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Arizona
A-7 Piers and Foundations
| Apply for the license |
Arizona Registrar of Contractors
800 W. Washington Street, 6th floor
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-1525, (800) 271-9286
www.azroc.gov
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| Exam Administrator |
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Prometric
Attn: Arizona Contractors
1260 Energy Lane
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (800) 899-4089, Fax: (800) 347-9242
Candidate Web Site for
Arizona
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| Exam Type |
| CLOSED BOOK |
| Exam Content |
| Subject Area |
% of Questions |
| Soils |
6 |
| Excavation |
5 |
| Compaction |
5 |
| Dewatering |
3 |
| Earth Retention |
5 |
| Grading |
3 |
| Driven Piles |
10 |
| Bored/Augered/Jetted Piles |
5 |
| Concrete Structure Forming |
8 |
| Reinforcement |
6 |
| Piers |
1 |
| Concrete |
22 |
| Heavy Equipment |
3 |
| Safety |
10 |
| Measurements and Markings |
8 |
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| Total Number of Test Questions: |
80 |
| Time Allowed (hours) |
3.0 |
| Passing percentage |
70% |
| In Arizona you must also pass a Business Management Exam unless you are already a licensed contractor who is adding a classification to your license. |
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Reference Books NOT Permitted in the Exam
(used to write questions) |
| 1. |
Uniform Building Code, Volume 1, 1997,
International Conference of Building Officials. |
| 2. |
State of Arizona OSHA Safety and Health Standards for
the Construction Industry (29 CFR 1926), January 1, 2003 Edition. |
| 3. |
Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures,
14th Edition, 2002, Steven H. Kosmatka, William C. Panarese. |
| 4. |
Excavation and Grading Handbook,
Revised Second Edition, 1987, Nick Capachi. |
| 5. |
Moving the Earth: The Workbook of Excavation,
4th Edition, 1999, Herbert L. Nichols, Jr. and David A. Day. |
| 6. |
Construction Materials and Processes,
3rd Edition, 1986, Donald A. Watson. |
| 7. |
Modern Carpentry, 2003 Edition,
Willis H. Wagner, Howard Bud Smith. |
| 8. |
Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 6th
Edition, 2001, Cameron K. Andres and Ronald C. Smith. |
| 9. |
Carpentry & Building Construction,
6th Edition, 2004, Feirer, Hutchings and Feirer. |
| 10. |
Concrete Construction and Estimating,
1980, Craig Avery. |
| 11. |
Highway Materials, Soils and Concretes,
3rd Edition, 1997, Harold Atkins. |
| 12. |
Soils and Foundations, Fifth
Edition, 2001, Cheng Liu, Jack B. Evett. |
| 13. |
Placing Reinforcing Bars, Recommended Practices,
7th Edition, 1997, Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute. |
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