Materials Engineer

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What is the sample for compressive
strength determination of a
structural concrete?
Answer: concrete cylinder sample
What is the test to determine the
consistency of concrete?
Ans: Slump test
What is the length required for RSB
sample for quality test?
Ans: 1.0 m/10,000 kg/size/shipment
How many samples should be taken
for every 75 cu.m fresh concrete?
Ans: 1 set consist of 3-pcs sample
What is the required size of test
specimen for G.I. sheets?
Ans: 3 pcs-60 mm in 1 sht/100
sheets
What kind of paint that has a
reflectance or beads?
Ans: Reflectorized Paint
What is that construction material that has a property of
being a dark brown to black cementitious material in
which the predominating substance is bitumen?
Ans: asphalt
For how long or how many hours
shall a bituminous prime coat be left
undisturbed?
Ans: 24 hours
What is the rate of application of
bituminous tack coat?
Ans: 0.2 to 0.7 L/sq.m
What is the penetration grade of
blown asphalt?
Ans: 0 to 30 penetration grade
What kind of sample is taken for
flexural test?
Ans: Concrete beam sample
What are the tests needed for the
2.650 cu.m Item 201 (Aggregate
Base Course)?
Ans: CBR, abrasion, GPCD
How many grading tests are required for a 3,200
cu.m selected borrow topping (Item 104)?
Ans: 3 grading tests
As a materials Engineer, what will you recommend if you
find out that the materials to be used as Item 200 if finer
than the required materials?
Ans: blend Item 200 with coarser
materials
What is the standard specification
for LL and PI of Item 201?
Ans: maximum of 25% and
maximum of 6% respectively
What is the CBR requirement for
Item 201?
80% maximum
What asphalt is used for sealing
weaken plane joint of concrete
pavement?
Ans: Blown Asphalt
What is Item 311 of the DPWH
Specification (Blue Book)?
Ans: Portland Cement Concrete
Pavement
What is the machine used for
abrasion test?
Ans: Los Angeles Abrasion Machine
How to determine the degree of
compaction of Items 104, 200, &
201?
Ans: by Field Density Test
What is the formula in obtaining the
value of PI?
Ans: Liquid Limit minus Plastic Limit
What are the other terms for sieve
analysis?
Ans: Grading Test, Particle Size
Distribution Test, Mechanical
Analysis
What is the degree of compaction of the soil if the wet
density is 2,200 kg/m3 , with an actual moisture content
of 10.2% and a maximum dry density of 1,960 kg/m3 ?
Ans: 101.23%
How many concrete cores shall be
taken for one (1) kilometer concrete
pavement?
Ans: 5 holes/km/lane
What is the moisture content of the soil having an
original weight of 162.5 grams and an oven dried
weight of 138.2 grams?
Ans: 17.58%
If the group index of a soil is high,
what indication does it mean?
Ans: the soil is clayey
As a Materials Engineer, how can you determine that
the sample placed in the oven is already oven dried?
Ans: if the sample reaches its
constant weight
In oven drying a sample for test,
what temperature shall be
maintained?
Ans: 110 5oC
Why is it that cooling an oven dried
sample before weighing is
advisable?
Ans: because it can affect its weight
What is the difference between hygroscopic
moisture content from natural moisture content?
Ans: hygroscopic moisture content is the moisture content
of an air- dried sample while natural moisture content is
the moisture content of the original sample from the field.
For how many bags of cement does
a 10 kgs. sample represents?
Ans: 2000 bags
32. For 15, 000 kgs RSB, how many
samples shall be submitted for
Quality Test?
Ans: 2 pcs 1 m sample
An admixture is being introduced to the fresh concrete mixture for
heavily reinforced concrete structure using a pumpcrete to pump out
the fresh concrete mix, what admixture should it be?
Ans: Superplasticizer
What is the use of blown asphalt?
Ans: as joint filler and water
proofing
What asphalt is commonly known as
hot asphalt or penetration grade
asphalt?
Ans: Asphalt Cement
How many days does the sample for Immersion
Compression Test be soaked in water?
Ans: 4 days @ 50 oC
If ductility test is for asphalt, _____ is
for cement? Consistency
Ans: Magnesium Oxide, Insoluble
Residue, Loss on Ignition
Paint is composed of _____
Ans: 35% vehicle, 50% pigment,
15% beads
What is the size of tamping rod used
in tamping concrete sample?
Ans: 16 mm and 610 mm long
with hemispherical tip
What is the temperature to be
maintained when curing sample
after its initial curing?
Ans: 23o C 1.7o C
Concrete cylinders are cured and ready for test. Temperature between
63F to 85F are permitted for a period not to exceed _____ hours
immediately prior to test if free moisture is maintained on the surface of
the specimen at all times.
Ans: three (3)
The molds of specimen not to be transported shall be
removed after initial curing of _____ hours and should be
cured to the standard curing temperature of 73.4 F 3F
Ans: Twenty-four (24)
High plasticity index means _____ of
a soil?
Ans: high degree of compressibility
Sample to be used for liquid limit
and plastic limit tests should pass to
what sieve?
Ans: No. 40 (0.425 mm)
What compaction rammer shall used if the specs given
for Moisture Density Relation Test (MDR) is T 180?
Ans: 4.54 kg with 457 mm drop
A bean mold measuring 6 x 6 x 20 is to be used for
sampling concrete, how many blows/tamps per layer
shall be applied?
Ans: 60 blows/layer
If asphalt mix having a weight of 3,020g and an
aggregate weighing 2,865.98g, what is the % asphalt by
weight of mix?
Ans: 5.10%
What is the material used for
Bituminous Prime Coat?
Ans: Cut-back asphalt
In Item 303, application of cover aggregates shall be
evenly spread over the surface at the rate of
approximately _____?
Ans: 0.004 to 0.007 m3 /m2
Applying the tolerance of 0.4% for asphalt content to
your answer in prob. 47, what is the acceptable range of
asphalt content?
Ans: 4.7% to 5.5%
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