ASTM CONCRETE TESTING

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ASTM C 143 (Slump Test) 1. Diameter of the mold in slump test? Answer: 4 x 8 x 12 2. Diameter of temping rod in slump test? Answer: 5/8 3. How many strokes of the temping rod for each layer in slump test? Answer: 25 4. How many layers of concrete are placed in mold for slump test? Answer: 3 5. In slump test, up to which depth the mold should be filled with concrete to occupy one-third of its volume? Answer: 70mm 7. In slump test, what is the depth of the middle layer to fill two-thirds of its volume? Answer: 60mm

8. In slump test, in raising the mold upward, what is the time limit? Answer: 5 2 sec 9. In slump test, what is the time required to finish the entire slump test? Answer: 2.5 min 10. In slump test, what is the minimum limit of slump to be adequate? Answer: 1/2 11. In slump test, what is the maximum limit of slump to be adequate? Answer: 9 12. What is the thickness of the slump test mold? Answer: 1.5mm 13. In slump test, what is the change range for every dimensions of the mold? Answer: 3 mm

15. In slump test, what is the percent of strokes near the perimeter? Answer: 50 % 16. What is range of temperature during slump test? Answer: 25-30oC 17. What is the more reason that effect on slump result? Answer: Percent of water 18. What is the code of slump test in ASTM? Answer: ASTM- C143 19. We use slump test for concrete to determine? Answer: Workability of concrete 21. Test method covers determination of slump of? Answer: Hydraulic cement concrete 22. In slump test, sample of freshly mixed concrete is placed and compacted in a mold shaped by? Answer: Rodding 23. In slump test, when it is performed on the fraction of concrete passing a 37.5mm sieve, with larger aggregates being? Answer: Removed larger aggregate 24. If the test results differ by more than 0.50 in. from that obtained using the metal mold, the mold shall be? Answer: The mold shall be removed from service 25. Immediately measure the slump by determining the vertical distance from the top of the mold and? Answer: The displaced original center of the top surface of the specimen 26. If two consecutive tests on sample of concrete show falling away or shearing off of portion of concrete from the mass of the specimen, the concrete probably lacks? Answer: Cohesiveness for the slump test to be applicable 28. We get slump losses averaged 17mm during? Answer: 20min 29. In slump test, the mold should be constructed with? Answer: without a seam and interior of the mold shall be relatively smooth and free from projections

30. In slump test, the mold shall be? Answer: free from dents, deformation or adhered mortar ASTM C 31 (Making and Curing Concrete Specimen) 1. When using internal vibrator what should be the vibrator frequency when operating in the concrete? Answer: 150Hz / min 2. What is the range of temperature required for storage of specimen, concrete after finishing and molding to prevent moisture loss? Answer: 16 27oC 3. Immediately after molding and finishing, for how long you should store the concrete specimen? Answer: 48 hours 4. What is the initial curing temperature for concrete mixtures with specified strength of 6000psi or more? Answer: 16 27oC 5. After initial curing, within how many minutes after removing the molds should the concrete be cured with free water? Answer: 30 min 6. In making and curing concrete test specimen, the temperature of curing tank is? Answer: 23 2oC min 7. How many hours after final setting the concrete specimen could be trasported? Answer: 24 hours 8. What is the code of making and curing concrete specimen in ASTM? Answer: ASTM C31 9. In making and curing concrete test specimen, when the internal vibrator makes 9000 vibrations/min it means the vibrator frequency equal? Answer: 150Hz 10. In making and curing concrete test specimen, what is the size of standard beam mold? Answer: 6 by 6

11. What is the maximum size of coarse aggregate in concrete to use the 6 in by 6in beam? Answer: up to 2 in 12. In making and curing concrete test specimen, what is the diameter of the tamping rod of cylinder or width of beam<6in (150mm)? Answer: 3/8 1/16 in 13. In making and curing concrete test specimen, what is the diameter of the tamping rod of cylinder or width of beam>6in (150mm)? Answer: 5/8 1/16 in 15. What is the acceptable tool for placing the concrete in a cylinder mold? Answer: A scoop 16. What is the acceptable tool for placing concrete in a beam mold? Answer: A scoop or shovel 17. What is the size of the cylinder to accept the testing of compressive strength? Answer: 6 by 12 in 18. In making and curing concrete test specimen, how many times you should tap the outside of the mold using the mallet for each layer? Answer: 10 to 15 times 19. In making and curing concrete test specimen, what is the cylinder diameter shall be? Answer: At least 3 times the nominal maximum size of the aggregate 20. In making and curing concrete test specimen, what is the ratio of length to diameter of cylindrical specimens? Answer: The length shall be twice the diameter 21. In making and curing concrete test specimen, if you will use reusable molds what will you use to coat it? Answer: Mineral oil or any non reactive material 24. In making and curing concrete test specimen, in case of cylinder with 4 in diameter how many layers required for molding and how many roddings per layer? Answer: 3 layers & 25 rods 25. In making and curing concrete test specimen, in case of cylinder with 6 in diameter how many layers required for molding and how many roddings per layer? Answer: 3 layers & 25 rods

