Forms come off a transfer beam and reveal honeycombing around a congested beam pocket. The reinforcing is locally visible. Which response is appropriate?
Correct Answer
A) Stop cosmetic patching until the defect is evaluated and a repair method is approved
Honeycombing that exposes reinforcement in a structural beam needs evaluation and an approved repair, not a cosmetic cover-up. Other choices: hiding the defect, removing reinforcing, or merely coating the surface fails to address structural quality.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Honeycombing that exposes reinforcement in a structural beam needs evaluation and an approved repair, not a cosmetic cover-up.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Rub mortar over the surface before the inspector arrives, leaving honeycombing unverified
In concrete work, Rub mortar over the surface before the inspector arrives is the wrong selection for Honeycombing: it leaves out the controlling Honeycombing result: Stop cosmetic patching until the defect is evaluated and a repair method is approved.
Option C: Chip out the exposed bar to make the patch easier
The trap in C is Chip out the exposed bar to make the patch easier. That selection is wrong because the choice would not get the project to Stop cosmetic patching until the defect is evaluated and a repair method is approved, which is the Honeycombing result verified by the source; Structural honeycombing requires evaluation and an approved repair procedure.
Option D: The superintendent should paint the area with curing compound and accept it
Choice D gives Paint the area with curing compound and accept it. Its specific error: it describes work from another assembly, while the Honeycombing item is asking for Stop cosmetic patching until the defect is evaluated and a repair method is approved.
Memory Technique
Pair honeycombing with the real field trigger, then choose the response that produces Stop cosmetic patching until the defect is evaluated and a repair method is approved.
Reference Hint
Open The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 4th Ed., 2018; use the index entry or section for "Concrete defect evaluation and repair" to confirm that Honeycombing that exposes reinforcement in a structural beam needs evaluation and an approved repair, not a cosmetic cover-up.
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