24 to 48 hours
3 days
7 days
14 days
A. 24 to 48 hours
Elastic modulus of high tensile steel is nearly the same as that of mild steel
Elastic modulus of high tensile steel is more than that of mild steel
Carbon percentage in high carbon steel is less than that in mild steel
High tensile steel is cheaper than mild steel
0
10
20
30
Clay
Sand
Gravel
None of these
Increasing the depth of beam
Using thinner bars but more in number
Using thicker bars but less in number
Providing vertical stirrups
Bleeding
Creeping
Segregation
Shrinkage
20 mm particles
10 mm particles
4.75 mm particles
All the above
0.367 xu
0.416 xu
0.446 xu
0.573 xu
Full capacity of the ware house
Pressure exertion of the bags of upper layers
Pressure compaction of the bags on lower layers
Packing the ware house
l/3
l/5
l/7
l/10
Workability admixtures
Accelerators
Retarders
Air entraining agents
20.5 mm
30.5 mm
40.5 mm
50.5 mm
100 kg/cm2
150 kg/cm2
200 kg/cm2
250 kg/cm2
Not needed
Provided equally on inner and front faces
Provided more on inner face than on front face
Provided more on front face than on inner face
Tricalcium silicate (C3S) hydrates rapidly
Tricalcium silicate (C3S) generates more heat of hydration
Tricalcium silicate (C3S) develops early strength
Tricalcium silicate (C3S) has more resistance to sulphate attack
To reduce the tensile stresses likely to be developed due to evaporation of water
To minimise the change in the dimensions of the slab
To minimise the necessary cracking
All the above
Rounded aggregate
Irregular aggregate
Angular aggregate
Flaky aggregate
Cement should be mixed for at least one minute
10% of water is placed in the rotating drum before adding dry material
10% of water is added after placing the other ingredients in the drum
All the above
4.5
5.5
6.5
7.5
± 5 % of average
± 10 % of average
± 15 % of average
± 20 % of average
Segregation
Internal friction
Hardness
Bleeding
3
4
5
7
Between 150 to 300 kg/cm2
Between 350 to 600 kg/cm2
Between 150 to 500 kg/cm2
Below 200 kg/cm2
Rounded aggregate
Irregular aggregate
Angular aggregate
Flaky aggregates
Moist aggregates
Very dry aggregates
Dry aggregates
Saturated surface dry aggregate
To eliminate air holes
To achieve maximum density
To provide intimate contact between the concrete and embedded materials
All the above
Equal to the mean size
Twice the mean size
Thrice the mean size
Four times the mean size
Decreases workability
Increases strength
Increases heat of hydration
None of these
Tonnes/cubic metre
kg/cubic metre
kg/litre
g/cm3
Colour
Strength
Controlling setting time
None of these
Are provided where plane changes abruptly
Are provided to ensure minimum resistance
Do not carry reinforcement across them
All the above