Exam 2 Voc and Quiz Q Flashcards
1
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A concrete surface lying upon, and supported directly by, the ground beneath.
A
Slab on grade:
2
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The mineral waste that rises to the top of molten iron or steel or to the top of a weld.
A
Slag:
3
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A slot or groove intended to create an opening too large to be bridged by a drop of water and, thereby, to eliminate the passage of water by capillary action;
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Capillary break:
4
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A membrane used to resist the migration of liquid water through a floor, wall, or roof.
A
Moisture barrier:
5
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A strip of wood, metal, or plaster that establishes the level to which concrete or plaster will be placed.
A
Screed:
6
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A long-handled tool used for the initial floating of a freshly poured concrete slab.
A
Bull float:
7
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A stiff straightedge of wood or metal used to level the surface of wet plaster or concrete.
A
Darby:
8
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In freshly placed concrete, water that rises to the top surface of the concrete as the solid cement and aggregate particles settle.
A
Bleed water:
9
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A metal-bladed tool used in the final stages of finishing of a concrete slab.
A
Steel trowel:
10
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A skid-resistant texture imparted to an uncured concrete surface by dragging a stiff-bristled broom across it.
A
Broom finish:
11
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A step in the finishing of concrete slabs for the purpose of removing minor undulations produced during floating or troweling.
A
Restraightening:
12
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To strike off the surface of a concrete slab using screeds and a straight piece of lumber or metal; as a noun, a long, straight item, used to perform straightedging, test the flatness of a surface, or trace a straight line.
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Straightedge:
13
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A dry powder that is dusted onto the surface of a concrete slab before troweling to react with the concrete and produce a hard wearing surface for industrial use.
A
Shake-on hardener:
14
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A liquid that, when sprayed on the surface of newly placed concrete, forms a water-resistant layer to prevent premature dehydration of the concrete.
A
Curing compound:
15
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A concrete slab finished to a high degree of flatness and levelness according to a recognized system of measurement.
A
Superflat floor:
16
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An index number expressing the statistical flatness or levelness of a concrete slab.
A
F-number:
17
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An intentional, linear discontinuity in a structure or component designed to form a plane of weakness where cracking can occur in response to various forces so as to minimize or eliminate cracking elsewhere.
A
Control joint or contraction joint
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A type of joint used to separate abutting materials or assemblies that should remain structurally independent, such as where new construction meets old, or where a nonstructural slab on grade abuts structural columns or walls.
A
Isolation joint:
19
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Specially formulated cement, used to counteract the drying shrinkage that normally occurs during curing.
A
Shrinkage-compensating cement:
20
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A slot formed into a concrete surface for the purpose of interlocking with a subsequent pour of concrete; a slot at the edge of a precast member into which grout will be poured to lock it to an adjacent member; a mechanical interlocking of plaster with lath.
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Key:
21
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A short cylindrical rod of wood or steel
A
Dowel:
22
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A steel or plastic rod with fasteners on either end, used to hold together the two surfaces of formwork for a concrete wall.
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Form tie:
23
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A horizontal beam used to support sheeting or concrete formwork.
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Waler:
24
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A depression, typically conical in shape, in a cast-in-place concrete wall that remains after the protruding portions of a form tie are removed.
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Form tie hole:
25
A reinforced concrete floor or roof slab that spans between parallel beams or bearing walls.
One-way solid slab:
26
Inserting temporary supports under concrete beams and slabs after the formwork has been removed to prevent overloading before the concrete achieves its full strength.
Reshoring:
27
A system of lightweight components, most commonly made of rigid polystyrene insulating foam, used as permanent formwork for the casting of concrete walls.
Insulating concrete form (ICF):
28
A very broad, shallow beam used with a one-way solid slab.
Slab band:
29
A reinforced concrete framing system in which closely spaced concrete joists span between parallel beams or bearing walls.
One-way concrete joist system:
30
A form used to produce the cavity between joists in a one-way concrete joist system.
Pan:
31
A transverse beam at the mid-span of a one-way concrete joist structure, used to allow the joists to share concentrated loads.
Distribution rib:
32
A broad, shallow concrete beam that supports one-way concrete joists whose depths are identical to its own
Joist band:
33
A one-way concrete framing system with joists that are spaced more widely than those in a conventional one-way concrete joist system.