26. In making and curing concrete test specimen, in case of cylinder with 9 in diameter how many layers required for molding and how many roddings per layer? Answer: 4 layers & 50 rods 27. In case of beams with 6 to 8 in width how many layers required for molding & how many roddings per layer? Answer: 2 layers & 1 rod for every 2 in2 28. Can you increase the number of layers for of beams with > 8 in width? Answer: Yes you can make it more than 3 layer but equal depth, each not exceed 6 in 29. What is the method of consolidation required for concrete with slump 1 in? Answer: rodding or vibration ASTM C 617 (Capping of Concrete Cylinders) 1. What is the code of capping of concrete cylinders in ASTM? Answer: ASTM C617 2. What is the material we use for capping of concrete cylinders? Answer: Sulfur 3. What is the flash point temperature of sulfur used for capping? Answer: 227oC 4. Before testing concrete with strength less than 5000 psi how many hours is allowed for sulfur mortar to harden? Answer: 2 hours 5. For concrete strengths of 5000 psi or greater how many hours is allowed for sulfur mortar to harden? Answer: 16 hours 9. For cylinder compressive strength of 5000 to 7000 psi, what is the maximum average thickness of cap? Answer: 1/4 in 10. For cylinder compressive strength of greater than 7000 psi, what is the maximum average thickness of cap? Answer: 1/8 in 12. In preparing test specimen of sulfur mortar, what must be the temperature of the cube mold, base plate and metal cover plate used for molding cubes? Answer: 20 to 30oC

13. In casting sulfur mortar cubes, how much time is allowed for maximum shrinkage, due to cooling and solidification to occur after filling the compartments to the top of filling hole? Answer: 15min 14. What is the minimum time for storing cubed at room temperature before compression test? Answer: 2 hours 15. At least how many days does Type I neat cement paste generally require developing acceptable strength? Answer: 6 days 16. At least how many days does Type III neat cement paste generally require developing acceptable strength? Answer: 2 days 18. In preparing sulfur mortar for use, at about what temperature it must be heated? Answer: 130oC 24. The average strength of 15 cylinders capped with the material and the strength of 15 companion cylinders capped with neat cement is not less than? Answer: 98% of average 25. The standard deviation of the strengths of the capped cylinders and the standard deviation of the reference cylinders should be? Answer: not greater than 1.57 times ASTM C 39 (Compressive Strength) 1. Specimen shall not be tested if any individual diameter of a cylinder differs from any other diameter of the same cylinder by how much percentage? Answer: By more than 2% 2. At what condition should the test specimen be before the compression testing? Answer: Moist condition 3. What is the permissible time tolerance for the 28 days age of the specimen before the compression test? Answer: 20 hours or 3% 5. In compression test, at what length to diameter ratio should we apply the correction factor? Answer: 1.75 or less

6. In compression test, what is the correction factor for the specimen having L/D ratio of 1.75? Answer: 0.98 7. In compression test, how will you determine the correction factor if the L/D ratio is not in the table? Answer: By interpolation 8. At how many locations and what particular point should you measure the average length of the cylindrical specimen? Answer: 3 locations around the circumference 9. What is the code of compressive strength test in ASTM? Answer: ASTM C39 10. For the cylinder specimen we use 3 locations around the circumference when we measure? Answer: The average length of the cylindrical specimen 11. The compression test is limited to concrete having a unit weight? Answer: Equal or more than 800 kg/m3 13. When measuring the density of specimen, you have to determine the mass of that specimen? Answer: Before capping 14. The permissible time tolerance for crushing a 7 days specimen is? Answer: 6 hours 17. In compression test, to ensure the correct results, we should apply the load? Answer: Continuously and without shock 20. In compression test, the bottom bearing block, if required, its diameter shall be at least? Answer: 3% greater than the diameter of the specimen 21. In compression test, what is the percentage of error for the loads of the testing machine? Answer: Shall not exceed 1.0 % of the indicated load 23. What is the material of the mold used in the compressive test? Answer: Metal (steel) 24. In Compressive test, what kind of loads we apply to the sample? Answer: Axial load

