PCI LEVEL I & II UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

PCI LEVEL I & II UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. ASTM
Answer:
American Society for Testing and Materials

Question:
2. ASTM C31/C31M
Answer:
Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field

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3. Granular materials used with cementing medium to form hydraulic-cement, concrete, or mortar are
called?
Answer:
Aggregates

Question:
4. ASTM C138
Answer:
This test method covers determination of the density of freshly mixed concrete and gives formulas for
calculating the unit weight, yield or relative yield, cement content, and air content of the concrete.

Question:
5. Water that rises to the surface of a freshly placed concrete is called?
Answer:
Bleed Water

Question:
6. A condition where two parallel edges of the panel are in the same plane and the portions of the panel
between the edges is out of plane is called?
Answer:
Bowing

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7. The finish of concrete cast without forms that usually requires manual or machine finish is called
Answer:
Unformed Surface Finish

Question:
8. The finish of concrete cast directly against a form is called
Answer:
As-Cast Formed Finish

,Question:
9. ASTM C143
Answer:
Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete

Question:
10. A substance placed on a material to prevent it from bonding to the concrete or between a face material
and the concrete backup is called?
Answer:
Bond Breaker

Question:
11. ASTM C172
Answer:
Standard Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete

Question:
12. Material other than water, aggregates, cement, or fiber used in concrete, mortar, or grout added to batch
immediately before or during mixing to modify concrete properties is called _______________
Answer:
Admixture

Question:
13. ASTM C173
Answer:
Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method

Question:
14. ASTM C231
Answer:
Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method

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15. ASTM C1064
Answer:
Standard Test Method for Temperature of Freshly Mixed Hydraulic-Cement Concrete

Question:
16. PCI MNL-130
Answer:
GFRC

Question:
17. QSM
Answer:
Quality System Manual

, Question:
18. AWS D1.1
Answer:
Structural Welding Code Steel

Question:
19. ASTM A706
Answer:
Reinforcing Steel does include weldability as a required property

Question:
20. For aggregates predominantly retained on the #4 sieve, the portion retained are called?
Answer:
Coarse Aggregates

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21. Cements must conform to
Answer:
ASTM C150

Question:
22. Lightweight Concrete must conform to
Answer:
ASTM C330

Question:
23. Fine and Coarse Aggregates must conform to
Answer:
ASTM C33

Question:
24. Fineness modulus of fine aggregates for structural products must always be within
_________________ to conform to ASTM C33. Architectural products are exempt when trying to get a
certain finish.
Answer:
2.3 to 3.1 with a variation of +/- 0.2 between gradations

Question:
25. Portable or Municipal water used in batching is required to be tested annually? True or False
Answer:
False (No test is required)

Question:
26. Well water used for batching is required to be tested
Answer:
Annually