1. This refers to the excellence or good 25.

Test used to determine if cement is

quality of a concrete product. setting too early or too late.
2. The two major parts of concrete that 26. Heat generated when cement and water
include both binding and structural react.
materials. 27. Loss of weight due to heating a cement
3. The component of concrete paste made sample to 900–1000 °C.
up of Portland cement, water, air voids, 28. Average specific gravity of Portland
and admixtures. cement.
4. The percentage range that the paste 29. Kind of water that can generally be used
occupies in the total volume of the for making cement paste.
concrete mix. 30. What is the typical specific gravity of
5. The process that involves understanding Portland-pozzolan cement?
the properties of cement mortar and 31. A common name for the extra water used
aggregate packing to ensure good for workability.
concrete quality. 32. Keep this as low as possible in a good
6. Cement paste consists of __,__, __, and concrete practice.
__. 33. One of the more difficult principles of
7. What are the four properties that affect concrete technology to understand.
cement mortar 34. This type of air is not desirable.
8. What are the main raw materials used to 35. This type of air is barely visible to the
make Portland cement? eye.
9. What is added to clinker to make 36. The air voids that are readily visible to
Portland cement the eye.
10. At what temperature is the cement kiln 37. The decade when air-entrained concrete
operated during the manufacturing became a standard in northern U.S.
process? highways.
11. How much water is required to hydrate 38. The term used for the combination of
100 kilograms of cement? entrained and a small amount of
12. What is the term for the first phase of the entrapped air.
cement hydration process? 39. Total air in concrete (concrete volume
13. Who invented Portland cement? percentage) is measured in this range.
14. At 20°C, how long does it take for the 40. Total air in mortar fraction (volume
initial set of cement to occur? percentage).
15. Type of Portland cement suitable for 41. Total air in paste fraction (volume
general use such as in pavements, percentage).
sidewalks, bridges, tanks, etc. 42. Materials other than cement, water, and
16. Cement used when the groundwater or aggregate used as an ingredient of
soil contains high levels of sulfate. concrete.
17. Cement that gains strength quickly and 43. These admixtures are added at the mixer
develops more heat of hydration. and derived from oil, soil, fat, resin, etc.
18. Type of cement with low heat of 44. All concrete exposed to freezing weather
hydration used for massive structure should be this.
such as large dams. 45. These admixtures are generally liquids
19. Cement ideal for structures exposed to dispensed by volume.
high sulfate or acid content, like those 46. This type reduces the amount of water
near coal mines. required to produce a concrete of a given
20. What are the 2 most common blended slump.
cements? 47. This admixture slows down the early
21. What are the properties of cement? hardening of concrete.
22. Property of cement that affects the rate 48. This admixture speeds up both the initial
of hydration and strength development. and the final set.
23. Ability of a hardened paste to retain its 49. Micro silica is also referred to as ___.
volume after setting. 50. This admixture reduces water
24. Property that refers to the mobility of requirement and retards the initial set.
freshly mixed cement paste or mortar.
51. This admixture reduces water 67. Due to lower heat of hydration, the use
requirement and accelerates the initial of fly ash and ground slag will reduce the
set. amount of heat built up in a concrete
52. This admixture reduces water by at least structure.
12% and is known as ___ or ___. 68. The use of fly ash, natural pozzolans and
53. Admixtures that are solid and measured ground granulated blast-furnace slag will
by weight. generally retard the setting time of
54. The most widely used mineral concrete.
admixture. 69. Fly ash, ground granulated blast-furnace
55. What are the 3 general classes of slag, silica fume and other finely divided
admixtures that a concrete technician admixtures contribute to the strength
should familiar. gain of concrete.
56. It is a by-product of the production of 70. Low to moderate amount of fly ash,
silicon metals. ground granulated blast-furnace slag and
57. Compared to similar concrete mixtures silica fume causes small and insignificant
without finely divided admixtures, drying shrinkage and creep of concrete.
concrete with finely divided admixtures 71. With adequate curing, fly ash and ground
will have improved ________. slag generally reduce the permeability of
58. The use of finely divided mineral concrete even when the cement content
admixtures generally aids the pumpability is relatively low; silica fume is especially
of concrete. effective in this regard.
59. Finely divided mineral admixtures are 72. Some finely divided materials may slightly
added to concrete as an addition to or as color hardened concrete.
a partial replacement of the cement in 73. Silica fume, fly ash and ground granulated
concrete or as a combination or addition blast furnace slag significantly reduce
and replacement. alkali-silica reactivity.