25. What is the aim of the compression test? Answer: Determine compressive strength ASTM C 231 (Air Content of the Fresh Mixed Concrete) 1. In placement and consolidation method, what are the two methods used? Answer: Rodding and vibration 2. In rodding method, how many times the sides of the measuring bowl are tapped with a mallet to close the voids left by the tamping rod? Answer: 10 15 times 3. What is the desired pressure applied to the concrete by small hand pump? Answer: 0.2 psi 4. What is the code of Air Content of Fresh Concrete test in ASTM? Answer: ASTM C231 5. The desired test pressure applied to the concrete 0.2 psi when we use? Answer: small hand pump 6. In air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete, what is the importance of air content determination? Answer: to measure the air content in a fresh concrete 7. In air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete, what is the instrument used o measure air content? Answer: Air meter 8. In air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete, what principle is involved in air determination? Answer: Boyles law 9. In air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete, what is the specification of diameter of the measuring bowl? Answer: from 0.75 to 1.25 times the height 10. In air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete, what is the working pressure of air meter? Answer: 7.5 to 30 psi

11. In air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete, what is the dimension of the tamping rod? Answer: 400mm x 16mm

14. In air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete, how many types of air meters? Answer: 2 15. In air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete, the shape of measuring bowl? Answer: Cylindrical in shape 22. In air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete, the measuring bowl shall be made of? Answer: Steel 23. In air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete, what is the maximum length of tamping rod? Answer: 5/8 1/16 in 24. In air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete, what is the minimum thickness of strike off bar? Answer: 1/8 in 25. In air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete, what is the width of strike off bar? Answer: 3/4 in 26. In air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete, what is the length of strike off bar? Answer: 12 in ASTM C 511 (Specification for the Moist cabinet, Rooms and Curing Tank) 1. What is the water temperature maintained in the curing tank? Answer: 23 2oC 2. What is the amount of calcium hydroxide required to saturate the water in the curing tank to prevent leaching of lime from test specimen which can effect results? Answer: 3 grams/liter 3. What is the maximum frequency or interval of cleaning and filling the curing tank with water containing calcium hydroxide? Answer: 24 months 4. The reference temperature measuring device must be accurate and readable to how many oC to verify the temperature recorder? Answer: 0.5oC 5. What is the code of Specification for moist cabinet, rooms and curing tanks in ASTM? Answer: ASTM C511

6. What is the material used in the curing tank to prevent leaching of lime from test specimen which can effect test results? Answer: Calcium hydroxide 8. What is the moist cabinet? Answer: Storage facility of moderate dimensions with controlled temperature and humidity 11. In rooms and curing tank, what temperature measuring device must be accurate? Answer: 0.5oC 13. In rooms and curing tank, temperature recorder shall be accurate and readable to? Answer: to 1.0oC 16. If the difference between the temperature readings is greater than 1 oC, what the temperature recorder shall be adjusted? Answer: To within 0.5oC of the reference temperature measuring device 17. What is the relative humidity of the moist cabinet or moist room? Answer: 95% 18. What is the moist cabinet shall be constructed? Answer: Is constructed of durable materials and doors shall be tight-fitting 19. In rooms and curing tank, what are the tanks shall be constructed of? Answer: Is constructed of non-corroding materials 20. Why does the water in a storage tank shall be saturated with calcium hydroxide? Answer: To prevent leaching of calcium hydroxide from the specimens 21. Water not saturated with calcium hydroxide how may affect the result? Answer: Due to leaching of lime from the test specimens 22. What is the material used in cleaning and refilling the curing tank? Answer: Water containing calcium hydroxide 23. In rooms and curing tank, why we use calcium hydroxide? Answer: For cleaning and refilling the curing tank, to prevent leaching of lime 24. Tanks shall be cleaned and refilled with water containing? Answer: 3 g/L of calcium hydroxide

ASTM C 42 (Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores) 1. What should be the least diameter of the cores used for determining the thickness of pavements, slab walls and other structural elements? Answer: 3.75 inches (95mm) 2. What should be the least diameter of the cores used for determination of compressive strength in load bearing structural members? Answer: 3.75 inches (95mm) 3. For concrete with nominal maximum size aggregate greater than or equal to 1.5, what is the preferred minimum core diameter? Answer: 3 times the NMS of coarse aggregates 4. How many times the diameter is the preferred length of the capped or ground specimen? Answer: 1.9 to 2.1 times 5. When is the correction factor for the measured compressive strength required? Answer: When L/D ratio is equal or less than 1.75 6. When is the drilled core not required for compressive testing? Answer: When the length is less than diameter after capping or end grinding 12. When is the code of obtaining and testing drilled cores in ASTM? Answer: ASTM C42 17. What is the relation between the core strength and standard cured cylinder strengths? Answer: 85% of the standard cured cylinder strengths 18. What is the minimum age of concrete to be able to sample cores? Answer: 14 days 19. What is the best place in the structure to obtain the cores? Answer: The middle 20. If it is impossible to obtain cores with L/D greater than 1 what will we do? Answer: Use a smaller diameter core 23. In Testing Drilling Cores, in case L/D=1.75 what is the correction factor? Answer: 0.98 24. In Testing Drilling Cores, in case L/D=1.5 what is the correction factor? Answer: 0.96

