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CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TESTING

1. How many days for a concrete to reach its maximum compressive strength?
2. How many specimen needed for every sample of concrete cylinder?
3. How much is the percentage tolerance of loss for sieve analysis for fine aggregates.
4. What percentage of cement is required to pass on sieve # 100 to be accepted on
fineness test?
5. What sieve number sets the limit between fines to coarse aggregates?
6. Acronyms of the following.
a. DPWH d. IS
b. ASTM e. ACI
c. AASHTO
7. Give at least five (5) Construction Materials.
8. Two (2) main objectives of conducting testing of materials.
9. Four (4) test for Cement.
10. Give at least four (4) apparatus in conducting sieve analysis for fine and coarse
aggregates.
11. Two (2) methods to reduce sample into desired sample laboratory size.
Define the following
12. Sampling
13. Fineness of Cement
14. Sieve analysis/ Grading

Sieve Analysis Report


Fine Aggregates
Weight of Sample: 500 grams

Sieve Size, in Weight % Weight Cumulative Cumulative % ASTM


(mm.) Retained Retained % Weight Weight C33/AASHTO
(g) (%) Retained Passing (%) M80
(%)
3/8” (9.51mm) 0 100
No. 4 (4.75 mm) 35 95-100
No. 8 (2.36 mm) 40 80-100
No. 16 (1.18mm) 125 50-85
No. 30 (600 um) 140 25-60
No. 50 (300 um) 70 5-30
No. 100 (150 um) 64 0-10
No. 200 (75 um) 20 n/a
Pan 5 n/a
Total
15. Provide all necessary data in the sieve analysis table above.
16. Determine the percentage tolerance of loss for this sieve?
17. What gives the value of fineness modulus?

Engr. CHARLES S. LEJANO, ME1, MSEM


Instructor
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TESTING

Essay: What is the importance of testing of construction materials before it will be


incorporated into construction?
1. This test method covers the determination of workability and consistency of fresh
concrete.
2. Type of sample use for compressive strength determination of structural concrete?
3. What type of sample is needed for flexure strength of concrete?
4. How many cylinder/beam specimen is needed for every set of sample (for every 75 cu.m
of concrete)?
5. What is the standard sizes (length and diameter) of tamping rod for concrete sample?
6. Standard dimension of a slump cone (top and bottom diameter and height).
7. How many layers for cylinder sample should be divided during the preparation of
sample?
8. How many blows of tamping rod is needed for each layer of beam sample?
9. Dimension of standard beams sample (length, width and height).
10. How many layers for beam sample is needed during the preparation.
11. What is the allowable flexure/rapture strength of beam sample subjected to center-point
loading?
12. What is the method used in calculating proportioning of water, cement and aggregates?
13. Expected compressive strength of a cylinder sample after 28 days.
14. What is the age of beam sample before it will be subjected to flexure test?
15. Where to store the cylinder or beam sample for curing?
16. Slump test is very important in fresh concrete to determine .
17. Allowable flexure strength subjected to third-point loading.
18 – 20. Give at least three important factors that contributes to the quality of structural
concrete.
21 – 23] Complete the table below by computing the compressive strength of each cylindrical
sample.
Class of Concrete: A
Expected Min. Compressive Strength after 28 days: 3000 psi (20.7 Mpa)
Specimen Dimensions: Diameter 6” (150 mm), height 12” (300 mm)

Sample Age of Specimen Maximum Applied Computed compressive strength @


No. (days) Load (N) 28 days psi (Mpa)
1 7 252,705 -
2 14 320,058 -
3 28 382,361 -
24. If the required compressive strength for 7 day concrete is 65% of the expected 28 th
day strength, did the sample passed? – show solution why…
25. If the required compressive strength for 14 day concrete is 95% of the expected 28 th
day strength, did the sample passed? – show solution why…
26. If the required compressive strength for 28 day concrete is 99% of the expected 28 th
day strength, did the sample passed? – show solution why…
27 – 30]Given are the result of flexure test for beams sample ( 6” x 6” x 21”) for center-
point loading
Sample Maximum Applied Load (N) Calculated Rapture/Flexure Strength
No. Mpa (psi)
1 24,560 -
2 22,030 -

Engr. CHARLES S. LEJANO, ME1, MSEM


Instructor
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TESTING

3 26,301 -

31. Average Rapture/Flexure Strength


32. Did the sample passed? – show solution why…

Engr. CHARLES S. LEJANO, ME1, MSEM


Instructor

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