Technical Session for the 7th IBUILD Coordination Meeting

Name of Respondent :_______________________________________

Position :_______________________________________
Office :_______________________________________

Dearest IBUILD, the recent 1st WB Mission revealed that a lot improvement
is needed in our team to cope up with the demands of quality monitoring
and supervision when we will be doing field work. The all concreting
policy of the department under the current administration exposed us to
the concrete technology in road construction, a 100% turnaround from
what we are used to do all weather gravel road hence concrete is a
priority topic. Starting this 7th IBUILD Coordination Meeting and onwards, a
technical session will be included as a venue for growth especially to
those supervision teams at the regional level. The following questions
relate to concrete technology, please answer humbly and later you can
convert this as a checklist for our supervision team to utilize in the field.
(good for 1 hour).

1. What test determines the crushing strength of aggregates to ensure

that coarse aggregates will not degrade to smaller ones.
a. Abrasion answer 50% max for sub-base course
b. Grading
c. Density
d. Plasticity Test

2. A one-lane road, with a pavement width of 3.5m and shoulder width of

0.5m on each side. The pavement was designed to have sub-base and
base coarse with a combined thickness of 300mm. if the thickness of the
sub-base is 125mm, the spreading and compaction of the sub-base and
base coarse shall be carried out in:.
a. 3 layers over the full width of 4.5m answer 150mm per lift (125mm, 150mm,
25mm)
b. 2 layers over the full width of 4.5m
c. 3 layers over the full width of 3.5m
d. 2 layers over the full width of 3.5m

3. Weakened joints on concrete pavement should be sawed

a. Immediately after the pavement surface has been brooms finished
b. Sawing of joints shall commerce as soon as the concrete has hardened
sufficiently,
usually within 24 hours. answer
c. Before the pavement is opened to traffic usually 14 days from the day
of pouring.

4. What depth of weakened joint should at all times not be less than
a. 50mm answer
b. 60mm
c. 70mm
d. 75mm

5. Cores are taken from a concrete pavement and tested for

a. Strength verification of concrete in place that is considered adequate.
b. Flexural strength determination
c. Cement content determination
d. Thickness determination answer

6. In accepting completed concrete pavement poured by lanes, thickness

determination shall come out by obtaining one core from every
a. 100 meters
b. 200 meters answer
c. 500 meters
d. 1000 meters

7. If the strength of Item 311 control specimens does not meet the
requirements by not more than 25% and it is not feasible to obtain cores
from the structure due to structural consideration. What to do?
a. The strength of in-plane concrete will be determined by rebound
hammer test.
b. Payment of concrete will be made at an adjusted price answer
c. No payment will be made on the concrete represented by failed
specimens
d. The contractor will be required to remove and replace the concrete
represented by the
failed specimens at his own expense.

Deficiency in Strength of Percent (%) of Contract

Concrete Specimens, Price Allowed
Percent (%)

Less than 5 100

5 to less than 10 80
10 to less than 15 70
15 to less than 20 60
20 to less than 25 50
25 or more 0

8. The flexure strength requirements of Item 311 is

a. 500 psi
b. 550 psi answer (650 by middle third load test)
c. 3000 psi
d. 3500 psi

9. The number of beam test specimens that should be taken from a 200
sq.m of concrete
pavement, 0.23cm thick poured on a single day should be:
a. 2
b. 3 answer (330 sqm in the specs when converted to volume, at every 75 cum or
each day of pouring)
c. 6
d. 9

10. Three cores taken from a pavement section poured on a single day
were tested to have strength as follows:
Core Strength
1 3,650
2 3,000- 86% of 3500 psi
3 2,450- 70% of 3500 psi
Average 3,033- 87% of 3500 psi (accepted if ave fc is at least 85% and no single
test less than 75%)
If the required strength is 3,500 psi, the concrete represented by the
cores
a. Maybe accepted, subject to price adjustment
b. Is considered adequate
c. Is considered inadequate answer
d. Maybe recorded at the initiative of the implementing office

