Unit 1 &2 important questions

Part A
1).Name the major compounds of ordinary Portland cement and mention the approximate
Percentage of each.
2).What should be the qualities of water to be used in concrete making?
3).What is meant by pozzolanic action?
4). State the advantages and disadvantages of using super plasticizers in concrete?
5).What should be the general characteristics of good aggregate?
6). Distinguish between segregation and bleeding of concrete?
7). what is the minimum water/cement ratio required for full hydration of cement?
8). What is meant by heat of hydration?.
9).What is flash set in cement? What causes it? How can it be avoided?
10).What is bulking of sand? Why is it important?
11).Define cement.
12).what is known as clinker?
13).What is Bogue’s Compound?
14). What are the on field test for check the quality of cement after the opening of bag?
15).Mention the test adopted to test the quality of water?
16). What are admixtures?
17). What is Met kaolin?
18). Name the admixtures available in India?
19).What is silica fume?
20).What are accelerators?
PART-B&C
1. What is unsoundness in cement? What causes it and what is its effect? How is it determined in the
laboratory?
2. State and explain the various characteristics of aggregates that influence the quality of concrete.
3. Discuss the role of various major compounds of cement and its hydrated product. In the properties
of cement.
4. Explain any two methods of finding the abrasion value of a coarse aggregate
5. What are types of Cement and Uses
6. What are the tests conducted on cement and write about the field test to check the quality?
7. Discuss the effects of adding fly ash, silica fume and ground granulated blast furnace slag in
concrete.
8. What is super plasticizer? What are the classification of super plasticizers?
9. Write about the plasticizers and its effects in concrete.
10. Explain in detail about the Ground granulated blast furnace slag and Effects of GGBS on fresh
concrete and harden concrete
11. Explain in detail about the Manufacture of Cement.
12. Discuss briefly about the accelerators and retarders.

13. What is consistency of cement? How will you find the same?
14. Explain the testing procedure of initial setting time test of cement and final setting time of cement?
15. Explain the procedure of testing of aggregate crushing value.
16. Explain the procedure of testing of aggregate impact value.

17. Discuss in detail about the quality and quantity of water to be used in concrete.
18. Write the general properties of good cement and also possesses technical properties as mentioned
below

19. What is silica fume? Write its characteristics and available forms.Write the effect of silica fume on
fresh and hardened concrete.

20. Write short note on water proofers and their effects.

21. Write short note on Metakaolin?

22. What are the different types of admixtures and explain admixtures and additive?

23. Discuss in detail about the size of aggregates and its classifications.
24. State, how the shapes of aggregate are importance and explain its classifications.
( i) Write short note on mineral admixtures.
(ii) What is a fly ash? Write its uses, characteristics and classification.
(iii) Write the effect of fly ash on fresh and hardened concrete.