Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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The VERY FIRST crack to likely to happen in any cement or concrete component in any structure
Structural Crack
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B Shrinkage Crack
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C Corrosion Crack
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D Creep Crack
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When COATING type CURING COMPOUNDS are applied on concrete members, the curing mechanism is
NEW water is SUPPPLIED ( Released ) from the Curing Compound Coating Film into the
concrete body
B The ORIGINAL water added during concrete mixing is PRESERVED by the Impermeable
Curing Compound coating film membrane which prevents evaporation of moisture from
inside the concrete
C The curing compound coating film serves as a SACRIFICIAL layer exhausting itself by
evaporation but prevents evaporation of original moisture inside the concrete
D The film formed around the concrete by coating the curing compound ABSORBS the
natural moisture available in atmospheric humidity and supplies that external moisture
into the concrete
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the following four types of Coarse Aggregates ( CA ), which will be the best suited for making a dense
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strong good quality concrete?
A
Gap Graded
B Well - Graded
C Uniformly Graded CA
CA
CA
D All types of grain size grading of CA will make the same quality of concrete ( i.e. )
concrete quality does not depend on grading of CA
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The deposition of most of the coarse aggregates to the bottom of freshly laid concrete layer INSTEAD of
remaining throughout the vertical thickness is called as
Plastic Shrinkage
B Bleeding
C Crazing
D Segregation
Mortar
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A
Matrix
C Concrete
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D Metrix
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Mineral
Admixtures
Cement
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B Pozzola
na
C Volcanic
Ash
Adhesive Material
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No common name
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The phenomenon in which the sand increases in volume due to increase in its moisture content is called as
B Heaving
C Swelling
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D Bulking
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The pipe used to place the concrete under the ground water or below water bodies is called as
B Pour Pipe
C Tremie Pipe
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The test on fresh concrete to compare its weight and volume is called as
Specific Gravity
Test
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A
Binder
Placing Pipe
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A
Bulging
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The common name for cement substitutes like Fly Ash, Silica Fume, Rice Husk Ash, Brick Surkhi, etc, is
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1* 7 The common name for the group of materials like OPC, Lime, Geopolymer, etc. is
A
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FA when
B Yield Test
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Unit Weight
Test
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D Through
Pipe
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If Specific Gravity of Coarse Aggregates is very high, say S > 2.8, then the problem in fresh concrete will be ?
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A
C
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C Ferroceme
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D OPC
Compaction Factor
Test
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Segregation
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B Sulphate Resistant
Cement
Slump Cone
Test
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Slag
Cement
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A
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B Spalling
D J Ring Test
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C Bleeding
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D Slump Loss
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For good quality and accurate controlling, the preferred method of measuring of quantities of raw materials for
concrete making is
Volumetric Batching
Weigh Batching
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C
A
C
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To remove formwork quickly, instead of waiting for normal duration after casting of concrete, the type of
cement to be used is
B Quick Setting
Cement
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C PPC
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D OPC
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To allow vehicles to quickly roll over the concrete road / bridge slab, withwaiting for 28 days the type of cement
to be used is
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B Quick Setting
Cement
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PPC
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Collective name for the 4 compounds formed during the Hydration of Cement -
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Le Chateliers Compounds
Portland Compounds
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AAC stands for
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D OPC
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The quality control test method in which a metal rod is pressed against the concrete surface and its extent of
returning back is measured to evaluate the concrete strength is called as
Schindlers Rebound
Hammer Test
Schmidts Rebound
Hammer Test
C Pull Back
Test
D Push Out
Test
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C Solid
Cement
Cement Concrete
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Whether it is summer or winter or rainy season, the water QUANTITY added while mixing concrete will be
the SAME as calculated INITIALLY IN THE MIX DESIGN ( i.e NO EXTRA WATER ) IF the Fine and
Coarse Aggregates are
B Saturated
C SSD
Condition
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In Room Temperature
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Soundn
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C Fineness
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D Setting Times
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While proportioning the raw materials for concrete, inspite of the best compaction after pouring, some 1 % or
2% air is held inside the concrete volume. This air is called as
Entrapped Air
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1
A
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Quarry Dust is a waste byproduct obtained during the crushing of boulders while
manufacturing Coarse Aggregates whereas Manufactured Sand is a scientifically
manufactured product.