Wide-module concrete joist system:
34
A reinforced concrete framing system in which columns with mushroom capitals and/or drop panels directly support a two-way slab that is planar on both of its surfaces.
Two-way flat slab:
35
A flaring comical head on a concrete column.
Mushroom capital:
36
A thickening of a two-way concrete structure at the head of a column.
Drop panel:
37
The half-span-wide zone of a two-way concrete slab that lies midway between columns.
Middle strip:
38
A reinforced concrete framing system in which columns directly supporta two-way slab that is planar on both of its surfaces.
Two-way flat plate:
39
A two-way concrete joist system.
Waffle slab:
40
An arch rotated about its vertical axis to produce a structure shaped like an inverted bowl; a form used to make one of the cavities in a concrete waffle slab.
Dome:
41
The horizontal top portion of a window or door.
Head:
42
A posttensioning strand placed along a curving profile that approximates the path of the tensile forces in a beam.
Draped tendon:
43
To cure; to install; to recess the heads of nails; a punch for recessing the heads of nails.
Set:
44
A method of building multistory site-cast concrete buildings by casting all the slabs in a stack on the ground, then lifting them up the columns with jacks and welding them in place.
Lift-slab construction:
45
Large sections of slab formwork that are moved by crane.
Flying formwork:
46
Building multistory sitecast concrete walls with forms that rise up the wall as construction progresses.
Slip forming:
47
A method of constructing concrete walls in which panels are cast and cured flat on a floor slab, then tilted up into their final positions.
Tilt-up construction:
48
A low-slump concrete mixture that is deposited by being blown from a nozzle at high speed with a stream of compressed air; pneumatically placed Concrète.
Shotcrete:
49
Concrete intended as a finish surface and produced to a higher-quality standard.
Architectural concrete:
50
A concrete surface in which the coarse aggregate is revealed.
Exposed aggregate finish:
51
A tool with a moving chain, belt, wire, straight blade, or circular blade whose cutting action is carried out by diamonds.
Diamond saw:
52
A scalloped roof structure of reinforced concrete that spans in one direction as a barrel vault and in the other as a folded plate.
Barrel shell:
53
A roof structure whose strength and stiffness derive from a pleated or folded geometry.
Folded plate:
54
Concrete cast and cured in a location other than its final position in the structure.
Precast concrete
55
Aiding and accelerating the setting reaction of concrete by the application of steam.
Steam curing:
56
A concrete slab, without ribs or voids, that spans between beams or bearing walls.
Solid slab:
57
A precast concrete slab element that has internal longitudimal cavities to reduce its self-weight.
Hollow-core slab:
58
A precast concrete slab element that resembles the letters TT in cross section.
Double tee:
59
A precast slab element whose profile resembles the letter T.
Single tee:
60
A thin layer of concrete cast over the top of a floor deck.
Topping:
61
A horizontal wood member fastened to a wall or beam to which the ends of joists may be connected.
Ledger:
62
A permanent, fixed form in which precast concrete elements are produced.
Casting bed:
63
A steel plate anchored into the surface of concrete, to which another steel element can be welded.
Weld plate:
64
In precast concrete, an open grid fabric of carbon fibers bonded with epoxy resin, used as a substitute for welded wire reinforcing
Carbon fiber reinforcing:
65
A spanning device in which masonry units in successive courses are cantilevered slightly over one another; a projecting bracket of masonry or concrete.
Corbel:
66
A block of plastic or synthetic rubber used to cushion the point at which one precast concrete element rests upon another.
Bearing pad:
67
A bolt embedded in concrete for the purpose of fastening a building frame to a concrete or masonry foundation.
Anchor bolt:
68
Inserted by a gunlike tool using energy provided by an exploding charge of gunpowder.
Powder-driven:
69
A hybrid concrete system in which precast concrete sections are used as permanent formwork for cast-in-place concrete.
Filigree precast concrete:
70
One who builds with bricks, stones, or concrete masonry units; one who works with concrete.
Mason:
71
A brick, stone, concrete block, glass block, or hollow clay tile intended to be laid in mortar.
Masonry unit:
72
A thin, flat steel tool, either pointed or rectangular, provided with a handle and held in the hand, used to manipulate mastic, mortar, plaster, or concrete. Also, a machine whose rotating steel blades are used to finish concrete slabs; to use a trowel.
Trowel:
73
A substance used to join masonry units, consisting of cementitious materials, fine aggregate, and water. See also Cement-lime mortar, Lime mortar.
