Name of Student: Score:

Student ID No: 51

General Instruction: Write your answers on clean sheets of papers. Strictly no erasures allowed
EXCEPT FOR TEST V.

True or False (1pt. each). Determine whether the statement is true or false. If true, write T. If false,
write F and change the underlined word/phrase to make the statement true.
e.g. Engr. Ando is one of the instructors of the Department of Geodetic Engineering.
Ans. F – Civil

1. Fine aggregates for PCCP shall consist of natural sand, stone screenings or other inert
materials and shall conform to the requirement of AASHTO M16.
2. One fourth of the length of each dowel shall be painted with one coat of approved lead or tar
paint.
3. Concrete vibrators shall not be operated longer than twenty (20) seconds in one location.
4. Hardening of cement refers to changes of cement paste from a semi-liquid to rigid state
5. Report the slump in terms of millimetres to the nearest 5 mm.

Identification (1pt each). Supply the missing word/phrase.

Production of Portland Cement

RAW MATERIALS 5-6.) The time elapsed from the time water is added
(1) _______________ (2) Clay (Shale)
to the mix until concrete is deposited in place shall
not exceed __________ minutes when the concrete
QUARRYING PROCESS is hauled in non-agitating trucks nor __________
minutes when hauled in truck agitators.
(2)__________ ______________ 7.) _______________ is the moisture in excess of
that required for saturated surface dry(SSD)
condition in aggregate.
Mixture is heated in a kiln.

8-10). If air entrainment is needed or desired, three

(3)______________________
(4)________________ gypsum is
added & the mixture is ground to a
powder resulting in portland cement.
levels of air content are given for each aggregate
size depending on the purpose of the entrained air.
Name the three levels and give at least one example
for each level.

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4pics What test? (5pts) Determine what test is described by the four photos. Name at least four
apparatus and/or tools presented in the pictures. Incorrect name of the test means zero.

Essay. Explain the following concisely.

1. Initial setting vs. Final Setting (5 pts)

2. Explain how the following factors affect the compressive strength of hardened concrete:
a. Water Cement ratio (3pts)
b. Grading of aggregate (3pts)
c. Compaction (3pts)
3. Discuss the procedure for selecting proportions for normal weight concrete. (5 pts.)

Computation. Present systematic and neat solution.

1. If a sample of coarse aggregates has the following measurement:

A = Weight of oven dried test sample, g

B = Weight of SSD sample in air, g
C = Weight of saturated sample in water, g

A= 957.1 g B= 971.5 g C= 610.5 g

Compute for the:

a. bulk specific gravity (OD) (3 pts)
b. bulk specific gravity (SSD) (3 pts)
c. apparent specific gravity (3 pts.)
d. absorption (3 pts.)

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