In Quarry Dust, the particle sizes are not properly graded but in Manufactured Sand,
there is proper grading of the particles.
Actually there is no difference in any of the properties between Quarry Dust and
Manufactured Sand. Just the two names are used in different regions and different
states for the SAME product.
Quarry Dust and Manufactured Sand both may be same or they may be different; it is
difficult to define
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0
A
B Clinker
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Strengh
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The coarse and fine aggregates are stored in open ground under the sky in a RMC Plant. During hot summer
day, the batching is done. Then the QUANTITY of water added to prepare the concrete mix will be
DRY
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No extra water at all; Extra water will be added only if more slump is required
Will be same as added during a cold winter rainy day
Same as the initially calculated water quantity
More than the initially calculated water quantity; this extra water is to compensate for
the ABSORPTION by the aggregates
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Cement
Coke
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B
C
D
During Cement Manufacture, solid lumps appearing like coal are formed after the fusion of raw materials
inside the Kiln . These lumps are also exported in ships instead of exporting cement powder. These lumps are
called as
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Vacuum Method
Pressure & Jolting Method
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B
A
C
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The method of compaction of concrete in which the water poured for mixing is partly removed after the
concrete is laid by applying a low pressure on the concrete surface is called as
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B Entrained Air
C Enclosed Air
SSD means
D Voided Air
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2
A
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RMC means
Rapidly
Mixed
Concrete
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B Raw Materials
for Concrete
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C Ready Made
Concrete
D Ready Mix
Concrete
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B
C
D
B Cylinder
s
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If Cylinders are used to find the compressive strength of concrete, then the standard ratio of its
Diameter : Height is
1:2
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From the same concrete mix, 3 cubes and 3 cylinders are cast on same day and all are tested on same 28th
day in a CTM machine. Which shape will exhibit HIGHER COMPRESSIVRE STRENGTH ( NOT the Load but the
Stress ) ?
Cube
s
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A
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CRF means
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B 2:1
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C 1:1
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D 2:2
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Good quality manufacturers of cement, in order to improve the quality or to give better facility to the
customer, alter the Setting Times of their cement product in which of the following ways?
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Increase both the IST MORE than 30 minutes and also INCREASE the FST MORE than
10 hours
Increase the IST MORE than 30 minutes and Decrease the FST LESS than 10 hours
DECREASE both the IST and FST lesser than the IS code values of 30 minutes and 600
minutes
There is no use practically by varying the setting times.
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From the above graph, and from the correct answer for the previous question, now choose the correct
statement
Formwork may be removed in a shorter time if OPC is used but formwork may have to be
left in place for a longer time if PPC is used.
B
C
Whether it is OPC or PPC, both the cements will acquire the same strength ultimately
after 28 days
Both the statements A and B are correct
D Both the statements A and B are
wrong
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A Plasticize
r
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A
B Superplasticiz
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Slump
Booster
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B
A
B
C
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5
to HRWR
M 10 and M 20
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D M 15 for
both
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As per the current Indian Code of Practice, the minimum grades of concretes for PCC and RCC are
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The common popular name for the concrete chemical called as HIGH RANGE WATER REDUCER ( HRWR ) is
B
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L In RMC Plants, every month end, the stores and production managers compare the total weight of cement
purchased and total of all weights of cements used to supply concretes to various clients. Every month the
two totals did not tally. All weighing machines and sensors and other systems were found to be perfectly
accurate at all times. The total of cements supplied as concrete was always lesser than the total cement
purchased. The reason for this discrepancy could be
Concrete is sold in Volume but Cement is purchased in weight. During volume to weight
conversion, some error may creep in due to varying Specific Gravity of cements
Cement purchased and stored in silos may be lost to about 2 to 5% as DUST loss in air
inspite of all silos, conveyors, mixers, etc. being airtight.
