of 8 feet and a maximum unbalanced backfill height of 6 feet with a soil class of GC is_________?
12” 1807.1.6.3.(1).
Maximum vertical reinforcemetn for an 8” masonry foundtion wall with a maximum unbalanced backfill height of 8’-6” with a soil class of GW?
6 @ 48” on center. pages 401 and 359.
What is the spacing for a 12” masonry foundation with reinforcing bars that have a wall height of 8’ and an unbalanced backfill height of 7’ with a soil class of SC?
6 @ 72” on center. 1807.1.6.3.(4).
A 7.5” thick concrete wall that is 7’-6” high and supports 7’ of unbalanced fill, if lateral soil load is 45 psf, what’s the minimum required vertical reinforcement?
5 at 41” on center. 1807.1.6.3.2
What is the maximum space of horizontal reinfrocement in detailed plain concrete structural walls?
72”. 1807.1.6.3.1.
The top of a foundtion drain should be covered with?
Approved filter membrane material. 1805.4.2.
Dampproofing shall consist of not less than 6-mil poly with joints lapped no less than?
6”. 1805.2.1.
Masonry walls shall be parged on the exterior surface below ground level with no less than how many inches of Portland Cement and it shall be covered a the footing?
.375”. 1805.2.2.1.
When required, waterproofing shall be applied from the bottom of the wall?
To not less than 12” above maximum elevation fo the ground water table. 1805.3.2.
The minimum outside diameter for a driven open ended steel pipe should not be less than?
8”. 1810.3.5.3.2
When is tied reinforcement placed in augered uncasted cast-in-place piles?
Prior to pouring. 1810.3.9.3
What is the minimum specified compressive strenght for a driveway exposed to the earth under severe weather conditions?
3500 PSI. Table 1904.2.
Concrete placed during hot and cold weather shall comply with the requirements of?
ACI 318. 1905.12.
What is the minimum thickness of a concrete floor slab supported on the ground?
3.5”. 1907.1
What is the allowable service load on an embedded 3/4 inch bolt wth an edge distance of 4-1/2” and a spacing of 9 inches with a minmum shear concrete strenght of 4000 pounds per square inch?
3,560. Table 1908.2.
What is the minimum diameter fo pipe columns for construciton not exceeding 40 feet in height?
4”. 1912.5.
What is the minimum length of end support for lintels shall be?
4” 2111.7.
Minimum length of anchor rods that protrude through connection material?
flush with the head of the nut. 2204.2.1.
Fire retardant treated wood shall be dried to a moisture content of what for wood structural panels?
15%. 2303.2.8.
Which of the following truss modificaitons is permitted without written approval of a design professional?
Bracing. 2303.4.5.
What is the maximum wall stud spacing of wood sheathing that is 5/8” thick?
24”. Table 2304.6.
The shear capacity for horizontal wood framed gypsum board that has spacing of framing members at maximum of 16” on center _______minimum thickness of material?
1/2”. Table 2508.5
