The plans used for the exam might not be what you are accustomed to. All the information you need to answer those questions is in those plans; perhaps, presented in a format you are not used to. Techs (some with barely a year of field tech experience) who work for firms I know, seem to have no problems with the plans- but then again, they were trained by someone in the firm.

Several people have posed similar questions; some in the concrete engineering or concrete testing forum. Do a search and you might get some valuable information.

Good luck.



 

seceret about the plan reading, there are mistakes on the plans, they are there on purpose. like any other plans

ICC special inspector, Structural masonry, Reinforced concrete.  

Granted, nearly all plans have mistakes (hopefully just minor) on them; nonetheless, I do not believe the exam committee will knowingly develop questions based on those mistakes.

If there are questions you cannot answer because of some error on the plans, then you should challenge them. There is a challenge sheet you can fill out after you have completed the exam.