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BASIC CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY (BCT)

Examination Questions January, 2016
(Total Marks = 50, Max Time = 2 hours)

PART 1 (Marks- 50 questions X = 25)

1- For a given water content, the workability decreases if the concrete aggregate contains
an excess of
A. Fine particles
B. Flaky particles
C. Elongated particles
D. All of the above
2- The mixture of different ingredients of cement are burnt at
A. 12000C
B. 14500C
C. 10000C
D. 19000C
3- The risk of segregation is more for
A. Wetter mix
B. Large proportion of maximum size aggregate
C. Coarser grading
D. All of the above
4- After casting an ordinary cement concrete on drying
A. Expands
B. Shrinks
C. First expands then shrink
D. None of the above
5- Hydration of cement is due to the chemical action of water with
A. Tricalcium silicate and dicalcium silicate
B. Dicalsium silicate and tricalcium aluminate
C. Trtra calcium alumino ferrite and dicalcium silicate
D. All of the above

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6- The maximum amount of dust content which may be permitted in coarse aggregate is
A. 7%
B. 2%
C. 1%
D. 3%
7- Bulk density of aggregate depends on
A. Size and shape of aggregate
B. Specific gravity of aggregate
C. Grading of aggregate
D. All of the above
8- Curing
A. Reduces shrinkage of concrete
B. Preserves the properties of concrete
C. Prevents the loss of water by evaporation
D. All of the above
9- Commonly used material in the manufacture of cement
A. Sandstone
B. Graphite
C. Gabbro
D. Limestone
10- Slump test is done for
A. Clay
B. Sand
C. Concrete
D. Lime
11- Vicat apparatus is used for
A. Soundness
B. Setting time
C. Fineness
D. Strength
12- Workability of concrete is measured by
A. Vicat apparatus
B. Compression machine
C. Slump cone
D. Airmeter
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13- Separation of coarse aggregate from mortar is known as

A. Bleeding
B. Shrinkage
C. Creep
D. Segregation
14- Grading of sand causes great variation in
A. Workability of mixes
B. Water demand in the mix
C. Handling and placing
D. All of the above
15- The ratio water to cement determines the strength of concrete. The law is known by the
name
A. Boyles law
B. Charles law
C. Abrams law
D. None of the above
16- GGBS is a byproduct of
A. Glass industry
B. Cement industry
C. Silicon industry
D. Iron industry
17- PFA is a waste product from
A. Nuclear power plant
B. Thermal power plant
C. Blast furnace
D. None of the above
18- What is the maturity age of test for strength compliance
A. 28 days
B. 14 days
C. 3 days
D. 28 days

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19- Find the odd one out

A. 32.5N
B. 42.5N
C. 52.5N
D. 25N
20- The compaction of concrete improves
A. Strength
B. Density
C. Durabily
D. All of the above
21- Water cement ratio is
A. Volume of water to volume of cement
B. Weight of cement to weight of water
C. Volume of water to weight of cement
D. Weight of water to weight of cement
22- Separation of water from fresh concrete is known as
A. Segregation
B. Flooding
C. Bleeding
D. None of the above
23- The minimum SiO2 content in microsilica
A. 66-80%
B. 58%
C. 85%
D. 36-65%
24- Clinker is finally ground with _______ to produce cement
A. GGBS
B. Gypsum
C. PFA
D. Limestone
25- GGBS reduces the early strength and increases later age strength and durability
A. True
B. False
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26- PFA concrete is very easy to pump

A. True
B. False
27- High temperature
A. Reduces the strength
B. Increases the early strength and reduces 28 day strength
C. Have no effect
D. None of the above
28- Major chemical compound in cement
A. CaO
B. SiO2
C. MgO
D. Al2O3
29- Type I, Type II and Type V are cement classification based on
A. ASTM
B. BS EN
C. BS
D. ISO
30- Cement equivalent to ASTM Type V
A. OPC
B. MSRPC
C. SRC
D. LHPC
31- The byproduct of silicon industry used in concrete
A. Fly ash
B. GGBS
C. Microsilica
D. PFA
32- The quantity of CO2 released into atmosphere while producing one ton of cement
A. Approximately 7 tons
B. Approximately 8 tons
C. Approximately 1 tons
D. None of the above
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33- What are the quality control tests for cement?