11. Forms for concrete pavement shall remain in place undisturbed for not
less than
a. 24 hours after concrete pouring answer
b. The curing period
c. The period required to attain the design strength
d. 72 hours after concrete pouring

12. The pH value of water that is acceptable for use in concrete mix is
a. 2.0 to 3.1
b. 3.2 to 4.4
c. 4.5 to 8.5 answer (or no test if source of water is potable or drinking water).
d. 8.6 to 10.0

13. How many measurements are needed for thickness determination of

concrete cores?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 9 answer (measurements more than 5mm of the design thickness = adopt thickness + 5mm while
measurements less than 25mm of the thickness, not included in the averaging. Get additional cores 5 meters
forward and backwards until sample not deficient by more than 25mm .see continuation in the blue book)

14. What is the single factor that determines the strength of concrete?
a. Slump
b. Water-cement ratio answer
c. Cement factor
d. Gradation of aggregates

15. The minimum testing apparatus requirements are necessary for

_______ contractors.
a. Small
b. Medium
c. Large
d. All of the above answer

16. Which of the following is accepted for concrete with fc at 28 days of

3500 psi?
a. 3275 psi; 3020 psi; 2630 psi (2975 85%) answer (At least 85% of fc
and no single test is less than 75% of the specified strength, fc')
b. 2640 psi; 3110; 3030 psi (2926 84%)
c. 3030 psi; 2790 psi; 2599 psi (2806 80%)
d. 3300 psi; 3330 psi; 2620 psi (3083 88%)

17. In a design mix, the specific gravity of Portland cement must be.
a. 3.05
b. 3.10
c. 3.15 answer
d. 6.10

18. If sea water is used in concrete mix, what will be the effect on the
hardened concrete
pavement?
a. Strength is affected answer
b. Scaling at surface
c. Cracks at the side
d. Steel bars will rust

19. Scaling of newly constructed concrete pavement is an evidence of

inadequate quality control mainly due to high
a. Fineness modules
b. Slump
c. Fine aggregates content
d. Water cement ratio answer

20. The grade designation of a reinforcing steel bars is also its

a. Nominal area
b. Yield strength answer
c. Tensile strength
d. Unit mass

21. The sample of reinforcing steel bars for every 10,000kgs shall be
a. 1 meter long answer
b. 2 meters long
c. 4 meters long
d. 6 meters long

22. The depth of the weakened plane joint with a width of 6 mm is

a. 40 mm
b. 45 mm
c. 50 mm answer
d. 60 mm

23. Which of the following is not the job for a materials engineer?
a. Submits samples for testing
b. Prepares design mix
c. Checks job mix formula
d. Surveys and measures line and grade at site. answer

24. 10 kgs sample for cement represent.

a. 1,000 bags
b. 2,000 bags answer
c. 1,500 bags
d. 500 bags

25. Dowel bars for concrete pavement

a. Plain round bars answer
b. Deformed bars (for tie bars)
c. Square bars
d. Octagonal bars

26 Immediately after the finishing operations have been completed and

the concrete has
Sufficiently set, the surface of the newly placed concrete shall be cured for
a period of:
a. 6 hours
b. 48 hours
c. 72 hours answer
d. 120 hours

27. When the mixed concrete is hauled in non-agitating trucks, the time
elapsed from the time water is added to the mix until the concrete is
deposited in place at the site shall not exceed.
a. 90 minutes
b. 45minutes answer
c. 60 minutes
d. 80 minutes

28. When the mixed concrete is hauled in truck mixers or truck agitators,
the time elapsed from the time water is added to the mix until the
concrete is deposited at the site shall not exceed.
a. 60 minutes
b. 90 minutes answer
c. 45 minutes
d. 72 minutes

