CEP 304 Concrete Engineering Practical

QUIZ
Batch 3 Date: 03/11/17 Time: 40 min

Name: ________________________________ Roll No: _____________

1. If a grading curve is horizontal between the portions of 20 mm I.S. Sieve and 4.75 mm I.S. Sieve, the
aggregates do not contain______ particles

a) 20 mm b) 10 mm c) 4.75mm d) All of the above

2. If a grading curve is vertical line, then the aggregates are

a) Well graded b) Poorly graded c) Uniformly graded d) Gap Graded

3. The fineness modulus of 5 samples were recorded as 2.5, and 7, the average size of aggregates are
__________mm and ________mm

4. Pick up the correct statement.

a) 20 bags of cement means one tonne of cement
b) Concreting is measured in cubic meter
c) Ingredients of concrete are measured in kilograms
d) All the above
5. Workability of concrete can be measured using slump, compaction factor and Vebe time. Consider
the following statements for workability of concrete:

(i) As the slump increases, the Vee-bee time increases

(ii) As the slump increases, the compaction factor increases

Which of the following is TRUE?

(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) None (c) Only (i) (d) Only (ii)

6. Five concrete mix design were tried in the lab, the compacting factor values obtained were 0.93, 0.94,
0.85, 0.93, and 0.90. These values represents ___, ___, ___, ____ and___ degrees of workability.
a) Medium, High, Low, Medium, Medium b) High, High, Low, High, Medium
c) Medium, High, Very Low, High, Medium d) High, High, Medium, High, Medium
7. The slump value required for concreting work of lightly reinforced sections is
a) Upto 25 mm b) 25 -50 mm c) 75-100 mm d) Above 100 mm
8. During consistency test for 100gms of cement, the consistency was 32%. ____________is the amount
of water to be added in initial setting time for a sample of 350gms of cement?

9. Bulking of sand, results in production of richer batch in terms of cement than specified. (True/ False)

10. ______________ is the maximum cement content for RCC mix design as per IS-456:2000.

11. If ‘P’ is the standard consistency for the given cement then given the quantities of water required
for

i) Setting time test =__________ ii) Soundness test by Le-chatelier method = ________

12. For M20 grade concrete, having mix proportion 1:2:4, Cement: Aggregate ratio is 1:____

13. The soundness of cement due to lime and magnesia both is measured by

a) Le Chateliers’ test b) Vicat’s apparatus test c) Autoclave test d) Flow table test

14. Which of the following is /are correct statement/s?

1. Clay and silt form coatings on aggregates thus preventing a good bond between cement and the aggregates.
2. If the average value of silt content exceeds 10% by volume of the aggregate then the aggregate requires
washing before use
a) Both 1 and 2 b) Neither 1 and 2 c) Only 1 d) Only 2
15. Workability depends on
a) Type of plasticizer b) Mix Composition c) Mixing Procedure d) All of the above
16. The Gauging time for thorough mixing of water cement pate should not be more than _________min.
17. Modulus of elasticity for concrete sample is 25 Gpa. The compressive strength (fck) is ________ Mpa

18. The correct sequence of workability test(s)/method(s) in the order of their application from low to
high workability is
a) Slump test, compaction factor test and vee-bee consistometer
b) Compaction factor test, vee-bee consistometer and slump test
c) Vee-bee consistometer, slump test and compacting factor test
d) Vee-bee consistometer, compacting factor test and slump test
19. What is the correct sequence of operations involved in concrete production?
a) Batching—mixing—handling—transportation
b) Mixing—batching—handling—transportation
c) Transportation—handling—mixing—batching
d) Handling—transportation—mixing—batching
20. Absorption capacity of an aggregate refers to the difference expressed in appropriate proportion in
water content between
a) A wet and a dry aggregate
b) A dry aggregate and an oven-dry aggregate
c) A saturated surface-dry aggregate and a dry aggregate
d) A saturated surface-dry aggregate and an oven-dry aggregate
21. Increase in fineness of cement
a) Reduces the rate of strength development and leads to higher shrinkage
b) Increase the rate of strength development and reduces the rate of deterioration
c) Decreases the rate of strength development and increase the bleeding of cement
d) Increase the rate of strength development and leads to higher shrinkage
22. The most commonly used retarder in cement is

a) Gypsum b)Calcium chloride c) Calcium carbonate d) None of the above

23. A lab experiment carried out to determine sp. Gravity of coarse aggregates yielded following results
Weight of vessel + sample + water= 1.974 kg
Weight of vessel + water= 1.497 kg
Weight of sat. surface dry sample= 0.7316 kg
Weight of oven-dried sample= 0.716 kg
Specific gravity of CA=__________ (Upto two decimals)
24. In the above question 23, Apparent Sp. Gravity of CA= _______(Upto two decimals)
25. In the above question 23, Water absorption of CA= _______%
26. In an experiment to determine the silt content in sand, the level of sand observed was 79 ml and the
level of sand + silt was at 85 ml. The percentage silt content is _______
27. In the above question 27, sand can be used directly for construction purpose. (True/False)
28. Which IS code is used for grading and classification of aggregates?
a) IS 383: 1970 b) IS 456: 2000 c) IS 10262:2009 d) IS 2386: 1963
29. A per IS Code of practice, concrete should be cured at:
a) 5 degree Celsius b) 10 degree Celsius c) 27 degree Celsius d) 40 degree Celsius

30. The percentage of which of the following compounds of cement clinker should be varied to use it
for hydraulic structures like dams

a) Tri-calcium silicate b) Di-calcium silicate c) Tri-calcium aluminate

d) Tetra-calcium alumina-ferrite