Dust loss cannot be a reason since all components are airtight. The only reason will be
minor errors in weighing sensors since their accuracy and sensitivity will be affected by
the Dynamic forces and severe dusty environment.
Both due to dust loss and also due to sensor mistakes.
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Split Compression
Test
Beam Flexure
C
Test
D Compression Test
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The equipment is
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Concrete Rebound
Hammer
Ultrasonic Pulse
Velocity Tester
Concrete Surface
Hardness Tester
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A
B
C
D
SCC
Shear
Zero
Shear
True
Shear
Zero
Shear
True
Collaps
e
Collaps
e
Zero
The equipment is
for
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6
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Flowability Test
for SCC
Aggregates
Segregation Test
Segregation
B Test under
Vibration
Compaction
Factor Test
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Cube
Compaction
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SCREED
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C SPREAD
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D CARPET
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C Centrifuge
For concrete floors without tiles or Stones finish,then to over and above the RCC slab, to form the Floor
Finish, a thin layer of PCC with rich cement content and only with 12 mm and down coarse aggregates is laid
as the final finish. This thin layer of PCC is called as
SCREEN
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A
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Institute
Indian Cement Institute & American Concrete
Institute
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PSC means
Prestrengthened Concrete
B Prestrained Concrete
D Prestressed Concrete
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40m
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35m
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C 45m
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D 54m
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In ordinary OPC cements, after water is added, what are the chemical and physical processes taking place?
Choose the correct sequence based on time
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For ordinary OPC cements, choose the correct pair of durations required normally
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IF due to some reason, the Transit Mixer fully loaded with fresh concrete has to keep waiting at site without
being able to unload the concrete into the pump. Then to preserve the quality of fresh concrete during the
waiting period, which of the following precautions has to be undetrtaken?
A Add Sugar to
concrete
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HPC means
Add lot of
Water
C Rotate Transit
Mixer FASTLY
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Reasons for using FRC to construct Concrete Pavement for Airport Runway
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A To increase Abrasion
B To increase Impact
C Both the reasons A and B
Resistance
Resistance
D Not for any strength increase but the steel fibres will act as Sacrificial Corroders and
thereby protect the main steel reinforcement inside
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A Steel rods
B Steel rods
cracks
C Steel rods
D Steel rods
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Shrink in volume, Suck the cover concrete IN and thereby concrete cracks
get powdered and lose bond with the cover concrete and thereby concrete
swell in volume, push the cover concrete out and thereby concrete cracks
crack and break and PUNCH the cover concrete out and thereby concrete cracks
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The above process of cracking of Cover Concrete due to corrosion of steel inside is named as
A Spoiling
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Spilling
C Swelling
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D Spalling
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In concrete members, some cracks keep on propagating continuously but some cracks stop growing after
some time. These two types of cracks are called as
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A Alignment Ratio
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C Buckling Ratio
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D Fibre Ratio
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4. 75 mm
C 475
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D 2.36 mm
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After removing the formwork, lots of voids are visible even exposing the reinforcement inside. Such a defect is
called
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Honeycomb
C Segregation
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D Bleeding
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A Compression
days
B Compression
days
C Compression
days
D Compression
days
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Aspect Ratio
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A Voided Concrete
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The limiting or Boundary size of Grains between Fine Aggregates and Coarse Aggregates is