29. Maximum time required in operating concrete vibrators for

compaction in anyone location.
a. 20 sec.
b. 15 sec. answer
c. 25 sec
d. 10 sec

30. Maximum height in dropping concrete to the point of deposit using

chute.
a 2.00 m.
b. 1.50 m. answer
c. 2.50 m.
d. 3.00 m

31. Minimum time of initial setting of concrete mix as tested by Vicat

needle.
a. 45 minutes answer
b. 60 minutes
c. 50 minutes
d. 30 minutes

32. Minimum cement content per cu.m. for PCCP.

a. 10
b. 9.5
c. 9.1 answer (364 kg per cum of concrete)
d. 11

33. Type of cement used for PCCP.

a. Type 1 portland cement answer (general construction use)
b. Type 1P
c. Type II (medium sulphate resistance)answer
d. Type III (high early strength; type IV-low heat of hydration for massive dam; Type V
high sulphate resistance)

34. Concrete slump for PCCP when vibrated

a. 1/5 to 1 1/2" answer
b. 2" to 4"
c. 3" to 4
d. 4" to 8

35. Concrete slump for PCCP when not vibrated

a. 1 1/2 to 3" answer
b. 2" to 4"
c. 3" to 4
d. 4" to 8

36. Concrete admixtures used when the normal setting time is shortened
by the higher
temperature, preventing the formation of cold joints, reduce incidence of
thermal cracking
and to maintain concrete workability during large pours or long ready-mix
hauls. .
a. accelerators
b. retarders answer
c. super plasticizers
d. Air entraining admixtures

37. Angular coarse aggregate use for concrete mix will provide more:
a. Water content answer
b. Cement and water
c. Cement and fine aggregates
d. All of the above

38. Required number of representative core taken from each member of

area in-place that is considered deficient.
a. 3 answer
b. 2
c. 1
d. 4

39. No. of set of cylinder samples for every 75 cu.m. of concrete.

a. 1-set answer
b. 3-sets
c. 6-sets
d. 4-sets

40. Number of hours of concrete cylinder sample to be submitted to the

laboratory before
testing.
a. 24 hrs answer
b. 48 hrs
c. 12 hrs
d. 72 hrs

41. The design thickness for pccp is 200 mm. The average thickness
determination was taken and the result is 170 mm. If you are a
government materials engineer, what percent of the contract price
adjustment will you recommend.
a. 70%
b. No payment answer
c. 80%
d. 85 %

Deficiency in the Percent (%) of Contract

Average Thickness per Price Per Lot
lot (mm)
05 100% payment
6 10 95% payment
11 15 85% payment
16 20 70% payment
21 25 50% payment
More than 25 Remove and replace/ No
payment
 42. The deficiency in concrete specimen was found to be 19.5 percent.
What is the adjusted
percent of contract price allowed.
a. 80%
b. 60% answer
c. 70%
d. 50 %

43. If you are a materials Engineer of the LGU or Contractor, it so happen

that the as stake survey yielded a change in quantity, what will you do
with the quality program as submitted?
a. maintain the submitted quality program
b. make revision of the quality program based on the new quantity answer
c. delete the additional quantity
d. any of the above

44. Cement which for any reason, has become partially set or which
contains lumps of caked cement will be rejected. Cement salvaged from
discarded or used bags shall not be used.
a. true answer
b. false

45. Fine aggregate from different sources of supply shall not be mixed or
stored in the same pile nor used alternately in the same class of concrete
without the approval of the Engineer
a. true answer
b. false

46. Water used in mixing, curing or other designated application shall be

reasonably clean and free of oil, salt, acid, alkali, grass or other
substances injurious to the finished product. Water which is drinkable may
be used without test.
a. true answer
b. false

47. The following are concrete curing materials except:

a. Burlap cloth
b. Liquid membrane forming
compounds
c. Sheeting (film) materials
d. soil covering answer
e. Cotton mats and water-proof paper.

