ACI CONCRETE STRENGTH TESTING
TECHNICIAN ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Plates for neat cement and high strength gypsum plater caps
should be made of _______________________, _______________________,
_______________________, or _______________________.
Answer: metal, glass, granite, or diabase.
(1.3.3)
◉ The strength of the neat cement paste depends on:
Select all that apply:
a. The water-cement ratio
b. Curing time/age of cap
c. The equipment used
d. Type of cement
Answer: a. The water-cement ratio
b. Curing time/age of cap
,d. Type of cement
(1.3.4)
◉ True or false?
The purpose of the guide bar or bull's eye level is to ensure the caps
remain perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder within 0.5 degrees.
Answer: True
(1.3.3)
◉ What is the purpose of the guide bar or bull's eye level?
Answer: To ensure the caps remain perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder within 0.5 degrees.
(1.3.3)
◉ What type of heating should melting pots have, to avoid accidents
during the reheating of cooled sulfur?
Answer: peripheral heating
,(1.3.3)
◉ Equipment needed for the capping process include:
Select all that apply:
a. capping plates
b. platens
c. alignment devices
d. heating pots
e. all of the above
Answer: a. capping plates
c. alignment devices
d. heating pots
(1.3.3)
◉ What are the three types of capping material that can be used on
hardened concrete cylinders?
Select all that apply:
a. neoprene pads
b. high strength gypsum
, c. cement paste
d. sulfur mortar
e. high strength cement
Answer: b. high strength gypsum
c. cement paste
d. sulfur mortar
(1.4.3)
◉ Which type of plate is acceptable for forming neat cement or high-
strength gypsum plaster caps, but not for sulfur mortar caps?
a. diabase
b. granite
c. glass
d. metal
Answer: c. glass
***glass plates cannot be used to form sulfur mortar caps!!***
(1.3.3)
◉ True or false?
TECHNICIAN ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Plates for neat cement and high strength gypsum plater caps
should be made of _______________________, _______________________,
_______________________, or _______________________.
Answer: metal, glass, granite, or diabase.
(1.3.3)
◉ The strength of the neat cement paste depends on:
Select all that apply:
a. The water-cement ratio
b. Curing time/age of cap
c. The equipment used
d. Type of cement
Answer: a. The water-cement ratio
b. Curing time/age of cap
,d. Type of cement
(1.3.4)
◉ True or false?
The purpose of the guide bar or bull's eye level is to ensure the caps
remain perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder within 0.5 degrees.
Answer: True
(1.3.3)
◉ What is the purpose of the guide bar or bull's eye level?
Answer: To ensure the caps remain perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder within 0.5 degrees.
(1.3.3)
◉ What type of heating should melting pots have, to avoid accidents
during the reheating of cooled sulfur?
Answer: peripheral heating
,(1.3.3)
◉ Equipment needed for the capping process include:
Select all that apply:
a. capping plates
b. platens
c. alignment devices
d. heating pots
e. all of the above
Answer: a. capping plates
c. alignment devices
d. heating pots
(1.3.3)
◉ What are the three types of capping material that can be used on
hardened concrete cylinders?
Select all that apply:
a. neoprene pads
b. high strength gypsum
, c. cement paste
d. sulfur mortar
e. high strength cement
Answer: b. high strength gypsum
c. cement paste
d. sulfur mortar
(1.4.3)
◉ Which type of plate is acceptable for forming neat cement or high-
strength gypsum plaster caps, but not for sulfur mortar caps?
a. diabase
b. granite
c. glass
d. metal
Answer: c. glass
***glass plates cannot be used to form sulfur mortar caps!!***
(1.3.3)
◉ True or false?