A 4750
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In fibre reinforced concrete, the ratio between length and diameter of an individual fibre is called as
Test is carried out on 50cm 2 size Mortar Cubes which are cured for 28
Test is carried out on 50cm 2 size Mortar Cubes which are cured for 7
Test is carried out on 50cm 2 size Cement Cubes which are cured for 28
Test is carried out on 50cm 2 size Concrete Cubes which are cured for 28
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As per BIS method of Mix Design, The Target Mean Strength of M20 grade concrete is
A = 20 MPa
B < 20
Mpa
>20
Mpa
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The other technical name for GRADE of Concrete as per BIS method of Mix Design is
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River Sand
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Stone
Aggregates
D Water
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In one type of concrete only Coarse aggregates are packed dryly but with maximum compaction or by
proper orientation so that voids are minimum. Then cement slury or polymer liquid is injected at high
pressure so that all voids are filled and also all aggregates are bonded. This concrete is called as
A Prepacked
Concrete
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Voided
Concrete
No Fines
Concrete
D Vacuum
Concrete
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The nominal unit weight of plain ordinary concrete made with river sand and stone aggregates is
A 24
kN/m3
2,400
kg/m3
Both A
nd B
25
kN/m
None of these
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Vibrator
Type
1 Needle
Vibrator
2 Screed
Vibrator
#
P
Q
3 Formwork
Vibrator
4 Table
Vibrator
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The chemically inert material among the various raw materials used in concrete is
A Cement
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Concrete Member
Type
Prefabricated
Concrete Members
Industrial Floor
Concrete poured on
Ground
Lab Concrete
Specimens
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AGGREGATES
A Curve No 1
B
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B
C
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In RCC Design, when Factor of Safety ( FoS ) values are assigned for materails,
Steel Reinforcement is given a HIGHER FoS than the FoS given for Concrete
Concrete is given a HIGHER FoS than the FoS given for Steel Reinforcement
Both Concrete and Steel Reinforcement are given SAME FoS
The values of FoS assigned for the Concrete and Steel Reinforcement materials do not
depend on the material but depend on the type of structural member
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A lorry brings River Sand to the RMC plant. The sand is found to be wet. The stores manager rejected that
loads and sent it back.
The lorry driver took it back to his stock yard, dumped on the ground and allowed the sand to get dried.
Next day the same but now DRY sand was loaded in the same lorry and went to the RMC Plant.
Now the same manager accepts and buys that load. He is also aware that this was the sand that was
rejected by him the previous day for being wet. The reason for rejecting in wet state and accepting in dry
state is
( Clue : Sand is Purchased on VOLUMETRIC
basis )
A
B
C
D
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SUPPOSE in the previous question, if the sand was purchased on WEIGHT basis, ( and not on volume
basis ) , now also the stores manager rejects the wet sand but accepts dry sand. The reason
D No specific technical reason; just for practical convenience; wet sand if purchased and
dumped and stored in the RMC premises, will create nuisance like bacteria and algae
growth, attracting dogs which like to sleep on wet sand, etc.
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Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete is used atleast in the Beam Column Joints of RCC Frames while in
reamining parts of the frame, the same grade concrete without fibres is used. The reason for using SFRC
in Beam Column Joints ( along with regular Steel Bar Reinforcements )
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Steel Reinforcement is given a Lower FoS ( factor of safety say 1.15 ) than the FoS assigned for Concrete
( 2.22 ). The reason for this differential FoS is
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FORMWORK
Assume to use ORDINARY CONCRETE ---Regarding the removal of formworks for SLABS, the bottom support materials namely PANELS ( Horizontal FLAT
sheets in STEEL or PLYWOOD ) and PROPS ( Vertical Logs / Pipes ), for SAFETY as well as Economy of hire
charges for, the best procedure is
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A Skipform
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Slipform
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Form
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The type of formwork which climbs automatically up and up above as the concrete construction progresses
( say for example a RCC Chimney ). The formwork supports itself on the concrete JUST CAST in the PREVIOUS
DAY and there is no support for the formwork from the ground. This formwork is called as
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Deck Sheet
Lost Formwork.