48. A change in the source of materials during the progress of work may
not necessitate a new design mix.
a. true
b. false answer
49. The person performing the batching or mixing operation shall be
capable of accurately conducting aggregate surface moisture
determination and establishing correct scale weights for concrete
materials.
a. The Concrete Batcher answer
b. The Concrete Technician
c. The Materials Engineer
d. The Project Engineer

50. Base preparation prior installation of formworks, prepared work areas

compacted at least ____ cm beyond each edge of the proposed concrete
pavement.
a. 50 cm
b. 60 cm answer
c. 100 cm
d. 150 cm

51. Dowel bars shall be deformed bars. Tie bars shall be plain round bars.
a. True
b. False answer

52. Before delivery to the site of work, one-half of the length of each
dowel shall be painted with one coat of approved lead or tar paint. The
sleeves for dowel bars shall be metal of approved design to cover 50 mm (
2 inches), plus or minus 5 mm (1/4 inch) of the dowel, with a closed end,
and with a suitable stop to hold the end of the sleeve at least 25 mm (1
inch) from the end of the dowel. Sleeves shall be of such design that they
do not collapse during construction.
a. True answer
b. False

53. Concrete beam test will provide the compressive strength of concrete
while cylinder test will provide the flexural strength of concrete.
a. True
b. False answer

54. Vibrators shall operate at a frequency of _______ impulses per minute

under load at a maximum spacing of _____cm in not more than ____
seconds at any given point.
a. 8300 to 9600 impulses; 60 cm; 15 seconds answer
b. 6300 to 9600 impulses; 60 cm; 20 seconds
c. 8300 to 8600 impulses; 30 cm; 15 seconds
d. 8000 to 9000 impulses; 50 cm; 10 seconds

55. The forms shall not deviate from true line by more than one (1) cm at
any point.
a. True answer
b. False
56. Which of the following statements is not valid when conditioning the
subgrade or base course prior to concrete pouring.
a. ensure that the subgrade or base course shall be uniformly moist when
the concrete is placed.
b. If the subgrade or base course becomes too dry, it shall be sprinkled,
but the method of sprinkling shall not be such as to form mud or pools of
water.
c. do not allow sprinkling of water even when the subgrade or base course
is too dry as it disturbs the insitu condition of the base. answer
d. High areas shall be trimmed to proper elevation. Low areas shall be
filled and compacted to a condition similar to that of surrounding grade.

57. Stockpiles shall be built up in layers of not more than ____ meter in
thickness. Each layer shall be completely in place before beginning the
next which shall not be allowed to cone down over the next lower layer
a. 2 meters
b. 1 meter answer
c. 3 meters
d. 1.5 meters

58. Aggregates from different sources and of different grading shall not
be stockpiled together.
a. True answer
b. False

59. All washed aggregates and aggregates produced or handled by

hydraulic methods, shall be stockpiled or binned for draining at least
_______ hours before being batched.
a. 4 hours
b. 12 hours answer
c. 24 hours
d. 36 hours

60. Concrete mixing - When mixed at the site or in a central mixing plant,
the mixing time shall not be less than ____ seconds nor more than _____
seconds, unless mixer performance tests prove adequate mixing of the
concrete in a shorter time period. Any concrete mixed less than the
specified time shall be discarded and disposed off by the Contractor at his
expense.
a. 60 seconds to 90 seconds
b. 45 seconds to 120 seconds
c.30 seconds to 60 seconds
d. 50 seconds, 90 seconds answer

61. Concrete mixing - The flow of water shall be uniform and all water
shall be in the drum by the end of the ______ seconds of the mixing period.
a. 5 seconds
b 10 seconds
c. 15 seconds answer
d. 20 seconds

