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Pass your ACI Concrete Field-Testing Technician - Grade I exam with this highly
targeted guide, featuring 100 practice questions and complete, verifiable answers.
Designed to simulate the real written test, it covers essential ASTM procedures like slump,
air content, and temperature testing. Master the core concepts and boost your
confidence on exam day!
Why You Need This Practice Exam
Targeted Question Bank: Contains 100 realistic multiple-choice and True/False
questions based directly on current ACI standards.
Detailed Answers
ASTM Coverage: Specifically focuses on the critical test methods you will be evaluated on:
ASTM C172 (Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete)
ASTM C143 (Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete)
ASTM C138 (Unit Weight, Yield, and Air Content)
ASTM C231 (Air Content by Pressure Method)
ASTM C173 (Air Content by Volumetric Method)
ASTM C1064 (Temperature of Freshly Mixed Concrete)
ASTM C31 (Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens)
Boost Your Confidence: Minimize exam-day anxiety by familiarizing yourself with the
tricky wording and pacing of the actual closed-book written exam.
Instant Access: Available as an instantly downloadable PDF, making it easy to study on
your phone or print out for your review sessions.
Ideal For:
Construction Quality Control (QC) technicians
Testing laboratory personnel
Inspectors and field engineers
Ready-mix concrete producers preparing for their initial certification or 5-year recertification
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, Quiz_________________?
The sensor of the temperature measuring device shall be submerged a minimum
of _____ in. [_____mm] into the freshly mixed concrete. -
Answer
3 in. [75 mm]
Quiz_________________?
The temperature measuring device shall have a capacity of measuring temperature
of freshly mixed concrete to +- _____ degrees F [+- _____ C] throughout a
range of _____. -
Answer
1 degree F [0.5 C], 30 degrees F to 120 F [0 C to 50 C]
Quiz_________________?
The temperature measuring device shall be calibrated _____, or whenever there
is a question of _____. -
Answer
Annually, accuracy
Quiz_________________?
The temperature of concrete may be measured in a wheelbarrow. True or False?
-
2
, Answer
True
Quiz_________________?
The temperature of concrete may be measured in a wall form. True of False -
Answer
True
Quiz_________________?
A composite sample of concrete is required even if the only purpose for obtaining
the sample is to determine temperature. True of False? -
Answer
False
Quiz_________________?
What must be done to the sample container prior to sampling the concrete? -
Answer
Dampen (with water)
Quiz_________________?
3
, What must be done to the concrete surrounding the temperature measuring
device after the device is submerged in the fresh concrete. -
Answer
Gently press the concrete around the temperature measuring device at the
surface of the concrete
Quiz_________________?
How long must the temperature measuring device remain in the freshly mixed
concrete? -
Answer
At least 2 minutes but not more than 5 minutes
Quiz_________________?
After the temperature of the concrete is read, what is required? -
Answer
Reporting of temperature
Quiz_________________?
The temperature of concrete is reported to the nearest _____ degrees F [_____
C] -
Answer
1 degree F [0.5 C]
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