A. Loss on ignition
B. Insoluble residue
C. Setting time
D. Soundness
E. All of the above
34- Available types of aggregates in UAE
A. Basalt and limestone
B. Gabbro and limestone
C. Limestone and granite
D. Sandstone and limestone
35- Bulk density of aggregate is expressed as
A. Tons/ m3
B. kg/m3
C. g/cm3
D. None of the above
36- Major QC tests on aggregate for readymix concrete
A. Sieve analysis
B. Dust content
C. Moisture content
D. Specific gravity and water absorption
E. Elongation and flakiness index
F. All of the above
37- Water demand in concrete increases with
A. High dust content
B. Low dust content
C. High density
D. All of the above
38- As per BS method when doing slump test, the cone is filled
A. In three layers of equal volume
B. In three layers of equal height
C. In one layer
D. None of the above

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39- Maximum allowed limit of material passing 75m in coarse aggregate

A. 12%
B. 1.2%
C. 1.0%
D. 3%
40- Second generation admixture is based on
A. Naphthalene
B. Lignin
C. Polycarboxylic ether
D. None of the above
41- Major QC tests on admixture
A. Specific gravity and water absorption
B. Elongation and flakiness
C. Density and solid content
D. All of the above
42- Core temperature rise (heat of hydration) can be controlled by
A. Using high volume of GGBS or PFA
B. Using low temperature concrete
C. Using retarding admixture
D. All of the above
43- Compressive strength is calculated by
A. Force/unit area
B. Acceleration/ time
C. Distance/time
D. None of the above
44- Diameter to length ratio of cylinder
A. 1:2
B. 2:1
C. 1:1
D. 1:3

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45- Correlation factor to convert cube strength to cylinder strength

A. 1.25
B. 2.15
C. 0.8
D. 8.0
46- Major chemical compound in micro silica
A. SiO2
B. MgO
C. CaO
D. Al2O3
47- Cracks on plastic concrete due to surface drying
A. Plastic shrinkage cracks
B. Plastic settlement cracks
C. Diagonal cracks
D. None of the above
48- Air content of normal concrete
A. <1.0%
B. <2.0%
C. 1.5%
D. Not limited
49- Average wet density of concrete made with limestone aggregate
A. 1500 1600
B. 2350 2450
C. 2500 2600
D. None of the above
50- Specification for slump test as per BS
A. BS EN 12390- Part 2
B. BS EN 12350- Part 2
C. BS EN 18450- Part 3
D. None of the above

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PART 2 (Marks - 5 questions X 2 = 10)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Write the procedure for sieve analysis in nutshell

Briefly describe the procedure for slump test
Write in short the procedure for making cubes
How the moisture content of washed sand is calculated?
Write the procedure for cube compressive strength test.

PART 3 (Marks- 3 questions X 5 = 15)

1. Calculate the dry weight of aggregate. ProvidedSSD wt= 650
Total moisture = 5.5%
Surface moisture = 4.3%
2. Calculate the particle size distribution of 20mm aggregate based on the following data
Total dry weight= 2000.5g
Sieve size
Mass retained (g)
37.5mm
0
20.0mm
82.3
14mm
1060.3
10mm
747.0
5mm
98.4
Pan
12.1
3. Prepare a mix design based on the below given data
w/c = 0.36
OPC = 210 kg
GGBS = 210 kg
Admixture = 8 kg
20mm= 34%, 10mm= 18%, WSand= 32%, DSand= 16%
Material
Specific gravity
OPC
3.10
GGBS
2.90
Admixture
1.06
20mm
2.71
10mm
2.68
W.Sand
2.68
D.sand
2.61

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