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    This document contains a quiz for a civil engineering materials course. It has 7 multiple choice and short answer questions related to topics like moisture content calculations, types of aggregates that avoid alkali-silica reaction, phases of cement, and sieve analysis. The quiz contains tables and calculations to show the work for questions about blend proportions and particle size distribution.

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    This document contains a quiz for a civil engineering materials course. It has 7 multiple choice and short answer questions related to topics like moisture content calculations, types of aggregates that avoid alkali-silica reaction, phases of cement, and sieve analysis. The quiz contains tables and calculations to show the work for questions about blend proportions and particle size distribution.

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    Student Name___________________________ ID No.

    :_________________________

    Clemson University
    Glenn Department of Civil Engineering

    CE 3510- Civil Engineering Materials - Quiz #2


    September 13, 2017 9:05am – 9:50am (45 min)

    Student Name: _______________________ CUID Number: ____________________

    Question 1:

    Mass of water = 600 - 560 = 40 g


    Total moisture content = (40/560) × 100 = 7.14 %

    Free moisture content = 7.14-2.14 = 5 %

    Question 2

    • Avoiding the use of reactive aggregates


    • Limiting the amount of alkalis in the cement
    • Combining the portland cement with a cement replacement material
    • Limit access to water

    Question 3
    C3S, C2S, C3A, C4AF

    Question 4

    (a) Round and smooth aggregates

    Question 5
    (b) Impure for of C3S

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    Student Name___________________________ ID No.:_________________________

    Question 6

    Percent passing
    Size
    Blend 100 96 79 54 37 23 21 12 7

    Percent of aggregate B in the blend


    100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
    100 100

    90 90

    80 80

    Aggregate B percent passing


    Aggregate A percent passing

    70 70

    60 60

    50 50

    40 40

    30 30

    20 20

    10 10

    0 0
    0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
    Percent of aggregate A in the blend

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    Student Name___________________________ ID No.:_________________________

    Question 7

    Sieve size Weight retained, g Percent retained (%) Cumulative % retained


    4.75 0 0 0
    2.36 40 10 10
    1.18 72 18 28
    0.60 130.2 32.5 60.5
    0.30 63.9 15.97 76.74
    0.15 93.9 23.47 ~100

    (0/400)×100 = 0%
    (40/400)×100 = 10%
    (72/400)×100 = 18%
    (130.2/400)×100 = 32.5%
    (63.9/400)×100 = 15.97%
    (93.9/400)×100 = 23.47%

    0+10+28+60.5+76.74+100
    FM= =2.75
    100

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