MODULE III

SAMPLING AND TESTING OF CONCRETE MIX,

RSB, METALLIC MATERIALS, CHB AND RCCP

Name of Examinee ________________________________

Office ________________________________

1. How many set of concrete beam specimen are you going to prepare for 800 cu.m. of
concrete mix?
a. 6
b. 11
c. 5
d. 4

2. What is the DPWH standard specification requirement for Flexural Strength of concrete
under the Third Point loading method
a. 650 psi Min. at 14 days
b. 3.8 MPa Min. at 14 days
c. 4.8 MPa Min. at 14 days
d. None of the above

3. What is the slump of a fresh concrete when after performing the consistency test, height
in millimeter after subsidence is 228.8 mm?
a. 25.4 mm
b. 50.8 mm
c. 101.5 mm
d. 76.2 mm

4. What type of concrete specimens shall be taken in pavement structure?

a. Core
b. Beam
c. Both a and b
d. Cylinder

5. A concrete cylinder sample has the following dimension

Length - twice its diameter
Diameter - 4 inches
A maximum load of 60,000 lbs was registered on the dial gauge of the testing
machine when the sample was subjected to compression test. What is the compressive
strength in MPa?
a. 32.9 Mpa
b. 28.7 MPa
c. 40.3 MPa
d. 31.0 MPa
6. A concrete beam sample having dimension of 152 mm x 152 mm x 525 mm tested for
flexural strength determination using the third point loading method. A maximum load of
2.6 tons was registered on the dial gauge of the testing machine. What is the flexural
strength of the specimen in MPa?
a. 2.7 MPa
b. 3.3 MPa
c. 4.9 Mpa
d. None of the above (4.0 MPa)

7. How many layers and blows per layer should be done in the preparation of concrete beam
specimen?
a. 3 layers and 65 blows per layer
b. 3 layers and 25 blows per layer
c. 2 layers and 63 blows per layer
d. 2 layers and 25 blows per layer

8. What is the yield point and tensile strength in MPa of a 16 mm diameter deformed steel
bar with the following test data:
Nominal mass - 1.552 kg/m
Nominal area - 199 mm2
Yield point load - 16,500 lbs
Tensile load - 22,500 lbs
a. 369 MPa and 504 MPa
b. 350 MPa and 500 MPa
c. 250 MPa and 490 MPa
d. None of the above

9. A non load bearing concrete hollow blocks was tested for compression with the following
test data:
Width, mm - 90
Length, mm - 390
Height, mm - 190
Ultimate load, lbs - 42,500
What is the compressive strength of the sample?
a. 5.4 MPa
b. 5.0 MPa
c. 5.3 MPa
d. None of the above

10. What is the present elongation of a structural steel (plate type, reduced section specimen)
if the final length is 230 mm?
a. 20 %
b. 15 %
c. 11 %
d. None of the above
11. Sample of Reinforced Concrete Pipe has the following laboratory test data:
Dimension:
1. Actual internal diameter, mm - 600
2. Thickness of wall, mm - 90
3. Laying length, mm - 1000
3a. A Laying length, m - 1
Strength tests:
Load to produce 0.3 mm cracks, kg - 3490
Ultimate load, kg - 5900
What is the load to produce 0.3 mm crack and the ultimate load?
a. 57 N/m/mm and 96 N/m/mm
b. 60 N/m/mm and 92 N/m/mm
c. 50 N/m/mm and 75 N/m/mm
d. None of the above

12. What is the % variation in mass of a 19 mm diameter deformed steel bar with the
following laboratory test data:
Length of specimen, mm - 1000
Mass of specimen, kg - 2.322
Nominal mass, kg/m - 2.235
Nominal area, mm2 - 284
Yield point load, lbs - 36,000
Tensile load, lbs - 45,500
a. 6.0 %
b. 4.0 %
c. 3.0 %
d. None of the above

13. What is the variation in mass requirement for deformed steel bar?
a. 6 min.
b. 6 max. under nominal mass
c. 6 max. over nominal mass
d. None of the above

14. It is the individual strength requirement for load bearing Concrete Hollow Blocks.
a. 5.5 MPa
b. 4.15 MPa
c. 1000 psi
d. 400 psi

15. What is the maximum absorption requirement for load bearing Concrete Hollow Blocks?
a. 45 kg/m3
b. 240 kg/m3
c. 1000 kg/m3
d. None of the above
16. For every 10,000 units or fraction thereof of CHB, how many quality tests are you going
to perform?
a. 2 QT
b. 1 QT
c. 3 QT
d. None of the above

17. What is the phosphorous content requirement for rebars?

a. 0.06 Min.
b. 0.06 Max.
c. 0 to 6
d. None of the above

18. How many samples are you going to submit for 1 quality test of CHB?
a. 6 pcs.
b. 3 pcs.
c. 1 pc.
d. None of the above

19. It is the minimum tensile strength requirement for RSB under AASHTO M31 grade 280
(40)
a. 480 MPa
b. 420 MPa
c. 400 MPa
d. None of the above

20. What is the chemical element determined in the quality test of reinforcing rebars?
a. Sulfur
b. Phosphorous
c. Carbon
d. None of the above

21. If you have 25,500 kgs. of reinforcing steel bars, how many quality tests are you going to
perform?
a. 3 QT
b. 6 QT
c. 2 QT
d. 5 QT

22. What is the standard length of RSB sample for quality test?
a. 0.5 meter
b. 1000 mm
c. 1.5 m
d. 500 mm
23. What is the minimum elongation requirement for Bar Designation No. 3 (10 mm Ø bar)
in AASHTO M 31 grade 280 (40)
a. 11
b. 12
c. 8
d. 7

24. What tests are you going to perform to determine the tensile properties of steel bar?
a. Yield point
b. Tensile strength
c. Elongation
d. All of the above

25. How can you determine the size of your steel bar?
a. By the use of caliper
b. By the use of tape measure
c. By getting the weight of one meter steel bar
d. All of the above

26. What is the average strength requirement for non-load bearing concrete hollow blocks?
a. 3.45 MPa Min.
b. 4.14 MPa Min.
c. 5.5 MPa Min.
d. 6.9 MPa Min.

27. To classify reinforcing bars into grades, what test shall be conducted?
a. Tension test
b. Bending
c. Deformation test
d. All of the above

28. Which of the following test indicate the ductile properties of reinforcing steel bars?
a. Bending test
b. Tension test
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

29. What is the formula to determine the compressive strength of concrete cylinder sample if
P = Max. Load and A = Cross Sectional Area?
a. CS = P/A
b. C/S = PL/bd2
c. CS = PA
d. Cs = 3PL/2bd2
30. What should be the standard size of a beam specimen?
a. 6 “ x 4” x 18”
b. 6” x 6” x 12 “
c. 6” x 6” x 21 “
d. 4” x 4” x 12 “

31. Test that determine the consistency of fresh concrete

a. Fineness test
b. Air content
c. Slump test
d. Mortar strength test

32. Standard size of concrete cylinder sample

a. 4” x 12”
b. 4” x 8”
c. 6” x 12”
d. Mortar strength test

33. How many samples are you going to submit in the laboratory for quality test if you have
245 pcs. Reinforced Concrete Culvert Pipe?
a. 5 RCCP
b. 1 RCCP
c. 2 RCCP
d. None of the above

34. What type of reduce section specimen are you going to submit for physical test for a
structural steel with thickness less than 5 mm?
a. Plate type
b. Sheet type
c. Either a and b
d. None of the above

35. It is a galvanized type of corrugated sheet steel beam for Highway Guardrails
a. Type I
b. Type II
c. Both a and b
d. Type III

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