CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICE EXAM

TIME 3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
TOTAL MARKS 100
1. Case: Concrete paving
The current state of the Art Design and Technology Education department car park at the
University of Zimbabwe gives an uneasy experience to motorists because it is not paved. The
university has tasked students in The Built Environment to concrete pave the surface. The
aggregates and Ordinary Portland Cement are already in place and stored on-site.
a) Explain the field test which can be conducted to determine the bulking of on-site
aggregates. (6)
b) Analyse the chemical composition of Ordinary Portland Cement to be used for paving.
(8)
c) Recommend any two batching methods that could be used in concrete work (6)
d) Examine four factors that could affect the workability of concrete on site. (8)
e) Analyse the influence of fine and coarse aggregates in concrete. (8)
f) Justify the importance of curing concrete after casting it. (6)
g) Explain two methods that can be used for curing concrete used for paving. (10)