CEP 304 Concrete Engineering Practical

QUIZ
Batch 2 Date: 02/11/17 Time: 40 min

Name: ________________________________ Roll No: _____________

1. The aggregate containing moisture in pores and having its surface dry is known as
a) Oven dried b) Moist aggregates c) Saturated surface dry d) dry aggregates
2. If a grading curve is horizontal between the portions of 20 mm I.S. Sieve and 4.75 mm I.S.
Sieve, the aggregates do not contain______ particles
a) 20 mm b) 10 mm c) 4.75mm d) All of the above
3. If a grading curve is vertical line, then the aggregates are
a) Well graded b) Poorly graded c) Uniformly graded d) Gap Graded
4. The fineness modulus of 5 samples were recorded as 3.75, and 7.5, the average size of
aggregates are __________mm and ________mm
5. Non-uniform compaction may cause the concrete
a) Porous b) Non-Homogeneous c) Reduced Strength d) All of the above
6. For ensuring quality of concrete, use
a) Single sized aggregates b) Two sized aggregate c) Graded aggregates d) Coarse aggregates.
7. Pick up the correct statement.
a) 20 bags of cement means one tonne of cement
b) Concreting is measured in cubic meter
c) Ingredients of concrete are measured in kilograms
d) All the above
8. Workability of concrete can be measured using slump, compaction factor and Vebe time.
Consider the following statements for workability of concrete:
(i) As the slump increases, the Vee-bee time increases
(ii) As the slump increases, the compaction factor increases
Which of the following is TRUE?
(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) None (c) Only (i) (d) Only (ii)
9. Five concrete mix design were tried in the lab, the compacting factor values obtained were
0.93, 0.94, 0.85, 0.93, and 0.90. These values represents ___, ___, ___, ____ and___ degrees of
workability.
a) Medium, High, Low, Medium, Medium b) High, High, Low, High, Medium
c) Medium, High, Very Low, High, Medium d) High, High, Medium, High, Medium
10. The slump value required for concreting work of lightly reinforced sections is
a) Upto 25 mm b) 25 -50 mm c) 75-100 mm d) Above 100 mm
11. After storage, the strength of cement
a) Decreases b) increases c) remains same d) may increase or decrease
12. Sand of Zone I are a) Coarse b) Medium c) Medium to fine d) Fine
13. The setting time of cement can be increased by the addition of
a) CaCl2 b) H2O2 c) CaSO4 d) Na
14. The following compound is responsible for the early strength of cement
a) Tri-calcium alumina-ferrite b) Di-calcium Silicate c) Gypsum d) Tri-calcium silicate
15. The amount of water taken for strength test of cement
a) 0.78P b) P/4+3 c) P/5+2.5 d) 0.85P
16. If the aggregate cement ratio of a concrete mix increases, then workability of the mix
a) Increases b) decreases c) increases then decreases d) does not change at all
17. Which of the following grades of cement has greater specific surface area?
a) 33 b) 43 c) 53 d) None
18. ______________ is the pH of water used in preparation of concrete
19. During consistency test for 100gms of cement, the consistency was 30%. ____________is
the amount of water to be added in initial setting time for a sample of 300gms of cement?
20. Bulking of sand, results in production of richer batch in terms of cement than specified.
(True/ False)
21. Nominal mix of concrete can be used up to ___________ grade.
22. ______________ is the minimum cement content for RCC as per IS-456:2000.
23. Workability of concrete is more if rounded aggregates are used. (True/False)
24. Name any two types of curing- ____________________________________
25. Why curing is done?
a) Reduces shrinkage of concrete b) Preserves the properties of concrete
c) Prevents loss of water by evaporation d) All the above
26. If ‘P’ is the standard consistency for the given cement then given the quantities of water
required for
i) Setting time test =__________ ii) Soundness test by Le-chatelier method = ________
iii) Compressive strength test for 1:3 cement and sand =________
27. For M20 grade concrete, having mix proportion 1:2:4, Cement: Aggregate ratio is 1:____
28. The soundness of cement due to lime and magnesia both is measured by
a) Le Chateliers’ test b) Vicat’s apparatus test c) Autoclave test d) Flow table test
29. Which of the following is /are correct statement/s?
1. Clay and silt form coatings on aggregates thus preventing a good bond between cement and the
aggregates.
2. If the average value of silt content exceeds 10% by volume of the aggregate then the aggregate
requires washing before use
a) Both 1 and 2 b) Neither 1 and 2 c) Only 1 d) Only 2
30. Workability depends on
a) Type of plasticizer b) Mix Composition c) Mixing Procedure d) All of the above