62. The time elapsed from the time water is added to the mix until the
concrete is deposited in place at the Site shall not exceed _____minutes
when the concrete is hauled in non-agitating trucks, nor _____ minutes
when hauled in truck mixers or truck agitators, except that in hot weather
or under other conditions contributing to quick hardening of the concrete,
the maximum allowable time may be reduced by the Engineer.
a. 45 minutes; 90 minutes answer
b. 60 minutes; 120 minutes
c. 30 minutes; 60 minutes
d. none of the above

63. In exceptional cases and when volumetric measurements are

authorized for small project requiring less than ____ cu.m. of concrete per
day of pouring, the weight proportions shall be converted to equivalent
volumetric proportions. In such cases, suitable allowance shall be made
for variations in the moisture condition of the aggregates, including the
bulking effect in the fine aggregate.
a. 30 cum
b. 50 cum
c. 75 cum answer
d. 100 cum

64. Retempering concrete by adding water or by other means shall not be

permitted, except that when concrete is delivered in truck mixers,
additional water may be added to the batch materials and additional
mixing performed to increase the slump to meet the specified
requirements, if permitted by the Engineer, provided all these operations
are performed within _____ minutes after the initial mixing operation and
the water-cement ratio is not exceeded. Concrete that is not within the
specified slump limits at the time of placement shall not be used.
a. 30 minutes
b. 45 minutes answer (w/c=0.61 ACI TABLE A1.5.3.4 (A) or refer to concrete design
mix)
c. 50 minutes
d. 60 minutes

65. Concrete not in place within _______ minutes from the time the
ingredients were charged into the mixing drum or that has developed
initial set shall not be used. Retempering of concrete or mortar which
has partially hardened, that is remixing with or without additional cement,
aggregate, or water, shall not be permitted.
a. 90 minutes answer
b. 60 minutes
c. 50 minutes
d. 30 minutes
66. During hot weather, the Engineer shall require that steps be taken to
prevent the temperature of mixed concrete from exceeding a maximum
temperature of _______ degrees centigrade.
a. 270C
b. 32.220C answer
c. 370C
d. 40.50C

67. When concrete is to be placed adjoining a previously constructed lane

and mechanical equipment will be operated upon the existing lane, that
previously constructed lane shall have attained the strength for ______ day
concrete. If only finishing equipment is carried on the existing lane,
paving in adjoining lanes may be permitted after _____ days.
a. 28 days and 7 days
b. 14 days and 3 days answer
c. 7 days and 7 days
d. 3 days and 24 hours

68. As work progresses, at least one (1) set consisting of three (3)
concrete beam test specimens, 150 mm x 150 mm x 525 mm or 900
mm shall be taken from each 330 m2 of pavement, 230 mm depth, or
fraction thereof placed each day. The above specification when applied to
a PCCP thickness of 150 mm and a single lane of 2.5 m is poured, what is
the required length to be covered that would trigger getting 1-set
concrete beam sample? Cylinder samples shall not be used as substitute
for determining the adequacy of the strength of concrete.
a. 100 meters
b. 200 meters answer
c. 300 meters
d. 400 meters

69. Longitudinal formed joints shall be grooved while the concrete is in a

plastic state.
a. True answer
b. False

70. Transverse Expansion Joint is the same as Transverse Contraction

Joint?
a. True
b. False answer

71. Transverse Contraction Joint is the same as Transverse Construction

Joint?
a. true
b. Falsean answerrswer

72. Transverse Contraction Joint is the same as Weakened Joints?

a. True answer
b. False
73. Flat bars assembled as devise in forming groove along weakened
joints is allowed (emergency cases)?
a. True answer
b. False

74. Sawing of the joint shall commence as soon as the concrete has
hardened sufficiently to permit sawing without excessive ravelling, usually
___ to ___ hours. All joints shall be sawed before uncontrolled shrinkage
cracking takes place. If necessary, the sawing operations shall be carried
on during the day or night, regardless of weather conditions. The sawing
of any joint shall be omitted if crack occurs at or near the joint location
prior to the time of sawing.
a. 6 to 12 hours
b. 4 to 24 hours answer
c. 24 hours to 72 hours
d. None of the above