25. In Testing Drilling Cores, in case L/D=1.25 what is the correction factor? Answer: 0.93 28. In Testing Drilling Cores, for flexural strength what is the solution used for submersing? Answer: Lime saturated water 29. In Testing Drilling Cores, for flexural strength, what is the temperature of the submersing solution? Answer: 23 2 oC 30. In Testing Drilling Cores, what is the minimum period of time required for submersing? Answer: 40 h ASTM C 805 (Rebound Hammer) 1. In Selection of test surface, what is the least thickness of concrete structure to be for rebound hammer? Answer: At least 4 thick

2. In the preparation of test surface for rebound hammer test, what should be the least diameter of the test area? Answer: At least 6 3. In testing concrete surfaces, what condition of the surface gives higher readings when testing rebound hammer? Answer: wet condition 4. Rebound numbers for rebound hammer test shall be recorded to the nearest whole number. How many reading are taken for each test area? Answer: 10 readings 5. If more than 2 readings differ from the average of 10 readings in rebound hammer test by how many units so that the entire set of readings shall be discarded? Answer: 6 units 6. What is the code of Rebound Hammer test in ASTM? Answer: ASTM C805 7. What is the purpose of standard test method of rebound hammer? Answer: To delineate regions in a structure of poorer quality or deteriorated concrete, and to estimate in place strength

8. How many reading are taken for each test area? Answer: 10 readings 12. Is the rebound number test method suitable as the basis for acceptance or rejection of concrete? Answer: No 13. Rebound hammer at -18oC [0oF], how much the rebound numbers are reduced? Answer: As much as 2 or 3 units 14. Moist concrete at 0oC [32oF], what the rebound hammer is exhibit of rebound values? Answer: Exhibit high rebound values 15. In Rebound Hammer test, what is the least diameter of the test area? Answer: At least 6 16. In Rebound Hammer test, how many reading should be taken for each test area? Answer: 10 readings 17. In Rebound Hammer test, if more than 2 readings differ from the average by 6 units, what will we do? Answer: Discard the entire set of readings and determines rebound numbers at 10 new locations 18. In Rebound Hammer test, what is the thickness of the concrete structure to be tested? Answer: at least 4 thick 19. In Rebound Hammer test, what are the dimensions of the Test Anvil? Answer: 150mm diameter by 150mm high 20. In Rebound Hammer test, what the Abrasive Stone is consisting of? Answer: medium-grain texture silicon carbide 21. What is the name that the Rebound hammer known with? Answer: Schmitt hammer 22. What kind of tests rebound hammer is? Answer: Non destructive test 23. What is the aim of rebound hammer test? Answer: Evaluate concrete strength

24. We apply rebound hammer test to? Answer: Existing element 25. What is rebound hammer test measure? Answer: Compressive strength

ASTM SOIL TESTING

ASTM D4318 (Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit and PI of Soils) ASTM D698 (Standard Proctor) ASTM D1557 (Modified Proctor) ASTM C117 (Percent Passing the #200 Sieve) ASTM D1883 CBR (California bearing ratio) ASTM D4254 CBR (Minimum Index Density) ASTM D4253 CBR (Maximum Index Density)

ASTM AGGREGATE TESTING

ASTM D2419 (Sand Equivalent) ASTM C88 (Soundness Test) ASTM C131 (L.A. Abrasion Test) ASTM C136 (Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates) ASTM C127 (Specific Gravity and Absorption Coarse Aggregates) ASTM C128 (Specific Gravity and Absorption Fine Aggregates) ASTM C142 (Clay Lumps and Friable Particles of Aggregates) ASTM C702 (Reducing Samples of Aggregates to Testing Size)

ASTM ASPHALT TESTING

ASTM D2041 (Gmm) ASTM D2726 (Gmb)

ASTM D1559 (Marshall Stability and Flow) ASTM D6307 (Asphalt Content by Ignition Method)

ASTM FIELD TESTING

ASTM D2922 - 01 [Standard Test Methods for Density of Soil and Soil Aggregate in Place by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth)] ASTM C1556 (Sand Cone Test)