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WorksheetsBuilding Technology- Concrete
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The primary purpose of a slump test is to meet which of the following concrete quality requirements?
Durability
Surface Quality
Strength
Workability
What type of Portland cement is employed in the construction of massive concrete structures such as gravity dams?
Type I: Normal
Type II: Moderate
Type III: High Early Strength
Type IV: Low Heat
Type V: Sulfate Resistant
Concrete left in its natural state after formwork is removed, especially when the concrete surface reflects the texture, joints, and fasteners of a board form.
Architectural concrete
Beton Brut
Dry-shake finish
Exposed aggregate finish
Concrete that is poured in its final location
Cast-in-place
Precast
Slab on Grade
Slab
With regards to concrete proportioning, which of the following characteristics is of utmost concern if mass concrete is produced?
Consistency
Durability
Heat Generation
Placeability
Strength
Stirrups are placed in concrete beam reinforcement to resist
Compression
Torsion
Tension
Moment
Shear
A vertical loop of steel bar used to reinforce a concrete beam against diagonal tension forces.
Dowel
Stirrup
Tie
Rough-in
A steel reinforcing bar that projects from a foundation to tie it to a column or wall, or from section of a concrete slab or wall to another.
Dowel
Stirrup
Tie
Rough in
What is the purpose of concrete curing?
To avoid concrete segregation
To ensure consolidation of concrete
To allow a time period for removing formworks
To slow the loss of moisture in concrete
To speed up drying of concrete
A stiff straightedge of wood or metal that establishes the level the surface to which concrete will be placed.
Darby
Screed
Trowel
Bull Float
Concrete that is exposed as an interior or exterior surface in the completed structure.
Architectural Concrete
Rough Concrete
Beton Brut
Stucco
In concrete terminology, an agent is a general term for a material that may be used either as an addition to cement or as an admixture in concrete. Form oil is an example for a
Bonding Agent
Curing Agent
Wetting Agent
Releasing Agent
If concrete pouring is stopped and to resume the next day, what kind of admixture is used to address the problem?
Set-accelerating admixture
Water-reducing admixture
Air-entraining admixture
Retarding admixture
The correct proportioning of ingredients for the mixture of concrete is done by
Bags
Rule of Thumb
Volume
Weight
The inherent strength of concrete depends on the quality of its
Cement
Aggregate
Admixture
Water
Voids left in concrete due to failure of the mortar to effectively fill the spaces among coarse-aggregate particles.
Bug Holes
Entrained Air
Laitance
Honeycomb
Among the following, which is a lightweight aggregate?
Barite
Magnetite
Vermiculite
Techtite
A steel strand used for prestressing a concrete member.
Tendon
Cable
Anchorage
Tie
The following are the desired properties of hardened concrete except one
Appearance
Durability
Strength
Workability
Inserting temporary supports under concrete beams and slabs after the formwork has been removed, to prevent overloading prior to full curing of the concrete.
Needling
Shoring
Reshoring
Underpinning
