1-The Standard Test Specimen For Testing Concrete Compressive Strength In Jordan

Is :
A-Cylinder100 × 200mm B-Cube 150*150*150mm C-cube 300*300*300
D-Cylinder 150*300

2-The Assumed state Of stress When Testing the concrete Compression Strength
Which Cause A Shear Stress Is :

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A-Tri-axial B-Uni-axial C- Bi-Axial D-None

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3-The Standard Factor Which Affect The Measured Compressive Strength Of The
Concrete is :

A- Rate of loading B- moisture content C-(B+C) D-None of above◌ِ

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4- The Tested Compressive Strength Of A Standard Cylinder For Some Concrete Mix
Was Found To Be 32MPa , Based On the Pervious Information , The Estimated Cube
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Compressive Strength For The Same Concrete Mix is :

A- 40MPa B- 35MPa C-37.5MPa D- 30MPa

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5- As specimen size decrease , The Compressive Strength Dose :

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A- Decrease B- Remain The Same C- Increase D- None

6- When Testing The Concrete Compressive Strength , Applying The load At A high
Rate Leads To Achieve :

A- Higher Strength B- Lower Strength C- Sub-Critical Cracks D- None

 7- Tow Concrete specimens Where Used In A Compressive Strength Test , specimen
A Is Dry , And specimen B was In SSD Condetion . For the same Concrete Mix , One Of
The Following Statement is Correct :

A-) specimen (A) Would Achieve Higher Strength Than specimen (B)
B-) specimen (A) Would Achieve Lower Strength Than specimen (B)

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C-) specimen (A) Would Achieve The Same Strength As specimen (B)

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D-) We Can Never Know Which One Has Higher Compressive Strength

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8-The ASTM Standard Test For The Tensile Strength Is Direct Tensile :

A-True B-False
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9- For The Following Flexural Strength Test , If You Know That The Sample Was Broke
Between The Loads , At A Load Of 10KN . Based On the Geometric Date In The Figure
Below , The Flexural Strength Of The Sample Is :
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A- 35Mpa B-45Mpa C-50Mpa D- 60Mpa

 10- Which One Of The Following Statements Is Correct Regarding The Tensile
Strength Test's oF The Concrete :

A- Direct Tensile > Flexural > Splitting

B- Direct Tensile > Splitting > Flexural
C- Splitting > Flexural > Direct Tensile
D- Flexural > Splitting > Direct Tensile

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11- If The Compressive Strength Of A Standard Cube Was 55 Mpa , Then The
Estimated Flexural Tensile Strength Is

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12-If The Compressive Strength Of A Standard Cube Was 70 Mpa , Then The
Estimated Splitting Tensile Strength Is
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A-6.72Mpa B-11.05Mpa C-10Mpa D-None

13-Concrete Strength Depends On :

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A-Aggregate Strength B-Cement-Aggreagate Bond Strength C-Type Of Cement D-

(A+B+C)
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14- 3 Concrete Mix's A , B , C and ,, Has W/C Ratio Of 0.26 , 0.45 , 0.7
One Of Following Statement's Is Correct :

A- Concrete Mix C Will Have The Higher Strength

B-Concrete Mix A Will Have The higher Strength
C-Concrete Mix B Will Have The lowest Strength
D- (A+C)
 15- Cement That Hydrates Slowly Tends To Develop :

A-Higher Late Strength B-Higher Early Strength C- Higher Freeze&Thaow

Resistance D-None

16- Tow Concrete Mix's Where Prepared , MiX (A) using Crushed And Rough Texture
Aggregate , And Mix (B) Using Smooth Gravel Aggregate . For The Same Degree Of
Workability, One Of The Following Statement Is Correct :

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A- Strength Of Mix A Is Higher Than Mix B
B- Strength Of Mix B Is Higher Than Mix A
C- Mix (A) And Mix (B) Has The Same Strength

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D-None
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17- The Typical Value Of Possion's Ratio For Normal Concrete Is About :
A-) 0.40-0.50 B-) 0.15-0.20 C-) 0.10-0.15 D-)0.05-0.10
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18- A Concrete Core Was Drilled Horizontally From a Wall And Tested To Have A
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Strength Of 25Mpa . The Core Was Taken From A Plain Concrete .if λ was Set To
Equal (D/2) , Then The Estimated Cube Strength For The Tested Core Is :

A-27.1Mpa B-25.5Mpa C-21.3Mpa D-30Mpa

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 19-Three Concrete Cores A , B And C Where Tested To Give a Cube Strength Of
27Mpa , 25Mpa And 23Mpa Respectively . If The Minimum Specified Strength Is
30Mpa . Based On Comparing These Strength With The Specified Strength , One Of
the following Statement Is Correct :

A-( A & B & C) Are Accepted

B-(A & B) Are Accepted
C-(B & C) Are Accepted Only

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D-(A & B & C) Are Rejected

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20- In A Schmidt Hammer Test , The Was Hammer Set Vertically Up On A Wet

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Concrete Wall . The Rebound Nubmer Was 30 . Based On the Previous Information
And Using The Below Chart, The Compressive Strength Of The Tested Concrete Is
About :
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A-30Mpa B-22.5Mpa C-15.5Mpa D-10Mpa

 21- A Certain Concrete Mix Has A Pulse Velocity Of 4700(m/s) , The Wight Of The
Cement Used In The Mix Is 176Kg , And The Wight Of The Aggregate 800Kg . Based
on the previous Information , And Using The Chart Below , The Compressive Strength
Is About :

