the immediate strength gained in cement soil stabilisation is due to..

Q: What is the meaning of soundness of cement? Lütfen birini seçin: O A. Ability to binding capacity O…

A: Soundness of cement:

Q: On Flexural strength test, the compressive force is usually applied on the concrete specimen.…

A: Flexural strength test is also known as three point load test.In this test load is applied untill…

Q: Using Figure a. Determine the ultimate stress at each water–cement ratio.b. Determine the secant…

A: Since we answer three sub-parts of a question so will answer the first three. Please resubmit…

Q: Rate of Tricalcium silicate (C3S) is higher in Type III cement.

A: Given statement: Rate of Tricalcium silicate (C3S) is higher in type III cement.   Tricalcium…

Q: Uniformly graded aggregate provide poor interlock compared to well graded aggregate gradation. True…

A: Interlock represents compactness of aggregate.

Q: . After placing each layer in a slump cone, the concrete in the cone is tapped to remove remaining…

A: Tapping is done to remove the void from slump . The void are removed because strength of concrete is…

Q: The strength of concrete depends on 1. Type of mortar 2. Proportion between coarse and fine…

A: The strength of concrete depends : Type of cement  Concrete mix proportion Temperature of curing…

Q: the void less clay content in aggregate lead to enhance ……………

A: Step 1 The void less clay content in aggregate lead to enhance the many things

Q: What is your recommendation for the maximum size of coarse aggregate forthe following situation? A…

A: Given Data: Pavement Thickness =250mm  19mm bar 150mm c/c Cover over the top : 100mm

Q: Coarse aggregates play an important role in determining the properties of both hardened and fresh…

A: Workability of concrete: Rounded aggregates are known to improve the workability of fresh concrete…

Q: e unsoundness of cement. Alkalis Can

A: To find : The element which cause unsoundness of cement.  Given option : Sulfate compound,  alkalis,…

Q: What will be the result if the fineness of cement is 14%

A: The different properties of cement to check the characteristics of the cement are Fineness test…

Q: If the water- cement ratio is 0.7 and the aggregate content by volume percent is 80%, what will be…

A: Given:- The water-cement ratio = 0.7  The volume percent of aggregate content = 80% To determine:-…

Q: The setting of cement is a complicated chemical phenomenon, what are the stages that took place?

A: This question has been taken from Building materials of civil engineering

Q: The water-cement ratio (in percent, round off to the lower integer) to be used in the mix

A: Given data, Characteristic Compressive strength C=25 MPaObserved compressive strength,σ=4 MPaRatio…

Q: T 1. The "slump" test is used to determine the compressive strength of a concrete. F (F 2. For room…

A: Note:- I'm explaining the top three parts here. For all other parts kindly resubmit the question. 1.…

Q: 2- The slump test is used for measurement the... a- compressive strength 3- Compressive strength…

A: 2. The slump test is used for the measurement of workability. Answer:- d Explaination:- The concrete…

Q: The initial setting time of cement depends most on (a) tri-calcium aluminate b) tri-calcium silicate…

A: The compound tricalcium aluminate react fast with water leads to immediate stiffening of paste .…

Q: the soundness test a specimen of hardened cement paste isfor a fixed time. a) Freeze p) Dry C)…

A: Soundness test is used to check the concrete does not show much change in volume after setting . In…

Q: High flakiness index of aggregate will cause high tendency of aggregate breaking under the action of…

A: Flakiness index of aggregate is the percentage by weight of aggregate particles of least dimension…

Q: Give the different behavior and manipulation of resin cements, give atleast 1 description of each

A: Solution: Resin cements are primarily di acrylate resins with 50-80% glass filler particles. The…

Q: State and explain the effects of fineness of cement hydration rate.

A: The fineness of cement is one of the major factor influencing the rate of hydration because of the…

Q: In flexure design, transition failure is when the steel tensile strain compatible with concrete…

A: The statement is termed as True one according to the ACI code.