Mortar:
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Mortar made from portland cement, hydrated lime, aggregate, and water, the most traditional formulation of modern masonry mortars. See also Masonry cement, Mortar cement.
Cement—lime mortar:
75
Inert particles, such as sand, gravel, crushed stone, or expanded minerals, in a concrete, mortar, or plaster.
Aggregate:
76
A gray or white powder, composed principally of calcium silicates, which, when combined with water, hydrates to form the binder in concrete, mortar, and stucco.
Portland cement:
77
A nonhydraulic cementitious material, used as an ingredient in mortars and plasters. See also Hydrated lime, Quicklime.
Lime:
78
Produced by burning calcium carbonate found in limestone or sea shells; once hydrated, used as an ingredient in mortars and plasters; chemically, calcium oxide.
Quicklime:
79
Making bricks by pressing wet clay into molds.
Soft mud process:
80
A brick made in a mold that was wetted and then dusted with sand before the clay was placed in it.
Sand-mold brick, sand-struck brick:
81
A method of molding bricks in which a column of damp clay is extruded from a rectangular die and cut into bricks by fine wires.
Stiff mud process:
82
Hydraulic cement made from a mixture of cementitious materials such as portland cement, other hydraulic cements, and pozzolans for the purpose of altering one or more properties of the cement or reducing the energy required in the cement manufacturing process.
Blended hydraulic cement:
83
A hydraulic cement made from a blend of portland cement, lime, and other dry admixtures designed to increase the workability of the mortar. See also Cement-lime mortar.
Masonry cement:
84
An admixture that causes a controlled quantity of stable microscopic air bubbles to form in concrete or mortar during mixing, usually for the purposes of increasing workability and resistance to freeze-thaw conditions.
Air-entraining admixture:
85
In masonry, a blend of portland cement, lime, and other additives, that produces mortar comparable in its bond strength properties to cement-lime mortar. See also Cement-lime mortar.
Mortar cement:
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Cementitious materials, such as portland cement or blast furnace slag, that harden by reacting with water and whose hardened products are not water soluble. Nonhydraulic cements, such as lime, can also be mixed with pozzolans to create cements with hydraulic properties.
Hydraulic cements:
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Masonry mortar made from a mix of lime, sand, and water; used principally in the restoration of historic Structures.
Lime mortar:
88
Cementitious materials, such as gypsum and lime, that remain water soluble after curing. See also Hydraulic cements.
Nonhydraulic cements:
89
The process by which lime mortar reacts with atmospheric carbon dioxide to cure.
Carbonation:
90
The process by which cements combine chemically with water to harden.
Hydration:
91
A substance that retards the onset of the curing reaction in mortar so that the mortar may be used over a protracted period of time after mixing.
Extended-life admixture:
92
A light-colored, powdery deposit on the face of masonry or concrete, caused by the leaching of chemical salts from water migrating from within the structure to the surface.
Efflorescence:
93
Making bricks by pressing wet clay into molds.
Soft mud process:
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A brick made in a mold that was wetted before the clay was placed in it.
Water-struck brick:
95
A method of molding slightly damp clays and shales into bricks by forcing them into molds under high pressure.
Dry-press process:
96
A method of molding bricks in which a column of damp clay is extruded from a rectangular die and cut into bricks by fine wires.
Stiff mud process:
97
The process of converting dry clay into a ceramic material through the application of intense heat.
Firing:
98
A kiln that is loaded and fired in discrete batches, as differentiated from a tunnel kiln, which is operated continuously.
Periodic kiln:
99
A kiln through which clay products are passed on railroad cars.
Tunnel kiln:
100
The process of applying heat to evaporate the last water from clay products before they are fired.
Water smoking:
101
Corrosion; rusting; rust; chemically, the combining with oxygen.
Oxidation:
102
The process of transforming a material into a glassy substance by means of heat.
Vitrification:
103
A thin, continuous sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, or waterproof paper used to prevent the passage of water through a joint in a wall, roof, or chimney.
Flashing:
104
Brick used for concealed masonry work where appearance is not a concern.
Building brick:
105
Clay brick with up to 60 percent void area.
A brick made to withstand very high temperatures, as in a fireplace, furnace, or industrial chimney.
Hollow brick:
Firebrick:
106
(rhymes with “scythe" and “tithe") A vertical layer of masonry that is one masonry unit thick.
