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ACI Concrete Field-Testing Technician- Grade I Exam (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Q/A | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers) QUESTION Concrete samples from a truck mixer must be obtained before any water or admixtures are added to the mixer at the job site. True or False? Answer: False QUESTION The composite samples from a truck mixer must be obtained from the _____ portion of the batch. Answer: Middle QUESTION When the concrete contains aggregate larger than that permitted for a particular test method, the sample of concrete must be _____ _____ before making the test. Answer: Wet sieved QUESTION The slump test is applicable to plastic concrete with a maximum size aggregate of _____. Answer: 1.5 in. [37.5 mm] QUESTION When the concrete contains aggregate larger than allowed for the slump test, the large aggregate must be _____. Answer: Removed by wet sieving the sample over 1.5 in. [37.5 mm] sieve QUESTION The mold for making the slump test is in the shape of _____. Answer: The frustum of a cone QUESTION The height of the slump mold is _____. Answer: 12 in. [300 mm] QUESTION The interior surface of the slump mold is allowed to have minor irregularities. True or False? Answer: False QUESTION For use in the slump test, the end or both ends of the tamping rod must be _____. Answer: Rounded to a hemispherical tip QUESTION The sample of concrete for use in making the slump test must be obained in accordance with ASTM Standard _____. Answer: C172, Standard Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete QUESTION The slump mold should be in a dry condition before beginning the test. True or False? Answer: False QUESTION The surface on which the slump mold will be placed must be _____. Answer: Flat, level, moist, nonabsorbent, and free of vibration QUESTION The slump mold is filled in _____ layers. Answer: 3 QUESTION Each layer should fill approximately _____ the volume of the mold. Answer:

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ACIl Concretel Field-Testingl Technician-l
Gradel Il Examl (Latestl 2025/l 2026l
Update)l Q/Al |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Answers)


Q:l Concretel samplesl froml al truckl mixerl mustl bel obtainedl beforel anyl waterl orl
admixturesl arel addedl tol thel mixerl atl thel jobl site.l Truel orl False?

Answer:
False



Q:l Thel compositel samplesl froml al truckl mixerl mustl bel obtainedl froml thel _____l
portionl ofl thel batch.

Answer:
Middle



Q:l Whenl thel concretel containsl aggregatel largerl thanl thatl permittedl forl al particularl
testl method,l thel samplel ofl concretel mustl bel _____l _____l beforel makingl thel test.

Answer:
Wetl sieved



Q:l Thel slumpl testl isl applicablel tol plasticl concretel withl al maximuml sizel aggregatel
ofl _____.

Answer:
1.5l in.l [37.5l mm]

,Q:l Whenl thel concretel containsl aggregatel largerl thanl allowedl forl thel slumpl test,l thel
largel aggregatel mustl bel _____.

Answer:
Removedl byl wetl sievingl thel samplel overl 1.5l in.l [37.5l mm]l sieve



Q:l Thel moldl forl makingl thel slumpl testl isl inl thel shapel ofl _____.
Answer:
Thel frustuml ofl al cone



Q:l Thel heightl ofl thel slumpl moldl isl _____.
Answer:
12l in.l [300l mm]



Q:l Thel interiorl surfacel ofl thel slumpl moldl isl allowedl tol havel minorl irregularities.l
Truel orl False?

Answer:
False



Q:l Forl usel inl thel slumpl test,l thel endl orl bothl endsl ofl thel tampingl rodl mustl bel
_____.

Answer:
Roundedl tol al hemisphericall tip



Q:l Thel samplel ofl concretel forl usel inl makingl thel slumpl testl mustl bel obainedl inl
accordancel withl ASTMl Standardl _____.

, Answer:
C172,l Standardl Practicel forl Samplingl Freshlyl Mixedl Concrete



Q:l Thel slumpl moldl shouldl bel inl al dryl conditionl beforel beginningl thel test.l Truel orl
False?

Answer:
False



Q:l Thel surfacel onl whichl thel slumpl moldl willl bel placedl mustl bel _____.
Answer:
Flat,l level,l moist,l nonabsorbent,l andl freel ofl vibration



Q:l Thel slumpl moldl isl filledl inl _____l layers.
Answer:
3



Q:l Eachl layerl shouldl filll approximatelyl _____l thel volumel ofl thel mold.
Answer:
One-third



Q:l Thel approximatel concretel depthl (inl verticlel distance)l afterl placingl thel firstl layerl
isl _____,l andl thel secondl layerl isl _____.

Answer:
2l 5/8l in.l [70l mm],l 6l 1/8l in.l [160l mm]

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