Military College of Engineering – NUST

Plain and Reinforced Concrete – I (CE 308)

Quiz #1 (CLO-1) SOLUTION Max Marks – 15 Time – 10 minutes
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Mark if statement is True or False. (10 Marks)
• Cement is the building material. (T / F)
• The relation between constituent of concrete is:
➢ Product of hydration of cement as the essential building material and aggregates fulfilling
the role of cheap or cheaper dilutant. (T / F)
➢ Coarse aggregate as sort of mini-masonry joint together by mixture of cement and fine
aggregate. (T / F)
➢ Concrete consist of two phases: hydrated cement paste and aggregate, and, as a result, the
properties of concrete are governed by the properties of two phases and not by presence
of interface between them. (T / F)
• By good concrete we mean a substance with consistence of soup, hardening into a
honeycombed made simply by mixing cement, aggregate and water. (T / F)
• We invariably specify compressive strength of concrete because it is easy to measure and
a measure of the intrinsic strength of concrete in the structure. (T / F)
• Properties of concrete related to its compressive strength includes the shrinkage and
necessarily creep. (T / F)
• Hydraulic cement is a material which hardens under water but does not undergo chemical
changes by water in later concrete life. (T / F)
• Portland cement is combination of limestone, clay or shale ; grinding and mixing
intimately in predetermined proportion and burning at a temperature 2250°F hence
material sinters and partially fuses into clinker. Clinker ground to fine powder added with
some amount of gypsum. (T / F)
• In flash set no appreciable heat is evolved, and remixing the cement paste without
addition of water restores plasticity of the paste until it sets in the normal manner and
without a loss of strength. (T / F)
Augment your answer with reason(s). (5 Marks)
• Suppose you could buy cement alone more cheaply than aggregate – should you use a
mixture of cement and water alone as a building material? (2 Marks)
No, because of a. shrinkage is almost 10 times in neat cement than concrete with 250kg/m3 of cement
content per cubic meter. b. heat generated by mass of concrete will lead to excessive thermal cracking.
• What is the principle reason for the use of Type III cement (ASTM C150)? .(1.5 Marks)
The principle reason for the use of Type III cement is when formwork is to be removed early for re-use or
where sufficient strength for further construction is required quickly.
• What is the role of gypsum in cement hydration age and workability if the quantity of
C3A and availability of sulfate in solution both are HIGH ? .(1.5 Marks)
<10 min __________workable___________
10-45min_________less workable___
1-2h _____________normal set___
2-4 h______________------