CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TESTING EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND
TESTING EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
-Clay/Earth/Soil -Wood/Timber -Sand/Fine Aggregate -Rock - ANSWERS--
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l


Naturally available materials 8l 8l




-Cement -Bricks -Steel -Tiles -Ceramic -Paints and Varnishes -Glass -Plastic -Stone -
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l


Lime - ANSWERS--Artificial or industrial materials
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l




-Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic rocks -Stratified, unstratified, foliated -
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l


Siliceous, Argillaceous, Calcareous - ANSWERS--Types of stone
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l




Siliceous rocks - ANSWERS-- 8l 8l 8l


Hard and durable; not easily affected by weathering actions
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l




Argillaceous rocks - ANSWERS--Dense and compact; soft
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l




Calcareous rocks - ANSWERS--Its durability depends upon the atmosphere
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l




-Conventional/Traditional -Standard/Modular - ANSWERS--Types of bricks 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l




-Fat lime -Hydraulic lime -Poor lime - ANSWERS--Types of lime
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l




-Ordinary Portland Cement -Rapid hardening cement -Quick Setting cement -
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l


Pozzuolana portland cement -Low heat cement -Blast furnace cement -
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l


White cement -Sulphate resisting cement -Colored cement - ANSWERS--
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l


Types of cement8l 8l




-Ferrous metal -Nonferrous metal - ANSWERS--Types of metal
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l




-Crystalline -Noncrystalline -Glass bonded - ANSWERS--Types of ceramic
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l




-Natural timber -Industrial timber - ANSWERS--Types of timber
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l




-natural -artificial - ANSWERS--Types of sand
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l




-fine aggregates -coarse aggregates - ANSWERS--Types of aggregates
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l




Fine aggregates - ANSWERS--The size is 4.75mm or less
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l




Coarse aggregates - ANSWERS--The size is 4.75mm to 80mm
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l




-binding material -nature of application -density -special mortar - ANSWERS--
8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l 8l


Types of mortar8l 8l