Soffit Formwork
D
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STEEL REINFORCEMENT
In Steel Rebar Reinforcement manufacturing, the rebars are described as Fe 250, Fe 415, Fe 500, etc. the
numbers 250, 415 ,--- represent which property of the steel rebar?
Elastic Limit
B Yield Strength
C Ultimate Strength
Strength
D The maximum load in kN that can be sustained by one rebar
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In Steel Rebar Reinforcement manufacturing, the rebars are described as Fe 250, Fe 415, Fe 500, etc. the
numbers 250, 415 are yield strengths of the rebars expressed in
kN/mm
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C
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Temperature Modified
Treatment
Thermo-Mechanically
Twisted
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Joining two or more PARALLEL rebars along their lengths when the available standard
length is not adequate or just when two different rebar pieces have to be joined to
increase the overall length.
D Applying a coating glue on both the rebar surfaces along the overlapping length, so that
the joint is strong
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Cover
Block
B Pipe Seater
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Concrete Block
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Modern Art
D Sculpture in
Concrete
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Four
Legged
Stirrup
Two Legged
B Stirrup
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B Tendons
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C Tensile Wires
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D Nerve
Steel
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Stirrups reinforcements (Rectangular Rings ) are provided in BEAMS around the longitudinal bars. These rings
are provided for the purpose of
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The standard stock lengths available for rebars in the Indian Market, are
6m and 12 m
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A
Eight Sided
D Stirrup
The special high tensile steel wires used in Prestressed Concrete are called as
Tensile Fabrics
Four Sided
Stirrup
The steel reinforcements after cutting and bending are soaked in Cement Slurry and Dried before
assembling. This procedure is done for the purpose of
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B 5m and 10 m
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A 2 legged Stirrup
D 12
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The steel
B 5 legged Stirrup
reinforcement shown is
C Chair or Stool
called as
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D Fan Hook
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In RCC slabs, the alternative bars are bent-up; the purpose of doing this is
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D 8m and 12
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C 6m and 10m
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U shaped rebars are delivered at the site. Choose the Correct Sequence of operations carried out by barbender
A
B
C
D
Cover Block Tying Removal of Kinks / Bends Cutting Bending Assembling Binding
Straightening
Straightening Removal of Kinks / Bends Cutting Bending Assembling Binding
Cover Block Tying
Cutting - Straightening Removal of Kinks / Bends Bending Assembling Cover Block
Tying - Binding
Cutting Bending Straightening Removal of Kinks / Bends Assembling Binding
Cover Block Tying
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The per metre length self weight of a given diameter rebar is HEAVIER Than the IS code prescribed values.
The steel is supplied free of cost by the client to the contractor. The contractor raises bills for the
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With suh HEAVIER rebars, who stands to gain or lose economically? ( Remember the client buys the steel
reinforcements from market on weight basis )
Client suffers loss Only while buying the steel from market
Client suffers loss BOTH while buying the steel from market and also while paying to
contractor
No loss for anybody. Both the Client and the Structure gain by getting stronger
reinforcement
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A procedure called Steel Reconciliation is carried out after every month or once in three months or so in
construction projects. The weights of steel purchased and weights of steel reinforcements fabricated are
compared. The purchased weight total is always higher than the fabricated weight total. The reason for this
discrepancy is
C
D
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No technical reason at all. Actually lot of steel is lost by getting buried in the soil in the
project premises due to storing for a long time on ground. They do not get accounted
while comparing the purchased weights and fabricated weights
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Connector
Sleeve
Coupler
Tube
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Two Circular Piles are shown. Both views show the vertical
reinforcements and also the lateral reinforcements. Choose
the correct pair
VIEW 1
A
VIEW 2
Separate Spiral/ Helical Ties
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3* 23
Slab Stirrup
Shear Stud
Shear Stick
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3* 24
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A
A
C
A
B
C
D
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B
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C
B
D
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D
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