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1154 CE F230 20230107053240 Mid Semester Question Paper

This document is a mid-semester examination paper for the Civil Engineering Materials course at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, covering various topics related to concrete and construction materials. It contains a series of questions that assess students' understanding of concepts such as air in concrete, tensile strength testing, curing significance, and the effects of different materials on concrete properties. The exam is closed book, lasts 90 minutes, and is worth a total of 50 marks.

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1154 CE F230 20230107053240 Mid Semester Question Paper

This document is a mid-semester examination paper for the Civil Engineering Materials course at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, covering various topics related to concrete and construction materials. It contains a series of questions that assess students' understanding of concepts such as air in concrete, tensile strength testing, curing significance, and the effects of different materials on concrete properties. The exam is closed book, lasts 90 minutes, and is worth a total of 50 marks.

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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI

FIRST SEMESTER 2022 – 2023


Civil Engineering Materials (Mid Semester Examination- Closed Book)
Course No: CE F230 Date: 02-11-2022 (Wednesday)
Duration: 90 mins. (2:00-3:30 PM) Max. Marks: 50

Instruction: Answer the questions in the same sequence as in the question paper.
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1. What is the difference between entrapped air and entrained air? [2]
2. How can restraint of movement of a member lead to shrinkage cracking? [2]
3. Why do we need indirect methods to test tensile strength of concrete? [2]
4. Determine the volume of water added from 7.2 litres of superplasticizer per m 3 of concrete to achieve a slump
of 100 mm. Specific gravity of superplasticizer is 1.15 and solid content is 32%. [2]
5. Mention any three advantages and disadvantages of concrete as a construction material. [3]
6. What do you understand by the term curing of concrete? What is the significance of curing? [3]
7. What is the maturity concept and what are its applications? [3]
8. The maximum practical level of cement replacement with GGBS is around 65% while with class F fly ash is
around 20%. What is the reason for this difference? [3]
9. Coarse aggregate is placed in a rigid bucket and rodded with a tamping rod to determine its unit weight. The
following data is obtained: Volume of bucket = 10 litres, Weight of empty bucket = 11 kg, Weight of bucket
filled with dry rodded coarse aggregate =28.4 kg. (a) Calculate the dry-rodded unit weight. If the oven-dried
bulk specific gravity of aggregate is 2.65, calculate % voids in the aggregate. [3]
10. 3 sieves (19mm, 9.5mm, 4.75mm) were used for sieve analysis of coarse aggregates and the cumulative %
passing was (80%, 30%, and 0%) respectively. Determine the fineness modulus of the coarse aggregates. [3]
11. For a given concrete mix proportion, explain why does a standard concrete cube shows higher strength than a
standard concrete cylinder? [4]
12. What is (a) pozzolanic material (b) pozzolanic reaction (c) ITZ? What effect pozzolan addition has on ITZ? [4]
13. (a) A 2000 g sample of coarse aggregate in the SSD condition weighted 1280 g when immersed in water.
Calculate the bulk specific gravity (SSD) of the aggregate. [1]
(b) A 2000 g sample from the stockpile of the same aggregate as in part (a) weighted 1250 g when immersed in
water. Calculate the moisture content of the aggregate in the stockpile. [3]
14. Briefly explain the need of prestressing and how creep in concrete leads to loss of prestress [3+3].
15. Answer the following (3+3):
a. Determine the temperature rise in a mass concrete member after 28 days. The mix proportion of
concrete is 1:1.5:3:0.6 (cement: FA: CA: water). Assume that the heat of hydration of cement after 7
and 28 days are 500 and 600 kJ/kg respectively; specific heat of water = 4.2 kJ/kg/⁰C; specific heat of
cement, FA and CA = 0.20, 0.30, 0.40 times that of water respectively.
b. If we decide to replace 60% of cement with GGBS, what will be the rise in temperature after 7 days at
the core and near the surface? Assume the following: Heat evolved by the hydration of GGBS after 7
days = 50 kJ/kg, specific heat of GGBS = 0.25 times that of water and 30% heat loss is expected near
the surface due to lower ambient temperature.

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