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1. ASTM American Society for Test-
ing and Materials
2. ASTM C31/C31M Making and Curing Con-
crete Test Specimens in the
Field
3. Granular materials used with cementing medium Aggregates
to form hydraulic-cement, concrete, or mortar are
called?
4. ASTM C138 This test method covers de-
termination of the densi-
ty of freshly mixed con-
crete and gives formulas for
calculating the unit weight,
yield or relative yield, ce-
ment content, and air con-
tent of the concrete.
5. Water that rises to the surface of a freshly placed Bleed Water
concrete is called?
6. A condition where two parallel edges of the panel Bowing
are in the same plane and the portions of the panel
between the edges is out of plane is called?
7. The finish of concrete cast without forms that usually Unformed Surface Finish
requires manual or machine finish is called
8. The finish of concrete cast directly against a form is As-Cast Formed Finish
called
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9. ASTM C143 Standard Test Method for
Slump of Hydraulic-Cement
Concrete
10. A substance placed on a material to prevent it from Bond Breaker
bonding to the concrete or between a face material
and the concrete backup is called?
11. ASTM C172 Standard Practice for Sam-
pling Freshly Mixed Con-
crete
12. Material other than water, aggregates, cement, or Admixture
fiber used in concrete, mortar, or grout added to
batch immediately before or during mixing to modify
concrete properties is called _______________
13. ASTM C173 Standard Test Method for
Air Content of Freshly
Mixed Concrete by the Vol-
umetric Method
14. ASTM C231 Standard Test Method for
Air Content of Freshly
Mixed Concrete by the
Pressure Method
15. ASTM C1064 Standard Test Method for
Temperature of Fresh-
ly Mixed Hydraulic-Cement
Concrete
16. PCI MNL-130 GFRC
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17. QSM Quality System Manual
18. AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code
Steel
19. ASTM A706 Reinforcing Steel does in-
clude weldability as a re-
quired property
20. For aggregates predominantly retained on the #4 Coarse Aggregates
sieve, the portion retained are called?
21. Cements must conform to ASTM C150
22. Lightweight Concrete must conform to ASTM C330
23. Fine and Coarse Aggregates must conform to ASTM C33
24. Fineness modulus of fine aggregates for structural 2.3 to 3.1 with a variation of
products must always be within _________________ to +/- 0.2 between gradations
conform to ASTM C33. Architectural products are ex-
empt when trying to get a certain finish.
25. Portable or Municipal water used in batching is re- False (No test is required)
quired to be tested annually? True or False
26. Well water used for batching is required to be tested Annually
27. SCC stands for Self-Consolidating Con-
crete
28. ASTM C1611 SCC Slump flow test
(Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
1. ASTM American Society for Test-
ing and Materials
2. ASTM C31/C31M Making and Curing Con-
crete Test Specimens in the
Field
3. Granular materials used with cementing medium Aggregates
to form hydraulic-cement, concrete, or mortar are
called?
4. ASTM C138 This test method covers de-
termination of the densi-
ty of freshly mixed con-
crete and gives formulas for
calculating the unit weight,
yield or relative yield, ce-
ment content, and air con-
tent of the concrete.
5. Water that rises to the surface of a freshly placed Bleed Water
concrete is called?
6. A condition where two parallel edges of the panel Bowing
are in the same plane and the portions of the panel
between the edges is out of plane is called?
7. The finish of concrete cast without forms that usually Unformed Surface Finish
requires manual or machine finish is called
8. The finish of concrete cast directly against a form is As-Cast Formed Finish
called
, PCI Level I & II Exam comprehensive questions fully solved & updated
(Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
9. ASTM C143 Standard Test Method for
Slump of Hydraulic-Cement
Concrete
10. A substance placed on a material to prevent it from Bond Breaker
bonding to the concrete or between a face material
and the concrete backup is called?
11. ASTM C172 Standard Practice for Sam-
pling Freshly Mixed Con-
crete
12. Material other than water, aggregates, cement, or Admixture
fiber used in concrete, mortar, or grout added to
batch immediately before or during mixing to modify
concrete properties is called _______________
13. ASTM C173 Standard Test Method for
Air Content of Freshly
Mixed Concrete by the Vol-
umetric Method
14. ASTM C231 Standard Test Method for
Air Content of Freshly
Mixed Concrete by the
Pressure Method
15. ASTM C1064 Standard Test Method for
Temperature of Fresh-
ly Mixed Hydraulic-Cement
Concrete
16. PCI MNL-130 GFRC
, PCI Level I & II Exam comprehensive questions fully solved & updated
(Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
17. QSM Quality System Manual
18. AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code
Steel
19. ASTM A706 Reinforcing Steel does in-
clude weldability as a re-
quired property
20. For aggregates predominantly retained on the #4 Coarse Aggregates
sieve, the portion retained are called?
21. Cements must conform to ASTM C150
22. Lightweight Concrete must conform to ASTM C330
23. Fine and Coarse Aggregates must conform to ASTM C33
24. Fineness modulus of fine aggregates for structural 2.3 to 3.1 with a variation of
products must always be within _________________ to +/- 0.2 between gradations
conform to ASTM C33. Architectural products are ex-
empt when trying to get a certain finish.
25. Portable or Municipal water used in batching is re- False (No test is required)
quired to be tested annually? True or False
26. Well water used for batching is required to be tested Annually
27. SCC stands for Self-Consolidating Con-
crete
28. ASTM C1611 SCC Slump flow test
