Tutorial 3: Chapter 2 (Concrete)

1. Match the statement with a correct term.

• Mixture made of cement, sand, stones and water. Concrete
• Mixture made of cement and water. Paste
• Mixture made of cement, sand and water. Mortar
2. Factors that influence hydration of concrete.
a) Temperature
b) Cement type & content
c) Admixture type & content
d) All of the above
3. The most important properties of workability, match the statement with a correct
term.
• Ability of concrete to remain well mixed. Cohesiveness
• The ease with which concrete will flow around obstructions and into corners
of form work. Mobility
• The ease with which entrapped air can be expelled. Compatibility
• The stiffness or sloppiness of fresh concrete. Consistency
• The ease with which operations such as concrete be carried out.
Workability
4. Match the picture with the correct term.

Collapsed slump

Shear slump

True slump
5. Choose a correct compressive strength if the load by machine is 300 (kN) and
concrete cube is 150x150mm.
a) 16,3 N/mm2
b) 13,33 N/mm2
c) 20,55 N/mm2
d) 9,21 N/mm2
Calculations
Load=300kn x 1000 = 300 000N
Area of concrete= 150 x 150 = 22 500 mm2

Compressive strength = Load (N)/Area (mm2)

= 300 000/22 500
= 13,33 N/mm2

6. True/false, the dominant component in cement is calcium silicate. True

7. True/false, hydration of cement occur during setting and hardening stage. False
8. True/false, false set is caused by underheating clinker during grinding of the
product. False
9. True/false, extenders are normally used to reduce the cost of concrete. True
10. Fill in a missing word(s).
a. Retarders delay the setting and hardening of concrete.
b. Plasticiser increase the slump of concrete at a given water content.
c. Accelerators are admixtures that accelerate the hardening of concrete.
d. Superplasticiser perform the same function as plasticiser but their effect is
greater.
11. Choose the correct w:c if the strength of concrete is 35Mpa and the cement class
is 52,5?
a. 0.56
b. 0.66
c. 0.67
d. 0.47
e. All of above
12. Choose the correct water required, if an engineer specified a slump of 150mm,
when using 26,5 mm stones.
a. 200 Litres
b. 211 Litres
c. 221 Litres
d. 215 Litres
e.
13. Choose the correct answer, reinforcement in concrete is used to:
a) Bending
b) Shear
c) Compression
d) All the above
14. Fill in a missing word, precast is concrete that is cast away from its final position.
15. Select the correct term that match the statement:
a. Expansion joint are designed to cater for both expansion and contraction
of adjacent parts of the structure.
b. Contraction joints are designed to accommodate contraction, usually
related to shrinkage of adjacent concrete only.