CEP 304 Concrete Engineering Practical
QUIZ
Batch 1 Date: 01/11/17 Time: 40 min
Name: ________________________________ Roll No: _____________
1. If the average compressive strength is 4000 kg/cm2 and standard deviation is 500, the co-
efficient of variation is
(A) 10 % (B) 12.5 % (C) 15 % (D) 18.5 %
2. What is the size of the sieve used and permissible fines in test for fineness of cement?
a) 90microns and 90% b) 90microns and 10% c) 10microns and 90% d) 10microns and 10%
3. The process of proper and accurate measurement of concrete ingredients for uniformity of
proportion, is known as
a) Grading b) Mixing c) Batching d) Curing
4. Bulking is observed in
a) Coarse aggregate b) Fine aggregate c) Cement d) Clay particles
5. The aggregate containing moisture in pores and having its surface dry is known as
a) Oven dried b) Moist aggregates c) Saturated surface dry d) dry aggregates
6. If a grading curve is horizontal between the portions of 20 mm I.S. Sieve and 4.75 mm I.S.
Sieve, the graded aggregates do not contain______ particles
a) 20 mm b) 10 mm c) 4.75mm d) All of the above
7. Non-uniform compaction may cause the concrete
a) Porous b) Non-Homogeneous c) Reduced Strength d) All of the above
8. The top diameter, bottom diameter and the height of a slump mould are
a) 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm b) 10 cm, 30 cm, 20 cm c) 20 cm, 10 cm, 30 cm d) 20 cm, 30 cm, 30 cm
9. Pick up the incorrect statement applicable to the field test of good cement.
a) When one thrusts one's hand into a bag of cement, one should feel warm
b) The color of the cement is bluish
c) A handful of cement thrown into a bucket of water should sink immediately
d) By rubbing cement in between fingers, one should feel rough
10. For ensuring quality of concrete, use
a) Single sized aggregates b) Two sized aggregate c) Graded aggregates d) Coarse
aggregates.
11. ________________________apparatus used for determining the consistency of cement.
12. Pick up the correct statement.
a) 20 bags of cement means one tonne of cement
b) Concreting is measured in cubic meter
c) Ingredients of concrete are measured in kilograms
d) All the above
13. Workability of concrete can be measured using slump, compaction factor and Vebe time.
Consider the following statements for workability of concrete:
(i) As the slump increases, the Vee-bee time increases
(ii) As the slump increases, the compaction factor increases
Which of the following is TRUE?
(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) None (c) Only (i) (d) Only (ii)
14. The composition of concrete mix is given below:
W/C Ratio: 0.5 Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC): 368 kg/m3
3
Sand: 606 kg/m Coarse aggregate: 1155 kg/m3
Assume the specific gravity of OPC, sand and coarse aggregate to be 3.14, 2.67 and 2.74,
respectively.
The volume of cement is _______________ m3
15. In the above question 14, Volume of water=______________m3
16. In the above question 14, Volume of total aggregates=____________m3
17. In the above question 14, if proportion of FA= 0.36 and Proportion of CA= 0.64, Volume of
FA=______________m3 & Volume of CA= ______________ m3
18. In the above question 14, mix proportion considering weight is 1: ________: _________
19. In the above question14, mix proportion considering Volume is 1: _________: ________
20. Five concrete mix design were tried in the lab, the slump values obtained were 57mm,
180mm, 34mm, 110mm, 65mm. These values represents ___, ___, ___, ____ and___ degrees of
workability.
a) Low, Very High, Low, High, Medium b) Low, High, Very Low, Medium, Low
c) Medium, Very High, Low, High, Medium d) Medium, High, Very Low, Medium, Low
21. After storage, the strength of cement
a) Decreases b) increases c) remains same d) may increase or decrease
20. Sand of Zone I are a) Coarse b) Medium c) Medium to fine d) Fine
21. Bulking of sand is
a) Mixing of different sizes of sand particles b) Mixing of lime with sand
c) Maximum water with sand d) Swelling of sand when wetted
22. The setting time of cement can be increased by the addition of
a) CaCl2 b) H2O2 c) CaSO4 d) Na
23. The following compound is responsible for the early strength of cement
a) Tri-calcium alumina-ferrite b) Di-calcium Silicate c) Gypsum d) Tri-calcium silicate
24. The modulus of elasticity of M40 grade concrete, in N/mm2, as per IS: 456-2000
is__________
25. A 50 kg cement bag approximates to a volume value of
a) 34.5 m3 b) 0.345 litres c) 34.5 litres d) 0.345 m3
26. The fineness test of cement is done by using
a) 80 micron sieve b) 90 micron sieve c) 75 micron sieve d) 150 micron sieve
27. The amount of water taken for strength test of cement
a) 0.78P b) P/4+3 c) P/5+2.5 d) 0.85P
28. If the aggregate cement ratio of a concrete mix increases, then workability of the mix
a) Increases b) decreases c) increases then decreases d) does not change at all
29. For a M20 grade concrete, what is the number of cubes having 28 days strength greater
than 20MPa out of 100 cubes to get a characteristic strength of 20MPa
a) All b) 95 c) 80 d) 50
30. The percentage of which of the following compounds of cement clinker should be varied
to use it for hydraulic structures like dams
a) Tri-calcium silicate b) Di-calcium silicate c) Tri-calcium aluminate
d) Tetra-calcium alumina-ferrite