75. It shall be constructed when there is an interruption of more than 30

minutes in the concreting operations.
a. Contraction joint
b. Weakened joint
c. Expansion joint
d. Construction joint answer

76. No transverse joint shall be constructed within _____ m of an

expansion joint, contraction joint, or plane of weakness. If sufficient
concrete has been mixed at the time of interruption to form a slab of at
least ___ m long, the excess concrete from the last preceding joint shall be
removed and disposed off as directed.
a. 1.5 meters; 1.5 meters answer
b. 1 meter; 1.5 meters
c. 0.5 meter; 1 meter
d. 2 meters; 1 meter

77. The screed for the surface shall be at least _____cm longer than the
maximum width of the slab to be struck off
a. 60 cm answer
b. 30 cm
c. 20 cm
d. 10 cm

78. The hand-operated longitudinal float shall be not less than ____cm in
length and ____ cm in width, properly stiffened to prevent flexibility and
warping
a. 365 cm and 15 cm answer
b. 360 cm and 10 cm
c. 300 cm and 10 cm
d. 360 cm and 15 cm
79. The brooming operation should be so executed that the corrugations
produced in the surface shall be uniform in appearance and not more than
____ mm in depth
a. 3 mm
b. 2 mm
c. 1.5 mm answer
d. 1 mm

80. Failure to provide sufficient cover material of whatever kind the

Contractor may elect to use, or the lack of water to adequately take care
of both curing and other requirements, shall be a cause for immediate
suspension of concreting operations. The concrete shall not be left
exposed for more than ___hour between stages of curing or during the
curing period of ___ hours.
a. hour ; 120 hours
b. hour; 72 hours answer
c. 1 hour; 24 hours
d. None of the above

81. After forms for concrete shall remain in place undisturbed for not less
than ____ hours after concrete pouring.
a. 12 hours
b. 24 hours answer
c. 36 hours
d. 72 hours

82. In case portions of the concrete are spalled during removal of forms,
they shall be immediately repaired with fresh mortar mixed in the
proportion of __ part of Portland Cement and ___ parts fine aggregates.
a. 1:2 nswer
b. 1:3
c. 1:2:3
d. 1:4

83. Major honeycomb areas will be considered as defective work and

shall be removed and replaced at the expense of the Contractor. Any
area or section so removed shall not be less than the distance between
weakened plane joint nor less than the full width of the lane involved.
a. True nswer
b. False

84. Joints shall be sealed with asphalt sealant soon after completion of the
curing period (72 hours) and before the pavement is opened to traffic,
including the Contractors equipment.
a. True nswer
b. False
85. The strength level of the concrete will be considered satisfactory if the
averages of all sets of three (3) consecutive strength test results equal or
exceed the specified strength, fc and no individual strength test result is
deficient by more than _____of the specified strength, fc.
a. 10%
b. 15% nswer
c. 20%
d. 25%

86. Concrete in the area represented by the cores will be considered

adequate if the average strength of the cores is equal to at least ____% of,
and if no single core is less than ___% of, the specified strength, fc.
a. 80%; 75%
b. 85% ; 75% nswer
c. 90% ; 85%
d. None of the above

87. The thickness of the pavement will be determined by measurement of

cores from the completed pavement. The completed pavement shall be
accepted on a lot basis. A lot shall be considered as ___ linear meters of
pavement when a single traffic lane is poured or ____ linear meters when
two lanes are poured concurrently.
a. 1000 meters; 500 meters nswer
b. 500 meters; 200 meters
c. 200 meters; 100 meters
d. None of the above

88. In calculating the average thickness of the pavement, individual

measurements which are in excess of the specified thickness by more
than 5 mm will be considered as the specified thickness plus 5 mm and
measurement which are less than the specified thickness by more than
____ mm shall not be included in the average.
a. 15 mm
b. 25 mm nswer
c. 5 mm
d. 30 mm