Wythe:
107
A horizontal layer of masonry units one unit high; a horizontal line of shingles or siding.
Course:
108
The horizontal layer of mortar beneath a masonry unit.
Bed joint:
109
The vertical layer of mortar between ends of masonry units.
Head joint:
110
The vertical mortar joint between wythes of masonry.
Collar joint:
111
In framed construction, a member that carries other perpendicular framing members, such as a beam above an opening in a wall or a joist supporting other joists where they are interrupted by a floor opening. In steel construction, a beam that spans between girders. In masonry construction, a brick or other masonry unit that is laid across two wythes with its end exposed in the face of the wall.
Header:
112
A brick laid on its end, with its narrow face toward the outside of the wall.
Soldier:
113
A brick laid on its long edge, with its end exposed in the face of the wall.
Rowlock:
114
The interlocking pattern of masonry units used to tie two or more wythes together in a wall.
Structural bond:
115
Brickwork laid with five courses of stretchers followed by one course of headers.
Common bond:
116
Brickwork laid with each course consisting of alternating headers and stretchers.
Flemish bond:
117
Brickwork laid with alternating courses, each consisting entirely of headers or stretchers.
English bond:
118
A masonry wall that includes a continuous airspace between its outermostwythe and the remainder of the wall.
Cavity wall:
119
Brickwork consisting entirely of stretchers.
(rhymes with “bed”) A soft, dull gray, easily formed nonferrous metal. In masonry work, a corner or wall end accurately constructed with the aid of a spirit level to serve as a guide for placing the bricks in the remainder of the wall.
Running bond:
Lead:
120
A strip of wood marked with the exact course heights of masonry for a particular building; used to make sure that all the leads are identical in height and coursing.
Story pole:
121
A mortar joint finished in a sloping, planar profile that tends to shed water to the outside of the wall.
Weathered joint:
122
A joint whose profile resembles the letter V.
Vee joint:
123
A mortar joint tooled into a curved, indented profile.
Concave joint:
124
Hydrochloric acid.
Muriatic acid:
125
A beam that carries the load of a wall across a window or door opening.
Lintel:
126
A spanning device in which masonry units in successive courses are cantilevered slightly over one another; a projecting bracket of masonry or concrete.
Corbel:
127
A structural device that supports a vertical load by translating it into axial inclined forces at its supports.
Arch:
128
Temporary formwork for an arch, dome, or vault.
Centering:
129
The wall area between the head of a window on one story and the sill of a window on the floor above; the area of a wall between adjacent arches.
Spandrel:
130
A brick that has been rubbed on an abrasive stone to reduce it to a trapezoidal shape for use in an arch.
Gauged brick:
131
An arch made from masonry units that are rectangular rather than wedge-shaped.
Rough arch:
132
A segment of a cylindrical surface that spans as an arch.
Barrel vault:
133
An arch rotated about its vertical axis to produce a structure shaped like an inverted bowl; a form used to make one of the cavities in a concrete waffle slab.
Dome:
134
A structural device, usually of masonry or concrete, that resists the diagonal forces from an arch or vault.
Buttress:
135
Brickwork into which steel bars have been embedded to impart tensile strength to the construction,
Reinforced brick masonry (RBM):
136
A high-slump mixture of portland cement, aggregates, and water, which can be poured or pumped into cavities in concrete or masonry for the purpose of embedding reinforcing bars and/ or increasing the amount of loadbearing material in a wall; a specially formulated mortar-like material for filling under steel baseplates and around connections in precast concrete framing; a mortar used to fill joints between ceramic tiles or quarry tiles.
Grout:
137
The coefficient of friction, measured between two surfaces at rest relative to each other; used in some finish flooring slip resistance measurements.See also dynamic coefficient of friction.
Static coefficient of friction (SCOF):
138
A method of constructing a reinforced masonry wall in which the reinforcing bars are embedded in grout in increments not higher than 4 feet (1200 mm).
Low-lift grouting:
139
A method of constructing a reinforced masonry wall in which the reinforcing bars are embedded in grout in story-high increments.
High-lift grouting:
140
An opening at the base of a masonry wall through which mortar droppings and other debris can be removed before the interior cavity of the wall is grouted.
Cleanout hole:
141
A device for holding two parts of a construction together; a structural device that acts in tension.
