PCI LEVEL I & II | 182 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2025/2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
ASTM Answer - American Society for Testing and Materials
ASTM C31/C31M Answer - Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the
Field
Granular materials used with cementing medium to form hydraulic-cement,
concrete, or mortar are called? Answer - Aggregates
ASTM C138 Answer - This test method covers determination of the density of
freshly mixed concrete and gives formulas for calculating the unit weight, yield
or relative yield, cement content, and air content of the concrete.
Water that rises to the surface of a freshly placed concrete is called? Answer -
Bleed Water
A condition where two parallel edges of the panel are in the same plane and
the portions of the panel between the edges is out of plane is called? Answer -
Bowing
The finish of concrete cast without forms that usually requires manual or
machine finish is called Answer - Unformed Surface Finish
,The finish of concrete cast directly against a form is called Answer - As-Cast
Formed Finish
ASTM C143 Answer - Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-Cement
Concrete
A substance placed on a material to prevent it from bonding to the concrete or
between a face material and the concrete backup is called? Answer - Bond
Breaker
ASTM C172 Answer - Standard Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete
Material other than water, aggregates, cement, or fiber used in concrete,
mortar, or grout added to batch immediately before or during mixing to modify
concrete properties is called _______________ Answer - Admixture
ASTM C173 Answer - Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed
Concrete by the Volumetric Method
ASTM C231 Answer - Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed
Concrete by the Pressure Method
ASTM C1064 Answer - Standard Test Method for Temperature of Freshly Mixed
Hydraulic-Cement Concrete
PCI MNL-130 Answer - GFRC
QSM Answer - Quality System Manual
, AWS D1.1 Answer - Structural Welding Code Steel
ASTM A706 Answer - Reinforcing Steel does include weldability as a required
property
For aggregates predominantly retained on the #4 sieve, the portion retained
are called? Answer - Coarse Aggregates
Cements must conform to Answer - ASTM C150
Lightweight Concrete must conform to Answer - ASTM C330
Fine and Coarse Aggregates must conform to Answer - ASTM C33
Fineness modulus of fine aggregates for structural products must always be
within _________________ to conform to ASTM C33. Architectural products
are exempt when trying to get a certain finish. Answer - 2.3 to 3.1 with a
variation of +/- 0.2 between gradations
Portable or Municipal water used in batching is required to be tested annually?
True or False Answer - False (No test is required)
Well water used for batching is required to be tested Answer - Annually
SCC stands for Answer - Self-Consolidating Concrete
ASTM C1611 Answer - SCC Slump flow test
2025/2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
ASTM Answer - American Society for Testing and Materials
ASTM C31/C31M Answer - Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the
Field
Granular materials used with cementing medium to form hydraulic-cement,
concrete, or mortar are called? Answer - Aggregates
ASTM C138 Answer - This test method covers determination of the density of
freshly mixed concrete and gives formulas for calculating the unit weight, yield
or relative yield, cement content, and air content of the concrete.
Water that rises to the surface of a freshly placed concrete is called? Answer -
Bleed Water
A condition where two parallel edges of the panel are in the same plane and
the portions of the panel between the edges is out of plane is called? Answer -
Bowing
The finish of concrete cast without forms that usually requires manual or
machine finish is called Answer - Unformed Surface Finish
,The finish of concrete cast directly against a form is called Answer - As-Cast
Formed Finish
ASTM C143 Answer - Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-Cement
Concrete
A substance placed on a material to prevent it from bonding to the concrete or
between a face material and the concrete backup is called? Answer - Bond
Breaker
ASTM C172 Answer - Standard Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete
Material other than water, aggregates, cement, or fiber used in concrete,
mortar, or grout added to batch immediately before or during mixing to modify
concrete properties is called _______________ Answer - Admixture
ASTM C173 Answer - Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed
Concrete by the Volumetric Method
ASTM C231 Answer - Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed
Concrete by the Pressure Method
ASTM C1064 Answer - Standard Test Method for Temperature of Freshly Mixed
Hydraulic-Cement Concrete
PCI MNL-130 Answer - GFRC
QSM Answer - Quality System Manual
, AWS D1.1 Answer - Structural Welding Code Steel
ASTM A706 Answer - Reinforcing Steel does include weldability as a required
property
For aggregates predominantly retained on the #4 sieve, the portion retained
are called? Answer - Coarse Aggregates
Cements must conform to Answer - ASTM C150
Lightweight Concrete must conform to Answer - ASTM C330
Fine and Coarse Aggregates must conform to Answer - ASTM C33
Fineness modulus of fine aggregates for structural products must always be
within _________________ to conform to ASTM C33. Architectural products
are exempt when trying to get a certain finish. Answer - 2.3 to 3.1 with a
variation of +/- 0.2 between gradations
Portable or Municipal water used in batching is required to be tested annually?
True or False Answer - False (No test is required)
Well water used for batching is required to be tested Answer - Annually
SCC stands for Answer - Self-Consolidating Concrete
ASTM C1611 Answer - SCC Slump flow test
