BT Joe Quiz 1

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1. The primary purpose of a slump test is to meet which of the following concrete quality requirements?
a. Durability b. Surface Quality c. Strength d. Workability
2. Consolidation is defined as the process of reducing the volume of entrapped air in a fresh cementitious mixture.
Which of the following mechanical inputs does not contribute to consolidation?
a. Boning b. Compaction c. Rodding d. Tamping e. Vibration
3. What type of portland cement is employed in the construction of massive concrete structures such as gravity dams?
a. Type I: Normal b. Type III: High Early Strength e. Type V: Sulfate Resistant
b. Type II: Moderate e: Type IV: Low Heat
4. Concrete left in its natural state after formwork is removed, especially when the concrete surface reflects the texture,
joints, and fasteners of a board form.
a. Architectural concrete b. Beton brut c. Dry-shake finish d. Exposed aggregate finish
5. Concrete that is poured in its final location.
a. Cast-in-place b. Precast c. Slab on grade d. Slab
6. With regards to concrete proportioning, which of the following characteristics is of utmost concern if mass concrete
is produced?
a. Consistency b. Durability c. Heat Generation d. Placeability e. Strength
7. A steel strand used for prestressing a concrete member.
a. Tendon b. Cable c. Anchorage d. Tie
8. Stirrups are placed in concrete beam reinforcement to resist
a. Bursting stress b. Compression c. Moment d. Shear e. Tension
9. The correct proportioning of ingredients for the mixture of concrete is done by
a. Bags b. Rule of thumb c. Volume d. Weight
10. A steel reinforcing bar that projects from a foundation to tie it to a column or wall, or from section of a concrete slab
or wall to another.
a. Rough in b. Stirrup c. Tie d. Dowel
11. A vertical loop of steel bar used to reinforce a concrete beam against diagonal tension forces.
a. Dowel b. Stirrup c. Tie d. Yoke
12. Manufacturing cement involves a process starting from raw materials and ending as fine powder. Raw materials are
crushed, ground, proportioned and blended, then passed through high temperature rotating kiln to produce this
intermediate material, which when finally ground further and combined with gypsum, produces the cement powder.
a. Clinker b. Ore c. Silica d. Slag
13. The inherent strength of concrete depends on the quality of its
a. Cement b. Aggregate c. Admixture d. Water
14. The comparative strength of concrete is primarily dependent on the amount of cement in the mix and the water-
cement ratio. Which of the following statements speaks true about water-cement ratio?
a. More water than cement in the mix produces stronger concrete.
b. More cement than water in the mix produces stronger concrete.
c. Equal weight of water and cement produces stronger concrete.
d. Does not matter. The strength of concrete will depend on the quality of its aggregates.
15. What is the purpose of concrete curing?
a. To avoid concrete segregation
b. To ensure consolidation of concrete
c. To allow a time period for removing formworks
d. To slow the loss of moisture in concrete
d. To speed up the drying of concrete
16. A stiff straightedge of wood or metal that establishes the level the surface to which concrete will be placed.
a. Darby b. Screed c. Trowel d. Bull Float
17. Inserting temporary supports under concrete beams and slabs after the formwork has been removed, to prevent
overloading prior to full curing of the concrete.
a. Needling b. Shoring c. Reshoring d. Underpinning
18. Which of the following is not a one-way sitecast concrete framing system?
a. Ribbed slab b. Solid slab with slab bands c. Wide-module joist system d. Flat plate
19. Concrete that is exposed as an interior or exterior surface in the completed structure.
a. Architectural concrete b. Rough concrete c. Beton brut d. Stucco
20. In concrete terminology, an agent is a general term for a material that may be used either as an addition to cement or
as an admixture in concrete. Form oil is an example for a
a. Bonding agent b. Curing agent c. Release agent d. Surface-active agent` e. Wetting agent
21. Among the following, which is a lightweight aggregate?
a. Barite b. Magnetite c. Vermiculite d. Steel shot
22. If concrete pouring is stopped and to resume the next day, what kind of admixture is used to address the problem?
a. Set-accelerating admixture b. Air-entraining admixture
c. Retarding admixture d. Water-reducing admixture
23. The following are the desired properties of hardened concrete except one.
a. Appearance b. Durability c. Strength d. Workability
24. Which of the following is not a two-way sitecast concrete framing system?
a. Ribbed slab b. Flat plate c. Flat slab d. Waffle slab
25. Voids left in concrete due to failure of the mortar to effectively fill the spaces among coarse-aggregate particles.
a. Bug holes b. Entrained air c. Efflorescence d. Honeycomb d. Laitance

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