ACI STRENGTH EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

ACI STRENGTH EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
NameAtheAtwoAallowableAmaterialsAwithAwithAconcreteAcylindersAmayAbeAcappedAwith.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-I.AHigh-strengthAgypsum



II.ASulfurAmortar

III.ANeatAcementApaste



NameAtheAthreeAmaterialsAwithAwithAcylindersAmayAbeAcappedAagainst.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-I.AGlass

II.AMetal

III.AGranite



PriorAtoAbeginningAtheAcappingAprocedure,AwhatAmustAtheAmetalAplateAbeAinspectedAfor?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-I.AGrooves



II.AGouches

III.AIndentations



WhatAisAtheAmaximumAallowableAsizeAofAanyAindentationAonAtheAbaseAplate?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
0.010AinA[0.25Amm]



UponAreceiptAofAtheAcapingAmaterial,AforAhowAlongAcanAitAbeAkeptAinAintervals?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
3Amonths



WhenAmustAtheAneatAcementApasteAbeAappliedAitAtoAtheAcylinder?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Immediately



ForAhowAlongAmustAtheAconcreteAsettleAinAtheAmoldApriorAtoAapplyingAtheAneatAcementApaste?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-2AtoA4Ahours




PriorAtoAcapping,AnameAtheAthreeAtasksAthatAmustAbeAperformedAonAtheAcylinder.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
I.AInspectAforAanyAbumpsAgreaterAthanA1/8"

II.ARemoveAforeignAdebris.

III.ARemoveAanyAexcessAwaterAorAlaitence.

,WhatAisAtheArequiredApositionAofAtheAconcreteAcylinder?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-90°A±A0.5°



NameAtheArequiredAtemperatureArangeAofAtheAheatedAsulfarAmortarAmixture.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
265°FAtoA290A°FA[130A°CAtoA145A°C]



WhatAisAtheAmaximumAnumberAofAtimesAthatAtheAheatedAsulfurAmayAbeAusedAperAcylinderAcappingAproced
ure?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-5Atimes



TheseAproceduresAforAcappingAenableAconcreteAcylindersAandAcoresAtoAmeetAtheAstandardApractice'sArequi
rementsAforA_____AandA_____.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-perpendicularityA...AplanenessA...Aperpendicularity



EquipmentAneededAforAtheAcappingAprocessAincludesAcappingA____A____AdevicesAandA_____Apots.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-platesA...AalignmentA...Amelting




PlatesAforAneatAcementAandAhigh-
strengthAgypsumAplasterAcapsAshouldAbeAmadeAofA____,A_____,AorA_____.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
metalA...AglassA....Agranite



SulfarAmortarAcapAplatesAshouldAbeAformedAagainstA_____AorA_____Aplates.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
marbleA...Astone



TrueAorAfalse?ATheApurposeAofAtheAguideAbarAorAbull'sAeyeAlevelAisAtoAensureAthatAcapsAremainAperpendicul
arAtoAtheAaxiAofAtheAcylinderAwithinA0.5Adegrees.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-True



ToAavoidAaccidentsAduringAreheatingAofAcooledAsulfur,AuseAmeltingApotsAthatAhaveA_____.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-MetalAcovers




TheAtechnicianAshouldAuseAaAstiffAlayerAofA_____AtoAcapAfreshAconcreteAcylinders.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Burlap



HardenedAconcreteAcylindersAshouldAbeAcappedAwithA________,A______,AorA_______.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-cementApasteA...AgypsumA....AmortarAsulfur

, TrueAorAfalse?APlastersAofAparisAandAmixturesAofAplasterAofAparisAandAportlandAareAexamplesAofAsuitableAhi
gh-strengthAplasters.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-True



SulfarAmortarsAandAhigh-
strengthAgypsumAcementAcubesAmustAdemonstrateAaAminimumAcompressiveAstrengthAofA_____AorA_____,
AwhicheverAisAgreater.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-5000Apsi




TheAcementApasteAshouldAbeAappliedAtoAtheAfreshlyAmoldedAcylinderAfromA_____AhoursAafterAmolding.AThi
sAisAtoAallowAforA_____AofAtheAconcreteAspecimen.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-2-4A...Asettling



TheAstrengthAofAtheApasteAdependsAon:

A.ATheAwater-cementAratio

B.ATime

C.ATheAequipmentAused

D.ATypeAofAcementA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-A.ATheAwater-cementAratio



AAslightAtwistingAactionAwillAhelpAeliminateA_____AandAairA_____AwhenAtehAcappingAplateAisAplacedAontoAt
heAoundAmoundAofApaste.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-cracksA...Avoids



NeatAcementApasteAcapsAshouldAnotAbeAusedAonAdryAspecimensAbecauseAtheAcapsAmayA_____AandA_____A
whenAdry.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-crack



TheAtechnicianAshouldAremoveAallA_____AorA_____AmaterialsAfromAtheAendsAofAhardenedAconcreteAcylinde
rsAbeforeAcapping.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-debrisA...Aforeign



_____AtheApotAandArechargeAtheAfreshAmaterialAatAintervalsAtoAensureAthatAtheAoldestAmaterialAhasAnotAbe
enAusedAmoreAthanA_____Atimes.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-StirA...Afive



TrueAorAfalse?AWhenAcappingAconcreteAcylindersAwithAaAcomprehensiveAstrengthAofA35AMPaA[5000Apsi]AorA
greater,AitAisApermittedAtoAreuseAcompoundArecoveredAfromAtheAcappingAoperationAorAoldAcaps.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-True