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What are the five major elements of a concrete mix? - Answer✔Cement, Water, Coarse
Aggregate, Fine Aggregate, Air, Extraneous Admixtures
The concrete slump represents what properties of a concrete mix? -
Answer✔Flowability/Workability
When the water to cement ratio is reduced, which mechanical properties of concrete are
increased? - Answer✔Strength and Durability
When the water to cement ratio is reduced, which mechanical properties of concrete are
decreased? - Answer✔Workability
When the water to cement ratio is reduced, what is a solution to increase the workability of the
mix? - Answer✔Add Water Reducer to the mix
What pozzolanic materials can be added to a concrete mix? - Answer✔Fly Ash, Silica Fumes,
Slag
What are the benefits of adding pozzolanic materials to a mix? - Answer✔Its more ecological
and Economical, slows down the curing mechanism and provides enhanced properties to the
concrete
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What Chemical Admixtures can be added to a concrete mix composition? - Answer✔Water
Reducers, Air-Entrained Admixtures
What effect do water reducers have on Concrete Mixes? - Answer✔Allows you to maintain a
constant water/cement ratio for a smaller cement ratio without compromising the strength and
increasing workability
What effect do air-entrained admixtures have on concrete mixes? - Answer✔Increase Durability
and workability of a concrete mix
How does having more coarse aggregate impact workability? Strength? - Answer✔Increases,
Decreases
How does having more fine aggregate impact workability? Strength? - Answer✔Decreases,
Increases
What are the types of Asphalt Mix Design? - Answer✔Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)
Cold Mix Asphalt (CMA)
Foamed Asphalt
Chip Seal Asphalt
Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA)
Porous Asphalt
Quiet Asphalt
What material is the slump test used for? - Answer✔Concrete
What does the slump test determine? - Answer✔Workability
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Materials FE Civil Exam Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
What are the five major elements of a concrete mix? - Answer✔Cement, Water, Coarse
Aggregate, Fine Aggregate, Air, Extraneous Admixtures
The concrete slump represents what properties of a concrete mix? -
Answer✔Flowability/Workability
When the water to cement ratio is reduced, which mechanical properties of concrete are
increased? - Answer✔Strength and Durability
When the water to cement ratio is reduced, which mechanical properties of concrete are
decreased? - Answer✔Workability
When the water to cement ratio is reduced, what is a solution to increase the workability of the
mix? - Answer✔Add Water Reducer to the mix
What pozzolanic materials can be added to a concrete mix? - Answer✔Fly Ash, Silica Fumes,
Slag
What are the benefits of adding pozzolanic materials to a mix? - Answer✔Its more ecological
and Economical, slows down the curing mechanism and provides enhanced properties to the
concrete
1|P a g e
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What Chemical Admixtures can be added to a concrete mix composition? - Answer✔Water
Reducers, Air-Entrained Admixtures
What effect do water reducers have on Concrete Mixes? - Answer✔Allows you to maintain a
constant water/cement ratio for a smaller cement ratio without compromising the strength and
increasing workability
What effect do air-entrained admixtures have on concrete mixes? - Answer✔Increase Durability
and workability of a concrete mix
How does having more coarse aggregate impact workability? Strength? - Answer✔Increases,
Decreases
How does having more fine aggregate impact workability? Strength? - Answer✔Decreases,
Increases
What are the types of Asphalt Mix Design? - Answer✔Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)
Cold Mix Asphalt (CMA)
Foamed Asphalt
Chip Seal Asphalt
Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA)
Porous Asphalt
Quiet Asphalt
What material is the slump test used for? - Answer✔Concrete
What does the slump test determine? - Answer✔Workability
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