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A- 40Mpa B- 35Mpa C-45Mpa D-10Mpa

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22- The Minimum Value Of the PH Numbeer , in Order To consider Exposed To

Severe Acid Attack is :

A-2 B-3.5 C-4.5 D-6.6

 23-The thin protective film of iron oxide on the metal surface That Protect The Steel
From Corrosion In Know As :

A-passivity B-ettringite C-Gypsum D-None

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24-If The PH Number in A steel Reinforcing Bar Became Less Than 11 , One Of The

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Following Statements Is Not Correct :

A- Reinforcing Bar Will Suffer Corrosion

B- The Concrete Covering The Bar Is Permeable
C-Passivity Layer Is Destroyed

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D- Passivity Layer Gets Doubled

25- The Presence Of Reactive forms of silica , Sufficient alkali , And Sufficient
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moisture within the concrete , Can Leads To :

A-Higher Bond Strength

B-High Early Age Strength
C-deterioration Of The Concrete
D-(A+B)
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26- The Formation Of The alkali-silica gel Leads To :

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A- Increase in volume Of Concrete

B- Decrease In Volume Of Concrete
C- Corrosion Of Reinforcing Steel Bars
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D-None

27- In Order To minimize The Risk Of alkali-silica reaction , The Appropriate

precautions To Be Made :

A- Prevent contact between the concrete and external source of moisture.

B- Use a combination of aggregates which is judged to be potentially safe.
C- Use mineral admixtures .
D- (A+B+C)
 28- Re-Tempering The Concrete Could Cause :

A- Lower Strength
B- Increase shrinkage
C-(A+B)
D-None

29- In Order To Use Pumped Concrete , The Pump Diameter Must Be At Least :

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A- 2 Dmax

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B- 5 Dmax
C- 3 Dmax
D- 0.5 Dmax

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30- The Result Of Placing The Concrete in The Way Showed In The Figure Below Is :
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A- Uniform Distribution Of The Concrete

B- Segregation
C-Honey Camping Of Concrete
D- None
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31- The Most Suitable Method For Placing The Concrete In Deep Forms :

A-Shotcrete
B-Tremine
C-Pre-Placed Aggregate
D-None
 32- Three Concrete Colum's (A) , (B) And (C) Where Casted Using The Same Mix ,
Colum A Was Casted In The Desert , Colum B Was Casted To Support A Bridge
Hanging Over See Water , And Colum C Was Casted Over A high Sulfated Soil . The
Colum That’s Going To Suffer Reinforcment Corrosion First Is :

A- Colum A
B- Colum B
C- Colum C

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D- All Of Them Will Suffer Corrosion At The Same Time

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******************Answer Questions 33-40 Using The Following Date
Concrete Is Required For The Bluding For An Exterior Column Located Above The
Ground Level In An Area Where Substantial Freeze and Thaw Cycles May Occour .
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The Concrete Required To have An Avarage 28-day Compressive Strength Of 25Mpa .
The Slump Is Between 50-80mm , And The Maximum Aggregate Size Is 25mm. Using
Concrete Type (1) With Specific Gravity of 3.15

The Properties Of The Materials Are Show In The Table Below :

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Coarse Aggregate Fine Aggregate

Bulk Specific Gravity(SSD) 2.7 2.65

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Absorption Capacity 1.5% 1.8%

Moisture Content 3.5% 4.5%

Dry unit Weight (KG/m3) 1500 ------

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Fineness Modulus -------- 2.7

33- The (w/c) Ratio Based On Slump Requirements is :

A-0.61 B-0.45 C-0.52 D-0.5

 34- The Used (w/c) for this mix is :

A-0.52 B-0.5 C-0.45 D- 0.47

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35- The Weight Of The Coarse Aggregate Used In this Mix In (SSD) Condition is :

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A-1020Kg/m3 B-1173Kg/m3 C- 1055Kg/m3 D-1125Kg/m3
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36- The weight Of The Fine Aggregate Needed For The Concrete Mix is :
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A-585.6Kg/m3 B-535.7Kg/m3 C-566.8Kg/m3 D-None

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37-The Adjustment Weight Of Coarse Aggregate Based On Water Requirements is :

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A-1148Kg/m3 B-1090Kg/m3 C-1196Kg/m3 D-1110Kg/m3

38-The Adjustment Weight Of Fine Aggregate Based On Water Requirements is :

A-551 Kg/m3 B-601Kg/m3 C-638Kg/m3 D-528Kg/m3

 39- The Adjustment Amount Of Water Needed For The Mix Is :

A-122Kg B-147Kg C-115Kg D-136kg

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40-The Avarage Compressive Strength For The Design Of A Concrete Mix , If The
Specified Compressive Strength Is 28 MPa , And The Standard Deviation Used Where
Obtained Using 25 Consecutive Test is 3.5 :
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A-32.83Mpa B-32.69Mpa C-32Mpa D-33.42Mpa

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 Question Answer
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1 B
2 A
3 C
4 A
5 C
6 A
7 A
8 B
9 C
10 D
11 C

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12 A

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13 D
14 B
15 A
16 C
17 B
18 A

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19 B
20 B
21 A
22 C
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23 A
24 D
25 C
26 A
27 D
28 C
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29 C
30 B
31 B
32 B
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33 C
34 B
35 B
36 A
37 C
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38 B
39 D
40 A