REVIEW FOR EXAM #1 QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Why kkare kkthe kkmaterials kktested?
A. kkFor kkresearch kkpurposes
B. kkFor kkfracture kkand kkfailure kkanalysis
C. kkFor kkengineering kkdesign kkanalysis
D. kkFor kkall kkof kkthe kkabove kkreasons
E. kkOnly kka kkand kkb kkare kkcorrect kk- kkAnswer kkD. kkFor kkall kkof kkthe kkabove kkreasons
Which kkis kkNOT kktrue kkamong kkthe kkfollowing kkstatements?
A. kkExperimentation kkis kkgaining kkinformation kkwhen kkoutcome kkis kkuncertain.
B. kkTesting kkis kkto kkfollow kka kkwell-established kkstandard kkprocedure kkand kkrecord
kkthe kkonly kknecessary kkinformation.
C. kkInspection kkis kkthe kkphysical kkperformance kkof kkan kkoperation kkaimed kkat
kkproviding kkquantitative kkdata kkregarding kkthe kkproperties kkof kkthe kkmaterial.
D. kkQuality kkcontrol kkis kkinspection kkand kktests kkperformed kkperiodically kkon
kkselected kksamples kkto kkensure kkthat kkthe kkproduct kkis kkacceptable. kk- kkAnswer kkC.
kkInspection kkis kkthe kkphysical kkperformance kkof kkan kkoperation kkaimed kkat kkproviding
kkquantitative kkdata kkregarding kkthe kkproperties kkof kkthe kkmaterial.
Which kkstatement kkis kkNOT kktrue kkfor kkstandards?
A. kkAn kkagreed, kkrepeatable kkway kkof kkdoing kksomething/test.
B. kkPrecise kkcriteria kkdesigned kkto kkbe kkused kkconsistently.
C. kkHelps kkby kkincreasing kkreliability kkof kkmany kkgoods kkand kkservices.
D. kkNone kkof kkthe kkabove. kk- kkAnswer kkD. kkNone kkof kkthe kkabove.
Which kkstatement kkis kkNOT kktrue kkfor kkdestructive kkand kknon-destructive kktesting?
A. kkDestructive kktest kkis kkbreaking kka kkconcrete kksample.
B. kkNon-destructive kktest kkcauses kkno kkdamage kkto kksample.
C. kkDestructive kktest kksample kkis kknot kkfit kkfor kkuse kkafter kktest.
D. kkNon-Destructive kktest kksample kkis kknot kkfit kkfor kkuse kkafter kktest. kk- kkAnswer kkD.
kkNon-Destructive kktest kksample kkis kknot kkfit kkfor kkuse kkafter kktest.
What kkis kkbrittleness?
A. kkThe kkability kkof kka kkmaterial kkor kka kkgroup kkof kkmaterials kkto kkresist kkthe
kkapplication kkof kka kkload kkor kkloads kkwithout kkfailure
B. kkThe kkplastic kkflow kkof kkmaterial kkover kka kklong kkperiod kkof kktime kkwithout
kkmaterial kkdisintegration
C. kkThe kkability kkof kka kkmaterial kkto kkdeform kkoutside kkof kkthe kkelastic kkrange kkand
kknot kkrupture
, D. kkThe kklack kkof kka kkmaterial's kkability kkto kkdeform kkoutside kkof kkthe kkelastic kkrange
kk- kkAnswer kkD. kkThe kklack kkof kka kkmaterial's kkability kkto kkdeform kkoutside kkof kkthe
kkelastic kkrange
Which kkof kkthe kkfollowing kkinstruments kkis kkused kkfor kkmeasuring kkdeformation?
A. kkLoad kkcell
B. kkOhmmeter
C. kkLVDT
D. kkVoltmeter kk- kkAnswer kkC. kkLVDT
Which kkaggregate kkcould kkbe kkused kkfor kkstructural kklightweight kkconcrete?
A. kkcrushed kkstone
B. kkmagnetite
C. kkexpanded kkshale
D. kklimestone kk- kkAnswer kkC. kkexpanded kkshale
Fine kkaggregates kk(sand) kkare:
A. kkAggregates kkcoarser kkthan kk4.75 kkmm kk(#4 kksieve)
B. kkAggregates kkfiner kkthan kk0.075 kkmm kk(#200 kksieve)
C. kkAggregates kkfiner kkthan kk4.75 kkmm kk(#4 kksieve)
D. kknone kkof kkthe kkabove kk- kkAnswer kkC. kkAggregates kkfiner kkthan kk4.75 kkmm kk(#4
kksieve)
Precision kkis kkto kksignify kkhow kkclose kka kkmeasurement kkis kkto kk"true" kkor kkcorrect
kkvalue.
True
False kk- kkAnswer kkFalse
Mechanical kkproperties kkof kkmaterials kkare kkevaluated kkby kkmeasuring kkload kkand
kkcorresponding kkdeformation.
True
False kk- kkAnswer kkTrue
Stress-strain kkcurves kkare kkusually kklinear kkin kkthe kklow kkstress kkrange kkbut
kktransforms kkinto kknon-linear kkat kkhigh kkstress kkrange.
True
False kk- kkAnswer kkTrue
Modulus kkof kkelasticity kkof kkconcrete kkis kkhigher kkthan kkmodulus kkof kkelasticity kkof
kksteel.
True
False kk- kkAnswer kkFalse
Specifications kkare kkstatement kkof kkthe kkminimum kkquality kkthat kkthe kkcustomer kkwill
kkaccept kkfrom kkthe kkproducer kkwhile kkstandard kkis kkan kkagreed, kkrepeatable kkway
kkof kkdoing kksomething.