60. The use of these admixtures as cement 74. Silica fume, fly ash and ground when
replacement can substantially reduce the applied in proper portions, improve the
early and 28-day strength of concrete if sulfate resistance of concrete.
proportioned strictly as a cement 75. Reducing the permeability of properly
replacement rather than as a cured concrete to water, air and chloride
combination. ions can minimize steel corrosion in
61. The effects of temperature and moisture some finely divided mineral admixtures.
conditions on setting properties and 76. Is a process by which carbon dioxide
strength development of concrete from the air penetrates the concrete and
containing finely divided admixtures are reacts with the hydroxides to form
similar to the effects on concrete made carbonates?
with only Portland cement. 77. What are the effects of Hardened
62. Compared to concrete containing only Concrete?
portland cement, concrete mixes that 78. Fly ash, silica fume and ground slag used
contain fly ash or ground granulated in air-entrained concrete have good
blast-furnace slag will generally require freeze-thaw durability.
less water. 79. Deicer scaling resistance of all concrete is
63. Using fly ash or silica fume increases the significantly improved with the use of
amount of air entraining admixture low water-cement ration, moderate to
required to obtain a specified air high cement content, air-entrainment,
content. proper finishing and curing.
64. The workability of concrete of equal 80. The addition of mineral admixtures has
slump and strength will generally no effect or increases, where
improve when using fly ash, ground slag permeability and absorption is reduced,
and several inert materials. can slightly improve the chemical
65. What are the effect of Freshly Mixed resistance of concrete.
Concrete? 81. The volume stability of a cementitious
66. When compared to plain concrete, using paste is its soundness.
fly ash or silica fume generally shows less
segregation and bleeding.
ANSWER KEY 46. Type A – Water Reducing Admixture
47. Type B – Retarding Admixture
1. Quality
48. Type C – Accelerating Admixture
2. Paste and Aggregates
49. Silica Fume
3. Cement Paste
50. Type D – Water Reducing and Retarding
4. 25% to 40%
Admixture
5. Theory of Concrete Mix Design
51. Type E – Water Reducing and Accelerating
6. Portland cement, water, air voids, and
Admixture
admixtures
52. Type F – Water Reducing, High Range
7. Cement type, Cement content, Water
Admixture and known as superplasticizer
content, Aggregate
or fluidizer.
8. Calcium, alumina. Iron and silica
53. Mineral admixtures
9. Gypsum
54. Fly Ash
10. 1400℃ to 1700℃ 55. Air entraining, chemical and mineral
11. 30 kg admixtures.
12. Initial set 56. Micro Silica
13. Joseph Aspdin 57. Finishability
1 58. Pumping
14. 1 to 1 hours
2 59. Proportioning
15. Type I and 1A 60. Proportioning
16. Type II and IIA 61. Curing
17. Type III and IIIA 62. Water Requirement
18. Type IV 63. Air Content
19. Type V 64. Workability
20. Type IS - Portland Blast Furnace Slag 65. Water Requirement, Air Content,
Cement and Type IP Portland Pozzolan Workability, Segregation and Bleeding,
Cement Heat of Hydration, Setting Time,
21. Fineness of cement, Soundness, Finishability, Pumping, Proportioning and
Consistency, Setting Time, False Set Curing
( ASTM, C451), Compressive Strength, 66. Segregation and Bleeding
Heat of Hydration, Loss of Ignition, 67. Heat of Hydration
Specific Gravity, Weight of Cement. 68. Setting Time
22. Fineness of cement 69. Strength
23. Soundness 70. Drying Shrinkage and Creep
24. Consistency 71. Permeability and Absorption
25. Setting Time Test 72. Concrete Color
26. Heat of Hydration 73. Alkali-Aggregate Reactivity
27. Loss of Ignition 74. Resistance to Sulfate Attack
28. 3.15 75. Corrosion of Embedded Steel
29. Water fit to drink 76. Carbonation of Concrete
30. 2.90 77. Strength, Drying Shrinkage and Creep,
31. Water of convenience Permeability and Absorption, Concrete
32. Water of convenience Color, Alkali – Aggregate Reactivity,
33. Function of air voids Resistance to Sulfate Attack, Corrosion of
34. Entrapped air Embedded Steel, Carbonation of
35. Entrained air Concretem Freeze – Thaw Resistance, De-
36. Entrapped air icer Scaling, Chemical Resistance and
37. 1940’s Soundness
38. Total Air 78. Freeze-Thaw Resistance
39. 6% ± 2% 79. De-icer Scaling
40. 10% ± 1–2% 80. Chemical Resistance
41. 17% ± 5% 81. Soundness
42. Admixtures
43. Air entraining agents
44. Air-entrained
45. Chemical Admixtures