Description : Workability improved by adding (A) Fly ash (B) Hydrated lime (C) Calcium chloride (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Workability improved by adding (A) Air-entraining agent (B) Foaming agent (C) Oily-agent (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the abov
Description : Cement paints usually (A) Contain hydrated lime (B) Contain 5% to 10% colour pigments (C) Contain 5% sodium chloride (D) All the above
Description : The effect of adding calcium chloride in concrete is (i) To increase shrinkage (ii) To decrease shrinkage (iii) To increase setting time (iv) To decrease setting time The correct answer is (A) (i) and (iii) (B) (i) and (iv) (C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (ii) and (iv)
Last Answer : (B) (i) and (iv)
Description : For making fly-ash building bricks, the following mix of fly-ash, sand and lime, is (A) 80 : 13 : 7 (B) 70 : 20 : 10 (C) 60 : 35 : 5 (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Fly ash when added to concrete [ A ] Acts as aggregates [ B ] Acts as pozzolona [ C ] Improves appearance [ D ] Reduces setting time
Last Answer : [ B ] Acts as pozzolona
Description : The fire clay contains pure (A) Lime (B) Oxide of iron (C) Hydrated aluminium silicate (D) Magnesium
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Setting time of cement increases by adding (A) Gypsum (B) Hydrogen peroxide (C) Calcium chloride (D) Sodium oxide
Description : Select the incorrect statement (A) Lean mixes bleed more as compared to rich ones. (B) Bleeding can be minimized by adding pozzolana finer aggregate (C) Bleeding can be increased by addition 'of calcium chloride (D) None of the above
Description : Setting time of cement increases by adding (i)gypsum (ii)sodium oxide (iii)calcium chloride [ A ] i [ B ] i and ii [ C ] i and iii [ D ] i, ii and iii
Last Answer : [ A ] i
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Lime is available in Free State (B) Lime is available by dissolving calcium carbonate in water (C) Lime is available by calcining calcium carbonate at 900°C (D) Lime is nothing but calcium chloride
Description : Lime and soda ash are added to water to remove (A) Bicarbonates & sulphates of calcium and magnesium (B) Undesirable taste and odour (C) Bacteria (D) Its corrosiveness
Last Answer : (A) Bicarbonates & sulphates of calcium and magnesium
Description : For different concrete specimens, each hydrated tot he same degree, the permeability is (a) Higher with lower water cement ratio and higher cement content (b) Lower with lower water cement ratio ... ratio and lower cement content (d) Lower with higher water cement ratio and higher cement content
Last Answer : (b) Lower with lower water cement ratio and higher cement content
Description : The most common admixture which is used to accelerate the initial set of concrete is (A) Gypsum (B) Calcium chloride (C) Calcium carbonate (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Plasticisers are added to synthetic plastics to (A) Impart flexibility (B) Improve workability during fabrication (C) Develop new improved properties not present in the original resin (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Plasticisers are added to synthetic plastics to (A) Impart flexibility (B) Improve workability during fabrication (C) Develop new improved properties not present in the original resins (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Water enables chemical reaction to take place with cement (B) Water lubricates the mixture of gravel, sand and cement (C) Strength of concrete structure largely depends upon its workability (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Grading of sand causes great variation in (A) Workability of concrete (B) Strength of concrete (C) Durability of concrete (D) All the above
Description : For given water content, workability decreases if the concrete aggregates contain an excess of (A) Thin particles (B) Flat particles (C) Elongated particles (D) All the above
Description : Air entrainment in the concrete increases (A) Workability (B) Strength (C) The effects of temperature variations (D) The unit weight
Last Answer : (A) Workability
Description : Wp and Wf are the weights of a cylinder containing partially compacted and fully compacted concrete. If the compaction factor (Wp/Wf ) is 0.95, the workability of concrete is (A) Extremely low (B) Very low (C) Low (D) High
Last Answer : Option D
Description : Proper proportioning of concrete, ensures (A) Desired strength and workability (B) Desired durability (C) Water tightness of the structure (D) All the above
Description : In order to obtain the best workability of concrete, the preferred shape of aggregate is (A) Rounded (B) Elongated (C) Angular (D) All of the above
Description : If the slump of a concrete mix is 60 mm, its workability is (A) Very low (B) Low (C) Medium (D) High
Description : Workability of concrete is inversely proportional to (A) Time of transit (B) water-cement ratio (C) The air in the mix (D) Size of aggregate
