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    The document discusses various topics related to concrete technology including: - The major compounds in ordinary Portland cement and their percentages. - Factors that affect the strength and workability of concrete such as water-cement ratio, grading of aggregates, use of admixtures. - Different types of concrete like polymer concrete, geo-polymer concrete, light weight concrete and their properties and applications. - Tests conducted on properties of aggregates and fresh/hardened concrete. - Design of concrete mix proportions to achieve target strength and workability.

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    The document discusses various topics related to concrete technology including: - The major compounds in ordinary Portland cement and their percentages. - Factors that affect the strength and workability of concrete such as water-cement ratio, grading of aggregates, use of admixtures. - Different types of concrete like polymer concrete, geo-polymer concrete, light weight concrete and their properties and applications. - Tests conducted on properties of aggregates and fresh/hardened concrete. - Design of concrete mix proportions to achieve target strength and workability.

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    The document discusses various topics related to concrete technology including: - The major compounds in ordinary Portland cement and their percentages. - Factors that affect the strength and workability of concrete such as water-cement ratio, grading of aggregates, use of admixtures. - Different types of concrete like polymer concrete, geo-polymer concrete, light weight concrete and their properties and applications. - Tests conducted on properties of aggregates and fresh/hardened concrete. - Design of concrete mix proportions to achieve target strength and workability.

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    CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

    YEAR: III SEM: VI

    PART A

    1. Name the major compounds of ordinary Portland cement and mention the approximate percentage of
    each.
    2. What should be the qualities of water to be used in concrete making
    3. What do you mean by graded aggregate?

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    4. Define angularity index
    5. What is meant by heat of hydration?
    6. What is meant by pozzolanic action

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    7. State the advantages and disadvantages of using Super plasticizers in concrete.
    8. What are the uses of retarders?
    9. Distinguish between chemical admixture and mineral admixture?
    11. Distingiush between nominal and design mix.
    12. List the various methods of proportioning of concrete mix?
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    13. Differentiate average design strength and specified minimum strength?
    14. State the properties of fresh concrete.
    15. How can workability of concrete be improved?
    16. Why does a concrete cylinder fail at a lower stress than a concrete cube
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    17. What are the effect of water cement ratio on concrete strength and durability
    18. Enumerate factors which affect the strength of concrete?
    19. Define gel/space ratio?
    20. What are the factors influencing concrete mix proportioning?
    21. What is Geo-polymer concrete?
    22. What is meant by polmer concrete state its advantages.
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    23. Differentiate between high strength concrete and high performance concrete.
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    24. State the applications and advantages of light weight concrete?

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    1. Explain the various tests to be done on coarse aggregate and fine aggergate.
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    2. Name any three mineral admixtures and write their effects on the properties of concrete.

    3 Design a concrete mix for M45 grade of concrete using IS method with the following data.
    i)Type of cement-OPC 43 grades
    ii)Maximum size of aggregates -20mm
    iii)Exposure condition –Severe (RCC)
    iv)workability-125 mm slump
    v) minimum cement content – 320 kg/m3
    vi) maximum W/C – 0.45
    vii) method of placing concrete – pumping
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    viii) degree of supervision – good


    ix) type of aggregate – crushed angular aggregate
    x) super plasticizer wiil be used
    xi) specific gravity of coarse aggregate – 2.80
    xii) specific gravity of fine aggregate – 2.70
    xiii) water absorption : coarse aggregate – 0.5 %, fine aggregate – 1%
    Grading of coarse aggregate is conforming to Table 2 of IS 383 and grading of fine grading of
    coarse aggregate is conforming to Table 2 of IS 383 and grading of fine aggregate is falling in
    zone II.
    Assume any other data if required

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    4. Explain the procedure of any three tests conducted on workability of concrete.

    5. Write short notes on


    i) Shortcrete

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    ii) SIFCON
    iii) Ready mixed concrete
    iv) Ferroocement

    6. i) Define the terms Consistency and Setting time


    ii) Elaborate on the test conducted to assess the Grade of cement
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    7. i) Explain how admixtures are improving strength and durability of properties of concrete.
    ii) Explain how ‘modulus of elasticity’ of concrete is determined?
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