RCC (MCQS)

1. Which of the following is not correct reason for having a kicker?

•Prevent water from passing throught the column

2. What is the maximum allowable tolesance for a 4 storey building?

B. 20 mm (ans)
A. 10mm
C. 30 mm
D. 40 mm

3. Form releasing agent act as a ____ to prevent the forms from absorbing water from the wet
concrete.

•sealer

4. Form releasing agent facilitate easy ____ to the form surfaces.

A. stripping [ANS]
B. shoring
C. clamping
D. installion

5. Form releasing agent improves the ____ of the contact surface of the torm so that it can be
used more times.

C. durability(ans)
A. hardness
C. consistency
D. roughness

6. Column formwork has to be plumbed in direction perpendicular to each other for verticality
check.

• two

7. What is the maximin lateral pressure on the Formwork of height 2m, width 0.5 m and length
1.5m, assuming concrete density is 2450 kg/m3.

A. 49 kN/m2 [ANS]
B. 2450 kN/m2
C. 3675 kN/m2

8. The picture shows formwork instability in ____ .

A. overturning

9 The picture shows ____ .

A. Sliding formwork

10.The picture shows ____ .

A. Sidesway

11. One safety considerations you must observed during formwork construction ……….

A. sufficient nailing

12. not a factor of change in lateral pressure on formwork

•desired concrete surface

13. How many days later can you remove the vertical Formwork to the side of the column and
wall?

A. 1

14. How many days later can you remove the soffit formwork of cantilever slab?

C. 7 (ans)
A. 3
B. 9
D. 28

15. reprop cantilever slab

•21 days

16. To reuse the Formwork many times, Formwark chould be kept in designated ____ .

A. storage area

17. To reuse the formwork many times ,form work should not slide on rough surfaces or dropped
from ____ .

A. height

18. To be able to reuse formwork

• kept clean from dirt and rust

19. To reuse Formwork many times, Formwork should not be lifted using ____ cable.

A. wire

20. To reuse the formwork many times, they should be lifted using _____

A. nyon rope

21. remove nail and other ____ carefully.

• fixing

22. Name the part of the Formwork system indicated by the arrow.

•Bearer

23. Name the part of the formwork system indicated by the arrow.

A. sheeting (not sure)

24.CIRIA report formula calculate lateral pressure -wh. We should choose smaller value.

• TRUE

25. What does SS refers to when we state SS580-2012?

•Singapore Standard

26. When can we remove the soffit formwork of a 600mm thick slab after c………

D. According to PE recommendation

27. All effective bracing system shall consist of one horizontal bracing to the shore _____ of the
top.

•within 150 mm

28. An effective bracing system shall consist of diagonal bracing sloping at 30

degree to ____ degree.

•60

29. An effective bracing system, bracing shall be fixed to shores at all ____ .

D. crossings

30. Verticality of column formwork is secured using ____ .

•plumb bob

31. The dimension in the picture shows ____ .

•concrete discharge height

32. The reason for choosing permanent formwork is due to high ____ in formwork removal.

B. cost (ans)
A. strength
C. rigidity
D. nailing

33. Permanent formwork is used normally because of the ____ .

• difficulty in removing formwork

34. The picture shows a concrete water tank. Which type of system Formwork is suitable for the
construction of this structure?
•Slip formwork

35. The picture shows a lift shaft construction, Which of the following type of formwork is suitable
for this construction?
A climbing formwork (ans)
B. table formwork
C. flying formwork
D. sliding formwork

36. Increase rate of pour of concrete will ____ lateral pressure on formwork.

• increase

37. Decrease in concrete temperature will ____ lateral pressure on formwork.

A. increase [ANS]
B. decrease
C. remain the same
D.collapse

38. The picture ………..

A. sleeping

39. Table formwork means of adjustment for aligning and ____ the forms.

A. leveling

40. Table formwork has sufficient means of moving the forms to clear the structure to a point
where they can be attached to the for lifting and repositioning.
A. crane [ANS]
B. concrete truck
C. skip
D. chain

41. Table Formwork has a means of providing a ____ at the external edge of the slab to eliminate
the need for an independent scaffold.

A. working platform (ans)

B. dancing
C. aligment
D. grid platform
42. Good formwork should have ____ of joints.

•tightness

43. A good Formwork should have sufficient strength to support the weight of the concrete and
other _ loads.

A. live [ANS]
B. workers dead
C. managers

44. The density of the reinforced concrete is often assumed as ____ .

B. 2500 kg/m 3 [ANS]

A. 2400 kg/m 3
C. 2600 kg/m 3
D. 3000 kg/m 3

45. Formwork must be sufficiently ____ to prevent bulging, sagging and movement.

•rigid

46. The picture shows concrete ____ .

•Honeycomb