Technical Questions

Question: How does the relative amount of each ingredient used in concrete influence the properties of con...

Question: Definition of concrete, hydraulic cement, mortar, and grout

Question: Requirements for storing and handling aggregate

Question: What is the purpose of finishing and texturing concrete surfaces?

Question: The effect of entrained air on the workability of concrete

Question: The effect of changes in proportions of the fine and coarse aggregate or the quantity of cementi...

Question: How can the surface or free water carried by the aggregates be determined?

Question: Why is combined aggregate grading used?

Question: What is aggregate?

Question: Is chiseled concrete a common technique for facades

Question: The effect of surface texture and cleanness on concrete strength

Question: Are the proportions of ingredients inter-related to produce concrete of a given workability?

Question: How can segregation of the concrete between the mixer and its final point of placement be prevented?

Question: Curling, shrinkage, and w/cm

Question: The basic approach used in the ACI mixture proportioning method

Question: If the paste is ample in amount, but is too thin and watery to float the aggregate particles, wh...

Question: Aggregate blending

Question: Hardening of hydraulic cement

Question: What factors affect the mixing time?

Question: Why is the slump test not an absolute measure of consistency or workability?