ACI Concrete field testing technician- Grade 1 definitions
2025 [ACTUAL EXAM] LATEST VERSION [QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS] WITH PRACTICE EXAM DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A
ACI - CORRECT ANSWER The American concrete institute, which developed and
published instructional materials and examinations used in this program and which
certifies individuals who satisfy all requirements of this program
ACI Certification - CORRECT ANSWER A formal recognition, valid for a specified
period of time, which shows that a person has satisfactorily completed the certification
requirements
ACI Certification department - CORRECT ANSWER The department within ACI that
manages the certification programs
ACI concrete field testing technician- grade 1 - CORRECT ANSWER A person who
has demonstrated knowledge and ability to properly perform and record the results of
seven specified field tests in freshly mixed concrete by passing the ACI certification
examinations
ASTM - CORRECT ANSWER ASTM international, which developed technical
standards used in this program
Examiner - CORRECT ANSWER A person authorized by ACI to be in responsible
charge of an examination session
JTA - CORRECT ANSWER Job task analysis; a detailed list of items of knowledge
and skills that can be used as a study guide for the examination
Recertification - CORRECT ANSWER A process to renew expired certification by
successfully completing the then-current requirements
Sponsoring group - CORRECT ANSWER The local organization (such as an ACI
chapter, trade association, public agency, private testing laboratory, or other
organization) which takes responsibility for conducting the certification examining in its
locality and, as a recommended option, for conducting a review course
Supplemental examiner - CORRECT ANSWER A person who assists the examiner
by administering the performance examination
Trial - CORRECT ANSWER In the performance examination, one or two attempts
allowed for the examiner to successfully perform each step outside the procedure
, Proctor - CORRECT ANSWER A person authorized to assist the examiner in
conducting the written examination
Batch - CORRECT ANSWER (1) a quantity of material mixed at one time it in one
continuous process, or; (2) to weigh it volumetrically measure and introduce into the
mixer the ingredients for a quantity of material
Check sample - CORRECT ANSWER The quantity of concrete taken from the
beginning of the batch for informational purposes
Composite sample - CORRECT ANSWER Sample obtained by blending two or more
individual samples of a material
Fresh concrete - CORRECT ANSWER Concrete that possesses enough of its
original workability that it can be placed and consolidated by the intended methods
Intervals - CORRECT ANSWER The quantity of concrete taken in a single operation
with a shovel or receptacle
Sample - CORRECT ANSWER Either a group of units or portion of material taken,
respectively, from a larger collection of units or a larger quantity of material that serves
to provide information that can be used as a basis for action in the larger collection or
quantity or in the production process
Sampling plan - CORRECT ANSWER (1) a procedure that specifies the number of
units of product from a lot that is to be inspected to establish acceptability of the lot, or;
(2) a prearranged program stipulating locations and procedures for securing samples of
a material for testing purposes, for example, as concrete in construction or aggregates
in a quarry, pit, or stockpile
Sieve - CORRECT ANSWER A metallic plate or sheet, woven wire cloth, or other
similar device with regularly spaced apertures if uniform size mounted in a suitable
frame or holder for use ins spraying granular material according to size
Wet screening - CORRECT ANSWER Screening to remove from fresh concrete
aggregate particles larger than a certain size
Wet sieving - CORRECT ANSWER Use of water to facilitate sieving if a granular
material in standard sieves
Consistency - CORRECT ANSWER I'm he degree to which a freshly mixed concrete,
mortar, grout, or cement paste resists deformation
Workability - CORRECT ANSWER That property of freshly mixed concrete or mortar
that determines the ease with which it can be mixed, placed, consolidated, and finished
to a
2025 [ACTUAL EXAM] LATEST VERSION [QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS] WITH PRACTICE EXAM DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A
ACI - CORRECT ANSWER The American concrete institute, which developed and
published instructional materials and examinations used in this program and which
certifies individuals who satisfy all requirements of this program
ACI Certification - CORRECT ANSWER A formal recognition, valid for a specified
period of time, which shows that a person has satisfactorily completed the certification
requirements
ACI Certification department - CORRECT ANSWER The department within ACI that
manages the certification programs
ACI concrete field testing technician- grade 1 - CORRECT ANSWER A person who
has demonstrated knowledge and ability to properly perform and record the results of
seven specified field tests in freshly mixed concrete by passing the ACI certification
examinations
ASTM - CORRECT ANSWER ASTM international, which developed technical
standards used in this program
Examiner - CORRECT ANSWER A person authorized by ACI to be in responsible
charge of an examination session
JTA - CORRECT ANSWER Job task analysis; a detailed list of items of knowledge
and skills that can be used as a study guide for the examination
Recertification - CORRECT ANSWER A process to renew expired certification by
successfully completing the then-current requirements
Sponsoring group - CORRECT ANSWER The local organization (such as an ACI
chapter, trade association, public agency, private testing laboratory, or other
organization) which takes responsibility for conducting the certification examining in its
locality and, as a recommended option, for conducting a review course
Supplemental examiner - CORRECT ANSWER A person who assists the examiner
by administering the performance examination
Trial - CORRECT ANSWER In the performance examination, one or two attempts
allowed for the examiner to successfully perform each step outside the procedure
, Proctor - CORRECT ANSWER A person authorized to assist the examiner in
conducting the written examination
Batch - CORRECT ANSWER (1) a quantity of material mixed at one time it in one
continuous process, or; (2) to weigh it volumetrically measure and introduce into the
mixer the ingredients for a quantity of material
Check sample - CORRECT ANSWER The quantity of concrete taken from the
beginning of the batch for informational purposes
Composite sample - CORRECT ANSWER Sample obtained by blending two or more
individual samples of a material
Fresh concrete - CORRECT ANSWER Concrete that possesses enough of its
original workability that it can be placed and consolidated by the intended methods
Intervals - CORRECT ANSWER The quantity of concrete taken in a single operation
with a shovel or receptacle
Sample - CORRECT ANSWER Either a group of units or portion of material taken,
respectively, from a larger collection of units or a larger quantity of material that serves
to provide information that can be used as a basis for action in the larger collection or
quantity or in the production process
Sampling plan - CORRECT ANSWER (1) a procedure that specifies the number of
units of product from a lot that is to be inspected to establish acceptability of the lot, or;
(2) a prearranged program stipulating locations and procedures for securing samples of
a material for testing purposes, for example, as concrete in construction or aggregates
in a quarry, pit, or stockpile
Sieve - CORRECT ANSWER A metallic plate or sheet, woven wire cloth, or other
similar device with regularly spaced apertures if uniform size mounted in a suitable
frame or holder for use ins spraying granular material according to size
Wet screening - CORRECT ANSWER Screening to remove from fresh concrete
aggregate particles larger than a certain size
Wet sieving - CORRECT ANSWER Use of water to facilitate sieving if a granular
material in standard sieves
Consistency - CORRECT ANSWER I'm he degree to which a freshly mixed concrete,
mortar, grout, or cement paste resists deformation
Workability - CORRECT ANSWER That property of freshly mixed concrete or mortar
that determines the ease with which it can be mixed, placed, consolidated, and finished
to a