Tie:
142
A corner reinforcing of cut stone or bricks in a masonry wall, usually done for decorative effect.
Quoin (pronounced “coin"):
143
The level at which the pressure of water in the soil is equal to the atmospheric pressure; effectively, the level to which groundwater will fill an excavation; a wood molding or shaped brick used to make a transition between a thicker foundation and the wall above.
Water table:
144
Masonry walls without cavities; historically, thick, monolithic masonry walls that rely primarily on their mass for their strength, durability, and tempering of the flow of heat and moisture from inside to outside.
Solid masonry:
145
A masonry wall that includes a continuous airspace between its outer most wythe and the remainder of the wall.
Cavity wall:
146
A thin, continuous sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, or waterproof paper used to prevent the passage of water through a joint in a wall, roof, or chimney.
Flashing:
147
A small opening whose purpose is to permit drainage of water that accumulates inside a building component or assembly.
Weep hole:
148
A coating intended to resist the passage of water, commonly applied to the outside face of basement walls or to the inner face of a cavity in a masonry cavity wall.
Dampproofing:
149
A material placed in the airspace of a cavity wall to catch mortar droppings and prevent clogging of weep holes at the bottom of the cavity.
Cavity drainage material:
150
A thin layer, sheet, or facing.
Veneer:
151
A wall that carries structural loads from floors, roofs, or walls above.
Bearing wall:
152
A traditional building type with exterior masonry bearing walls and an interior structure of balloon framing.
Ordinary construction:
153
A type of wood construction made from large wood members and solid timber decking in a post-and-beam configuration; in the International Building Code, buildings of Type IV HT construction, consisting of heavy timber interior construction and noncombustible exterior walls, which are considered to have moderate fire-resistive properties.
Heavy Timber Construction:
154
In masonry, a flashing that is not concealed within the wall, usually at the roof level or top of the wall.
External flashing:
155
In masonry, a flashing concealed with the masonry; also called a concealed or through-wall flashing.
Internal flashing:
156
The flashing at the edges of a low-slope roof membrane that turns up against the adjacent face of a parapet or wall; frequently overlapped by a counterflashing.
Base flashing:
157
A lashing turned down from above to overlap another flashing turned up from below so as to shed water.
Counterflashing:
158
A slot, usually horizontal, and inclined in cross section, into which a flashing or roof membrane may be inserted in a concrete or masonry surface.
Reglet:
159
A flexible, self-sticking flashing material, usually made of polymermodified asphalt laminated to a plastic backing, with preapplied adhesive on one side.
Self-adhered flashing:
160
The turned-up end of a slashing that prevents water from running out of the end; a block inserted into the space within a horizontal aluminum mullion for the same purpose.
End dam:
161
A cladding system that consists of a thin layer of reinforced stucco applied directly to the surface of an insulating plastic foam board.
Exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS):
162
A length of wood or metal attached to a masonry or concrete wall to permit the attachment of finish materials using screws or nails; any linear material used to create a spatial separation between a finish material and an underlying substrate.
Furring strip:
163
A connection between materials or elements that is not designed to allow movement between the parts.
Nonmovement joint:
164
A line or plane along which movement is allowed to take place in a building or a surface of a building in response to such forces as moisture expansion and contraction, thermal expansion and contraction, foundation settling, and seismic forces.
Movement joint:
165
A connection that is designed to allow small amounts of relative movement between two pieces of a building assembly.
Working joint:
166
A connection designed to allow the structure of a building and its cladding or partitions to move independently.
Structure/enclosure joint:
167
A type of joint used to separate abutting materials or assemblies that should remain structurally independent, such as where new construction meets old, or where a nonstructural slab on grade abuts structural columns or walls.
Isolation joint:
168
An intentional, linear discontinuity in a structure or component designed to form a plane of weakness where cracking can occur in response to various forces so as to minimize or eliminate cracking elsewhere. Also called a contraction joint.
A seam within a material or between materials that provides for material expansion and contraction.
Control joint:
Expansion joint:
169
A plane along which a building is divided into separate structures that may move independently of one another.
Building separation joint:
170
A building separation joint that allows for expansion and contraction of adjacent portions of a building without distress.
Volume-change joint:
171
A building separation joint that allows the foundations of adjacent building masses to settle at different rates.
Settlement joint:
172
A light-colored, powdery deposit on the face of masonry or concrete, caused by the leaching of chemical salts from water migrating from within the structure to the surface.
