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Placing concrete has been revolutionized by _________.

Fresh concrete is ____________.

In general, the means used to consolidate concrete is_________.

Cohesiveness is the element of workability that indicates whether the concrete is hard, sticky, or __________.

Lean, low cement contact mixes tend to be harsh and unworkable, while rich mixes are fat and________.

What method may be used to determine air content in air-entrained concrete?

Based on a cylinder test, concrete is considered to have reached its full service load at ____________ days.

The line of demarcation between normal structural concrete and high-strength concrete is about ______.

Which of the following is not considered a deficiency in the concrete itself?

Which of the following is not considered an agency of destruction to concrete?

The most important requirement for minimizing shrinkage is __________.

Creep may be defined as _____________________________.

The quality of concrete is directly affected by ___________.

In general, the best test used to measure workability is the ________.

The quality of concrete is based largely on ___________.

Entrainment air is accomplished by ________________.

Limiting shrinkage may be accomplished by ___________.

To make concrete water tight, both the Bureau of Reclamation and the Portland Cement Association recommends _______________.

The practice of _________ for a slab should never be permitted.

For preventing cracks in mass concrete it is not recommended to ____.

To prevent concrete from sticking to forms, they should be _______.

Which process is not used in making cement?

Masonry, mortar, plastic, aluminous, and magnesite are ___________.

Aggregates make up _______ % of ordinary concrete.

When water and cement first come together, they become ________.

Admixtures may be used __________________.

A result of segregation may be _____________.

The strength of concrete may be measured by any one of ___ methods.

Permeability is defined as ____________________.

Cracks in concrete are caused by ______________.

Cracks may be caused in concrete after it hardens by ___________.

The filling of pits and voids exposed after forms are removed will ________.

Rock pockets in formed concrete can be avoided by ____________.

There are ____ general types of concrete.

When protected from ___ and ___ cement can be stored for months.

Probably the largest share of sand and gravel comes from _________.

Roughness is desirable in aggregate because _________.

Pozzolans are not used ___________________________.

Changing the wording from “water-cement ratio” to “water-cementitious materials ratio” _________________________________.

The code allows _____________________________.

We govern the quality of construction materials by means of _________.

Tests for concrete are performed ____________________.

Each load of ready-mixed concrete must be accompanied with a _______.

A _______ may be used to control segregation

Once deposited, concrete should be consolidated by_____________.

A new slab paced against existing concrete should have ____________.

Over-finishing or over-watering a concrete floor can cause ___________.

Reinforcement must be supported by ____________________.

A water ratio of ____ will furnish sufficient water to react with cement.

Is not considered an admixture.

Forms are necessary ______________________________.

ACI 318 does not require ____________________________.

Yield is defined as ___________________________________.

Testing procedures are based on standards of ________________.

A batching system is ___________________________________.

With ready-mixed concrete ____________ is responsible for job results.

A basic rule is ___________________________________.

There are a variety of _________ for concrete floors based on type of traffic, use, and finish.

A slippery surface is a result of ________________ the concrete.

Terrazzo is ___________________________________.

Curing concrete ___________________________________.

Steel reinforcement gives concrete ______________________.

In general, the longest reinforcing bars manufactured are_______.

Where the reinforcement is exposed to salts or chlorides __________.

Hot and cold weather concreting may have adverse effects on concrete unless__.

Precast concrete is _________________________________.

Post tensioning and pretensioning is done by stressing __________.

There are two kinds of lightweight concrete, structural lightweight concrete and ________.

Which of the following material is not found in heavyweight concrete?

Pneumatically placed concrete is known as __________________.

Which of the following is not considered architectural concrete?

Which of the following is not used on concrete for waterproofing?

Which of the following building elements require inspection?

Which of the following is considered special inspection?

When materials and concrete are tested and operations are observed, the result is _________________.