Description : Higher workability of concrete is required if the structure is (A) Made with cement concrete (B) Thick and reinforced (C) Thin and heavily reinforced (D) Thick and heavily reinforced
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Higher workability indicates unexpected increase in the moisture content (B) Higher workability indicates deficiency of sand (C) If the concrete mix is dry, the slump is zero (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) An increase in water content must be accompanied by an increase in cement content (B) Angular and rough aggregates reduce the workability of the ... The slump of the concrete mix decreases due to an increase in temperature (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Continuous grading is not necessary for obtaining a minimum of air voids (B) The omission of a certain size of aggregate is shown by ... in concrete increases the workability but also increases the liability to segregation (D) All the above
Description : C.R.R.I. charts are used to obtain a relationship between strength of concrete and (A) Water cement ratio (B) Workability (C) Grading of aggregate (D) Fineness modulus
Description : The entrained air in concrete (A) Increases workability (B) Decreases workability (C) Decreases resistance to weathering (D) Increases stress
Description : Workability of concrete is measured by (A) Vicat apparatus test (B) Slump test (C) Minimum void method (D) Talbot Richa
Description : An excess of flaky particles in concrete aggregates (A) Decreases the workability (B) Increases the quantity of water and sand (C) More than 15% are not desirable (D) All the above
Description : Workability of concrete mix with low water cement ratio is determined by (A) Tensile strength test (B) Slump test (C) Compaction factor test (D) Flexural strength test
Description : Workability of concrete for a given water content is good if the aggregates, are (A) Rounded aggregate (B) Irregular aggregate (C) Angular aggregate (D) Flaky aggregate
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Segregation is necessary for a workable concrete (B) Consistency does not affect the workability of concrete (C) If the concrete mix is dry, the slump is maximum (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) A highly absorptive aggregate reduces the workability of concrete considerably (B) The specific gravity of aggregate is important for the determination ... and porosity of an aggregate influence the property of the concrete (D) All the above
Description : Admixtures which cause early setting and hardening of concrete are called (A) Workability admixtures (B) Accelerators (C) Retarders (D) Air entraining agents
Description : Workability of concrete is directly proportional to (A) Aggregate cement ratio (B) Time of transit (C) Grading of the aggregate (D) All of above
Description : For concreting of heavily reinforced sections without vibration, the workability of concrete expressed as compacting factor should be (A) 0.75 - 0.80 (B) 0.80 - 0.85 (C) 0.85 - 0.92 (D) Above 0.92
Description : Slump test for concrete is carried out, to determine (A) Strength (B) Durability (C) Workability (D) Water content
Description : The basic purpose of a retarder in concrete is (A) To increase the initial setting time of cement paste in concrete (B) To decrease the initial setting time of cement paste in concrete (C) To render the concrete more water tight (D) To improve the workability of concrete mix
Description : The workability of concrete is expressed by (a) Water-cement ratio (b) Slump value (c) Compaction factor (d) Both (a) and (b)
Last Answer : (d) Both (a) and (b)
Description : The use of air-entraining agents in concretes (a) Increases workability of concrete (b) Decreases bleeding (c) Decreases strength (d) All of these
Last Answer : (d) All of these
Description : The workability of concrete is defined as the (a) Ease with which it can be mixed, transported and placed in position in a homogeneous state. (b) Bearing up of cohesion in a mass concrete. (c) Separation of water from the freshly mixed concrete. (d) None of these.
Last Answer : (a) Ease with which it can be mixed, transported and placed in position in a homogeneous state.
Description : The workability of concrete is mostly influenced by its [ A ] Water cement ratio [ B ] Aggregate cement ratio [ C ] Cement content [ D ] Water content
Last Answer : [ A ] Water cement ratio
Description : Workability of concrete for a given water content is good, if the aggregates are [ A ] Rounded [ B ] Irregular [ C ] Angular [ D ] Flaky
Last Answer : [ A ] Rounded
Description : Workability of a concrete – mix is determined by (i)Slump cone test (ii)Compaction factor test (iii)Vee bee test [ A ] i [ B ] ii [ C ] i and ii [ D ] i, ii and iii
Last Answer : [ D ] i, ii and iii
Description : If the slump of a concrete mix is 50 to 100 mm, its workability is [ A ] Very low [ B ] Low [ C ] Medium [ D ] High
Last Answer : [ C ] Medium
Description : Workability of concrete mix with low water cement ratio is determined by [ A ] Tensile strength test [ B ] Slump cone test [ C ] Compaction factor test [ D ] Flexural strength test
Last Answer : [ C ] Compaction factor test