89. When the average thickness of the pavement per lot is deficient,
payment for the lot shall be adjusted as follows:

Deficiency in the Percent (%) of Contract

Average Thickness per Price Per Lot
lot (mm)
05 100% payment
6 10 95% payment
11 15 85% payment
16 20 70% payment
21 25 50% payment
More than 25 Remove and replace/ No
 payment

No acceptance and final payment shall be made on completed

pavement unless core test for thickness determination is conducted,
except for Barangay Roads where the implementing office is allowed to
waive such test. Is PRDP exempted or not?
a. PRDP FMR exempted from thickness determination
b. PRDP FMR not exempted from thickness determination nswer

90. Payment will be made under PCCP in?

a. square meter nswer
b. cubic meter
c. linear meter
d. any of the above

91. What is the maximum size of aggregates for PCCP under Grading A?
a. 2 inches nswer
b. 3 inches
c. 4 inches
d. 2 inches

92. What is the maximum size of aggregates for PCCP under grading B
and C?
a. 2 inches
b. 3 inches
c. 4 inches
d. 2 inches nswer

93. Which of the following is not an engineering property of granular soils?

a. Good load bearing qualities
b. Drain readily
c. Susceptible to strength or volume change due to change in water
content nswer
d. Comparatively incompressible due to static load

94. Peat is an example of

a. Inorganic soil
b. Organic soil nswer
c. Selected borrow
d. Embankment material

95. Which of the following is an engineering property of fine grained soil?

a. Hard to drain nswer
b. Susceptible to volume change under vibratory load, if not adequately
compacted
c. Stable when subjected to load
d. Settlement is high
96. The proper way of sampling of aggregate sub-base course in the
laboratory if the splitter is not available is to:
a. Scoop for samples in the middle of the sack
b. Spread the samples on the ground and take the samples in the middle
c. Spread the samples on the ground and divide the samples into four take
two opposite
parts from it. nswer
d. Scoop for samples at the side of the sack

97. All boreholes after thickness and/or strength determinations of newly

constructed concrete pavements shall be immediately filled/restored with
the prescribed concrete mix after completion of the drilling works.
a. True nswer
b. False

98. The curing compound shall be of such character that the film will
harden within ___ minutes after application. Should the film be damaged
from any cause within the _____ hour curing period, the damaged portions
shall be repaired immediately with additional compound.
a. 180 minutes; 24 hours
b. 120 minutes; 72 hours
c. 60 minutes; 36 hours
d. 30 minutes; 72 hours nswer

99. Curing compound shall be applied under pressure at the rate 4 L to

not more than 14 m2 by _____________.
a. pouring
b. mechanical sprayer nswer
c. ponding
d. all of the above

100. After the final finish, but before the concrete has taken its initial set,
the edges of the pavement along each side of each slab, and on each side
of transverse expansion joints, formed joints, transverse construction
joints, and emergency construction joints, shall be worked with an
approved tool and rounded to the radius required by the Plans. A well
defined and continuous radius shall be produced and a smooth, dense
mortar finish obtained. The surface of the slab shall not be unduly
disturbed by tilting the tool during the use. The above specification is
under _____ in the blue book?
a. Edging at Forms and Joints answer
b. Surface Test
c. Final Finish
d. Straight-edge Testing and Surface Correction

101. Scales for weighing aggregates and cement shall be accurate within
0.5%.______.
102. The concrete samples should be stored in a moist condition at a
temperature within the range of 18 degrees to 24 degrees centigrade
___________until the time of test.

103. Retarder can delay the setting time of concrete up to 4 hours

_____only.

104. Superplasticizer can increase the strength in 24 hours by how many

%--50 to 70%.______

105. The penetration of concrete joint sealer, Hot Poured Elastic Type shall
not exceed 90 ____