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Why kkare kkthe kkmaterials kktested?
A. kkFor kkresearch kkpurposes
B. kkFor kkfracture kkand kkfailure kkanalysis
C. kkFor kkengineering kkdesign kkanalysis
D. kkFor kkall kkof kkthe kkabove kkreasons
E. kkOnly kka kkand kkb kkare kkcorrect kk- kkAnswer kkD. kkFor kkall kkof kkthe kkabove kkreasons
Which kkis kkNOT kktrue kkamong kkthe kkfollowing kkstatements?
A. kkExperimentation kkis kkgaining kkinformation kkwhen kkoutcome kkis kkuncertain.
B. kkTesting kkis kkto kkfollow kka kkwell-established kkstandard kkprocedure kkand kkrecord
kkthe kkonly kknecessary kkinformation.
C. kkInspection kkis kkthe kkphysical kkperformance kkof kkan kkoperation kkaimed kkat
kkproviding kkquantitative kkdata kkregarding kkthe kkproperties kkof kkthe kkmaterial.
D. kkQuality kkcontrol kkis kkinspection kkand kktests kkperformed kkperiodically kkon
kkselected kksamples kkto kkensure kkthat kkthe kkproduct kkis kkacceptable. kk- kkAnswer kkC.
kkInspection kkis kkthe kkphysical kkperformance kkof kkan kkoperation kkaimed kkat kkproviding
kkquantitative kkdata kkregarding kkthe kkproperties kkof kkthe kkmaterial.
Which kkstatement kkis kkNOT kktrue kkfor kkstandards?
A. kkAn kkagreed, kkrepeatable kkway kkof kkdoing kksomething/test.
B. kkPrecise kkcriteria kkdesigned kkto kkbe kkused kkconsistently.
C. kkHelps kkby kkincreasing kkreliability kkof kkmany kkgoods kkand kkservices.
D. kkNone kkof kkthe kkabove. kk- kkAnswer kkD. kkNone kkof kkthe kkabove.
Which kkstatement kkis kkNOT kktrue kkfor kkdestructive kkand kknon-destructive kktesting?
A. kkDestructive kktest kkis kkbreaking kka kkconcrete kksample.
B. kkNon-destructive kktest kkcauses kkno kkdamage kkto kksample.
C. kkDestructive kktest kksample kkis kknot kkfit kkfor kkuse kkafter kktest.
D. kkNon-Destructive kktest kksample kkis kknot kkfit kkfor kkuse kkafter kktest. kk- kkAnswer kkD.
kkNon-Destructive kktest kksample kkis kknot kkfit kkfor kkuse kkafter kktest.
What kkis kkbrittleness?
A. kkThe kkability kkof kka kkmaterial kkor kka kkgroup kkof kkmaterials kkto kkresist kkthe
kkapplication kkof kka kkload kkor kkloads kkwithout kkfailure
B. kkThe kkplastic kkflow kkof kkmaterial kkover kka kklong kkperiod kkof kktime kkwithout
kkmaterial kkdisintegration
C. kkThe kkability kkof kka kkmaterial kkto kkdeform kkoutside kkof kkthe kkelastic kkrange kkand
kknot kkrupture
, D. kkThe kklack kkof kka kkmaterial's kkability kkto kkdeform kkoutside kkof kkthe kkelastic kkrange
kk- kkAnswer kkD. kkThe kklack kkof kka kkmaterial's kkability kkto kkdeform kkoutside kkof kkthe
kkelastic kkrange
Which kkof kkthe kkfollowing kkinstruments kkis kkused kkfor kkmeasuring kkdeformation?
A. kkLoad kkcell
B. kkOhmmeter
C. kkLVDT
D. kkVoltmeter kk- kkAnswer kkC. kkLVDT
Which kkaggregate kkcould kkbe kkused kkfor kkstructural kklightweight kkconcrete?
A. kkcrushed kkstone
B. kkmagnetite
C. kkexpanded kkshale
D. kklimestone kk- kkAnswer kkC. kkexpanded kkshale
Fine kkaggregates kk(sand) kkare:
A. kkAggregates kkcoarser kkthan kk4.75 kkmm kk(#4 kksieve)
B. kkAggregates kkfiner kkthan kk0.075 kkmm kk(#200 kksieve)
C. kkAggregates kkfiner kkthan kk4.75 kkmm kk(#4 kksieve)
D. kknone kkof kkthe kkabove kk- kkAnswer kkC. kkAggregates kkfiner kkthan kk4.75 kkmm kk(#4
kksieve)
Precision kkis kkto kksignify kkhow kkclose kka kkmeasurement kkis kkto kk"true" kkor kkcorrect
kkvalue.
True
False kk- kkAnswer kkFalse
Mechanical kkproperties kkof kkmaterials kkare kkevaluated kkby kkmeasuring kkload kkand
kkcorresponding kkdeformation.
True
False kk- kkAnswer kkTrue
Stress-strain kkcurves kkare kkusually kklinear kkin kkthe kklow kkstress kkrange kkbut
kktransforms kkinto kknon-linear kkat kkhigh kkstress kkrange.
True
False kk- kkAnswer kkTrue
Modulus kkof kkelasticity kkof kkconcrete kkis kkhigher kkthan kkmodulus kkof kkelasticity kkof
kksteel.
True
False kk- kkAnswer kkFalse
Specifications kkare kkstatement kkof kkthe kkminimum kkquality kkthat kkthe kkcustomer kkwill
kkaccept kkfrom kkthe kkproducer kkwhile kkstandard kkis kkan kkagreed, kkrepeatable kkway
kkof kkdoing kksomething.
