Concrete Flashcards
(255 cards)
What is the maximum that sheathing should be cut back on tendons?
1 inch
What is the purpose for post-tensioning concrete?
To increase compressive strength in the bottom of a joist or girder to offset tensile stress
On concrete thickness up to about seven inches, which of the below are true about air content to slump?
Air content increases as slump increases
of the below would increase the abrasive strength of concrete?
1 – Low water-cement ratio 2 – Steel - troweled surface 3 – Harder aggregate 4 – All of these
What is the purpose of using vibrators when doing concrete work?
1 – Get rid of air voids 2 – Consolidates the concrete 3 – Moves fine aggregate to bottom 4 – Both 1 and 2
Usually air-entrained lightweight concrete has a slump of 2 to 4 inches, what would be the maximum slump you would seldom exceed?
5 Inches
– Tools used for finishing air-entrained concrete should be constructed from which of the below?
Aluminum or magnesium
Normal weight and lightweight concrete exposed to freezing and thawing or deicing chemicals shall be ________.
Air entrained
Samples for strength test for each class of concrete placed each day shall be taken not less than once a day or less than once for each ___________ .
150 cubic yards
What would you use to keep concrete forms from spreading apart?
Snap ties and brackets
Hotter than normal temperatures when pouring concrete has what consequences (or “What is true” about pouring concrete in hot weather?)
1 – Increased slump loss 2 – Increased tendency for cracking 3 – Long term strength loss4 – All of the above
temperatures have what effect (or it may have asked what is true) on fresh concrete.
Concrete that has been frozen will not be as impermeable as concrete that wasn’t frozen
Retempered concrete or concrete that has been remixed after initial set shall not be used unless approved by?
Registered design professional
what is the minimum cover on #5 rebar where permanently exposed to earth?
3 inches
Once water is added to a concrete mix at the mixing plant, what is the maximum time for delivery and discharge from truck?
1 ½ hours
The minimum strength of a concrete wall not exposed to the weather after 28 days is:
2500 psi
What is true about moisture in concrete?
1 – It is important to prevent moisture from leaving the concrete 2 – It is important to not prevent moisture from leaving the concrete3 – Excessive moisture loss will result in concrete cracking 4 – Both 1 and 3
Steps in footings should be used when slope exceeds:
10%
pumping concrete into tightly reinforced forms which of the below should be used?
Superplasticizers
What would you use to laterally support concrete forms?
Whalers and braces (tied and braced)
On concrete beams, what is the recommended distance between tendons/cables?
1 ½ inches
Concrete that is exposed to salt water, what is the correct mixture added to protect rebar?
Corrosion resistant mixture
How much concrete coverage is required when you have a # 10 rebar in a beam?
¾ inch
Low slump means that the concrete is;
Stiff