UNIT_I 1.Which constituent of the cement, upon addition of water ,sets and hardens first C3s--------A C2s C3A C4AF 2.The aggregate said to be flaky when its length is equal to 1.8 times its mean dimension its length is equal to 3/5 th times its mean dimension its length is equal to 9/5 th times its mean dimension its length is equal to 2/5 th times its mean dimension 3.Coarse sand has a fineness modulus in the range of 2.2_2.4 2.4_2.6 2.6_2.9 2.9_3.2 4.The main ingredients of Portland cement are Lime and silica Lime and alumina Silca and alumina Silica and iron oxide 5.For road pavements, the cement generally used, is ordinary Portland cement rapid hardening cement low heat cement quick setting cement 6.Aggregate impact value indicates which of the following property of aggregate Durability Toughness Hardness Workability
7.The soundness of cement is tested by
vicat apparatus standard briquette test le chatelier’s apparatus soundness apparatus
8.Which of the following option doesn’t come in chemical admixtures?
a) Plasticizers b) Pozzolanic c) Super plasticizer d) Accelerators 9.Silica fume is ______________ Less reactive Neutral More reactive Absent in concrete
10.Content of CaO in silica fume?
1 4 5 20 UNIT-II
1.The prevent segregation, the maximum height for placing of concrete
125cm 110cm 100cm 115cm 2. Workability of concrete is directly proportional to a) Grading of the aggregates b) Time of transit c) Aggregates cement ratio d) Water cement ratio 3.Workability of concrete is inversely proportional to a) Grading of the aggregates b) Time of transit c) Aggregates cement ratio d) Water cement ratio
4.Adding water increases __________
a) Workability b) Strength c) DURABILTY d) Quality 5. Why Shape and texture of aggregates is must? a) Smooth surfaces give better workability b) Smooth surfaces give poor workability c) Rough surfaces give better workability d) Rough surfaces give poor workability
6. Workability of concrete can be improved by
a) More sand b) More cement c) More fine aggregates d) Fineness of coarse aggregate
7. Workability of concrete can be improved by ___________
a) Increasing size of aggregates b) Decreasing size of aggregates c) Increasing fine aggregates d) Increasing flaky aggregates 8. If compaction factor of concrete is .90, then workability is ____________ a) Low b) Very low c) Medium d) High 9. Which test gives good results for rich mixes? a) Slump test b) Compacting factor test c) Flow table test d) VeBe test 10. How to improve the workability of concrete. a) Increase the w/c ratio b) Decrease the w/c ratio c) Decrease the size of aggregates d) Don’t mix it for longer time
UNIT-III 1.Cylindrical test specimen having diameter and length long 12cm and 30 cm 15cm and 30 cm 13cm and 30 cm 15cm and 50 cm 2.Curing of pavement, floors ,roofs and slabs is done by Membarane Ponding Covering surface with bag Spraying 3.A poorer paste structure undergoes ---- creep High Low Medium Very low 4.The resonant frequency test results are often used to calculate of concrete Dynamic Young’s modulus of elasticity Young’s modulus of elasticity Compressive strength Tensile strength 5.The stress strain relation for concrete is Curve Straight line Parabola Inclined line 6.The stress strain relation for aggregate is Curve Straight line Parabola Inclined line
7. Who has established the relation between the strength and gel/space ratio? a) Abrams b) Power c) Brownyard d) Power and Brownyard 8. What is concrete maturity? a) Concrete strength is directly related to age history b) Concrete strength is indirectly related to age history c) Concrete strength is directly related to age and its temperature history d) Concrete strength is indirectly related to age and its temperature history
9. What is curing? a) Dehydration b) Hydration c) Drying d) Dipping 10. Concrete placed in cold weather will take __________ time to gain strength. a) No b) Less c) More d) Equal to hot weather
UNIT-IV 1________ has designated the concrete mixes into a number of grades as M10, M15. a) IS 456-2000 b) IS 456-2010 c) IS 513-1999 d) IS 465-2000 2. What is the approx. mix proportion for M10? a) 1:3:6 b) 1:2:4 c) 1:1.5:3 d) 1:1:2 3. What is the approx. mix proportion for M15? a) 1:3:6 b) 1:2:4 c) 1:1.5:3 d) 1:1:2 4. What is the approx. mix proportion for M20? a) 1:3:6 b) 1:2:4 c) 1:1.5:3 d) 1:1:2 5.mximum size of aggregate use in concretestructure Should not less than 1/6 of thickness of member Should not be more than 1/5 of thickness of member Should not less than 1/8 of width of member Should not less than 1/5 of length of member 6.durability can be increased by Increasing cement Reducing water/cement ratio Only b A and b 7.grade of concrete represents Durability Strength Water content Cement content 8.for m30 grade concrete the characteristic compressive strength is 31.6N/mm2 21.6N/mm2 30.0N/mm2 31.3N/mm2 9.the standard deviation value depends on Durability Grade of concrete Water content Cement content 10.code for concrete mix design IS 10262-2008 IS 10261-2009 IS 10262-2009 IS 10265-2008
UNIT-V
1.Shotcrete is also know as
Gunite Concrete Both a and b none 2.Aerated concrete is also referred to as cellular concrete ready mix concrete dry concrete workable concrete 3.The size of coarse aggregate in No-fine concrete 10mm 20mm 16mm 12.5mm 4.The aspect ratio of the fibre is the ratio of its length to its diameter Length / diameter length X Diameter length + Diameter length X Width 5.………is obtained by avoiding fine aggregate in concrete High density concrete No fine concrete Aerated concrete Cellular concrete
6.For construction of structures in under water, the cement generally preferred to, is Portland-pozzolana cement quick setting cement low heat Portland cement Portland slag cement 7.What could be the possible answer among the following for compressive strength of high strength concrete? a) 10MPa b) 20MPa c) 30MPa d) 40MPa 8. High strength concrete is defined purely on the basis __________ a) Compressive strength b) Poor strength c) Tensile strength d) Good strength 9. High-Performance Concrete is ____________ as compared to Normal Strength Concrete. a) Less brittle b) Brittle c) More brittle d) Highly ductile 10. 10. Aggregates with a specific gravity of _________ are called lightweight aggregates. a) <2.4 b) 2.4-2.8 c) >2.8 d) > 3