Q: Sand bulking occurred due to the addition of water lower than the surface saturated dry condition of…

A: To be discussed  Sand property

Q: Coarse aggregate is not part of standard mortar mixture True O False

A: Mortar is a combination of a binding material and a supporting material. The binding material could…

Q: Design a concrete mix for construction of an elevated water tank. The specified design strength of…

A: The given data is shown below: Charactersitic strength=30 MPaStandard deviation=4 MPaSpecific…

Q: What main compounds exist in clinker? What compound that present in ground cement does not exist in…

A: Clinker is a product obtained from kilning while cement production is in progress. The main…

Q: The use of super-plasticizers as admixture (a) increases compressive strength of concrete (b)…

A: Superplasticizer is a material which reduce the water content used for production of concrete . Due…

Q: 8- Fine cement bleeds....than coarser cement. 9- the water of capillary pores in large voids of >50…

A: 8) finer cement increases cohesiveness of cement thus less change of bleeding. Therefore fine cement…

Q: The ways suitable to reduce bleeding in concrete include is Increase water content. Use…

A: Option 2,3 & 4 is correct  Use supplementary cementious materials Use lower slump mix  Use finer…

Q: a minor component that primarily contributes to total alkali content in portland cement is?

A: Constituent of PORTLAND CEMENT: Ingredient Percentage in cement Lime 60-65 Silica 17-25…

Q: According to astm how much content of lime shall be added to Portland cement and how it is…

A: The Portland cement:   Portland Cements, by definition, are hydraulic cements; that is, they set and…

Q: The quality of aggregate packing affects: a) Cement use b) Slump c) Corrosion d) Early cracking

A: Aggregate plays important role in mixing of cement. Type of aggregate and grading of aggregate…

Q: The Le Chatlier test is done for cement to ascertain: (a) initial setting time (b) final setting…

A: Le Chatelier test is done for test to ascertain Soundness . This soundness test is conducted to…

Q: -Before testing soundness of Portland cement , -- should be tested in order to use its result in…

A: Standard consistency test is the answer

Q: In the solution with the same concentration, strength loss of the hardened cement paste soaked in…

A: Compressive strength is generally the capacity of concrete to withstand loads before failure.…

Q: What is your recommendation for the maximum size of coarse aggregate for the following situation? A…

A: A continuously reinforced concrete pavement cross-section contains a layer of No. 6 reinforcing bars…

Q: calculate the maximum stress at corner of 4600 kg wheel load is applied on cement concrete pavement…

A: Given   P=4600 kg h=180mm   Solution  The stress at the corner should be calculated by using the…

Q: 11-The capillary porosity of the paste depends the degree of . 12-Modified cement. Type Il is used…

A: Please find the answer in the below attachment

Q: Define thickening time of cement.

A: Answer :- It could take hours between the termination of circulation and the moment when the cement…

Q: According to astm how much content of limestone shall be added to portland cement and how it is…

A: Answer The answer of the above question is in the second step

Q: is the total surface area of cement that represents the material available for hydration. 8- Fine…

A: The total surface area of cement is measured by Fineness . Hence Fineness is the total surface area…

Q: What is clinker during the cement formation.

A: The concrete contains two types of ingredients; active ingredient groups and inactive ingredients.…

Q: The fineness of cement is tested by (a) air-content method (b) air-permeability method (c)…

A: Fineness of cement is measured by two method : Sieve method Air permeability method: Blaine…

Q: The ability of cement particles to maintain their shapes is attributed to the covalent bond * True…

A: To be discussed  Cement property

Q: According to ASTM how much content of  lime stone shall be  added to the port land cement and how it…

A: Portland limestone cement is new to US in category of the cement type. It contains 5-15% 0f the…

Q: Determine the cracking moment (Kn/m) and compressive stress felt by concrete (MPa) shoe your step by…

A: Concrete strength(fc)=2.75 Mpa Dead load(DL)=25.14 kN/m Live load(LL)=11.4 kN/m

Storm Sewers and Detention

The storm drains system transports rainwater or stormwater and other runoff from roads, parking lots, and roof downpipes directly to nearby creeks, rivers, or the sea without any treatment.