Efflorescence:
173
The cracking or flaking of the surface of concrete or masonry units, caused, for example, by freeze-thaw action, corroding reinforcing, or pointing mortars that are harder and stronger than the mortar deeper in the masonry joint.
Spalling:
174
The process of removing deteriorated mortar from the zone near the surface of a brick wall and inserting fresh mortar.
Repointing:
175
Traditionally, a method of finishing masonry joints using mortars of different colors to artificially create the appearance of a more refined joint; in contemporary usage, may be used interchangeably with repointing.
Tuckpointing:
176
Which one is NOT an asphalt pavement component:
a) Aggregate
b) Cement
c) Asphalt Binder
d) Additives or Modifiers
b
177
Which one is not true about asphalt binder:
a) Asphalt binder is waterproof
b) Asphalt binder has poor adhesiveness
c) Asphalt binder is produced by petroleum distillation
d) Properties of asphalt binder are time and temperature dependent
b
178
Which one is not a component of asphalt binder:
a) Asphaltenes
b) Oils
c) Resins
d) Kerosene
d
179
Which one of the following statements is not true?
a) Asphalt pavements that are too stiff have a lower cracking susceptibility.
b) Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) is 100% recyclable.
c) In asphalt pavements, aggregates are responsible for load supporting capacity of pavements.
d) In the Performance Grade of asphalt binder, PG 64-22, -22 shows the minimum pavement temperature.
a
180
Accumulation of small amounts of deformation that occur each time a load is applied to an asphalt pavement is called:
a) Fatigue cracking
b) Thermal cracking
c) Rutting
d) Reflective cracking
c
181
Which one is NOT an advantage of polymer modification of asphalt binder:
a) Higher rutting Resistance
b) Lower compatibility
c) Higher Elastic Recovery
d) Improved ductility
b
182
Which of the following is considered a self-Healing Approaches for asphalt pavement applications?
a) Rejuvenators
b) Induction Heating
c) Micro-encapsulation and Hollow Fibers
d) All of above
d
183
Loaded Wheel Tracking (LWT) Test measures ------------- in an asphalt pavement:
a) Rutting resistance
b) Moisture susceptibility
c) Fatigue cracking resistance
d) Thermal cracking resistance
a
184
Which test evaluates fatigue cracking of asphalt pavement at intermediate temperature:
a) Loaded Wheel Tracking (LWT) Test
b) Thermal Stress Restrained Specimen Test (TSRST)
c) Semi-Circular Bending (SCB) Test
d) Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR)
c
185
Which one is an advantage of Sodium-Alginate Hollow fiber containing rejuvenator:
a) Enhanced self-healing properties
b) Improved elastic properties
c) Environmental friendly and low cost
d) All of above
d
186
Why does concrete crack?
a. Low tensile strength and limited deformation capacity
b. Low compressive strength
c. Low modulus of elasticity and low compressive strength
d. High tensile strength and limited deformation capacity
a
187
Concrete compressive strength is low:
a. True
b. False
b
188
Concrete tensile strength is approximately ______ of its compressive strength.
a. 1/2
b. 1/5
c. 1/10
d. Same
c
189
What is the main difference between bendable concrete and regular concrete?
a. Bendable concrete has higher compressive strength and a lower tensile strength
b. Bendable concrete has a higher deformation capacity
c. Bendable concrete costs less than regular concrete
d. None of the above
b
190
Bendable concrete deformation capacity (in tension) is about______that of regular concrete.
a. 2 times
b. 50%
c. 300 times
d. 10 times
c
191
Bendable concrete flexural strength is about______that of regular concrete.
a. 2 to 3 times
b. 75%
c. 100 times
d. 10 times
a
192
Bendable concrete allows building jointless concrete pavements.
a. True
b. False
a
193
Bendable concrete allow for significant thickness reduction of concrete pavements
a. True
b. False
a
194
Bendable concrete utilizes fibers in its composition.
a. True
b. False
a
195
Bendable concrete can prevent the formation of cracks in concrete pavements
a. True
b. False
a
196
the coarse aggregate layer under a concrete slab on grade which discourages the migration of water from the ground below into the concrete slab above.
Capillary Break
197
a steel or wood reinforcing bar that projects from a foundation to tie it to a column or wall, or from one section of a concrete slab or wall to another.
Dowel
