25. M20 concrete is a grade of concrete which has a compressive strength equal to 20 MPa. I want to test if concrete with afraction of cement partially replaced with fly ash would be competftive with M20 concrete. What test should I perform given limited time and resources? O A. One sample t-test O B. One sample z-test O C. Two sample t-test O D. Two sample z-test

25. M20 concrete is a grade of concrete which has a compressive strength equal to 20 MPa. I want to test if concrete with afraction of cement partially replaced with fly ash would be competftive with M20 concrete. What test should I perform given limited time and resources? O A. One sample t-test O B. One sample z-test O C. Two sample t-test O D. Two sample z-test

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

a. When is it necessary to consolidate concrete by vibration in test method C231? Discuss the process of vibration when placing and consolidating the sample.b. When rodding a layer of concrete in method C138, is it okay to hit the bottom of the measure? If not, how is it supposed to be done?c. Calculate the yield of concrete if the mass of the batch is 4800 kg and its density is found to be 350 kg/m3.
Objective Questions : Answer the following question briefly. 1. How do you test flexural strength ? 2. How do you conduct the flexural strength of concrete ? Show a sketch. 3. What are the factors affecting flexural tests? 4. What is the importance of flexural strength in concrete? 5. What does the higher flexural modulus mean ? 6. How do you calculate the flexural strength of concrete?. 7. Why is flexure test two point loading.?
2. In a ready-mix concrete plant, cylindrical samples are prepared and tested periodically to detect any mix problem and to ensure that the compressive strength is higher than the lower specification limit. The minimum target value was set at 5,000 psi. The following compressive strength data were collected. Sample No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Compressive strength (psi) 5595 5139 6359 5192 5188 5241 5964 5875 6155 5115 Sample No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Compressive strength (psi) 6695 5449 5278 6697 5195 6021 5320 5657 6595 5235 a. Calculate the mean, standard deviation, and the coefficient of variation of the data b. Using a spreadsheet program, create a control chart for these data showing the target value and the lower specification limit. Is the plant production meeting the specification requirement? If not, comment on possible reasons. Comment on the data scatter.
Q3: Discuss importance of sieve analysis test conducted on both fine and coarse aggregateQ4: Concrete cylinder placed in universal testing is subject to axial compressive load. Concretecylinder crushed at a load of 85 kilo pounds, calculate compressive strength of concrete. (Concretecylinder has 6 inches diameter and 12 inches height)
Three 100*200 mm cylindrical concrete specimens were tested for 28 days compressive strength and show 30.5 MPa, 29.6 MPa and 32.8 MPa compressive strength. a) What is the average compressive strength of this concrete? b) What is the approximate tensile strength of this concrete? c) What is the approximate modulus of elasticity of this concrete? For the toolbar, press ALT+F10 (PC) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac). BIU Paragraph Arial 10pt A v x² X, +, 田用国田用因 Ť } !!
Use different types of accelerators in concrete and determine their effect on fresh concrete (i.e find their slump values and setting times etc). Use Proper testing procedures. Also do comparison and give remarks? (For A1, B1, C1)
Q3. Three concrete mixes with the same ingredients, except the amount of mixing water, and their slump values were obtained. Three 100 mm * 200 mm concrete cylinders were prepared for each mix. The cylinders were cured for 7 days and then tested for compressive strength. The test results are as shown in the table below. Assume that the aggregate was at the saturated surface-dry condition before adding mixing water. It is required to do the following: a. Plot the relationship between slump and amount of mixing water for all mixes. Comment on the effect of increasing the amount of water on workability. b. Determine the compressive strength of each cylinder after 7 days. c. Determine the average compressive strength of each mix after 7 days. d. Using the Figure below, estimate the compressive strength after 28 days (fc) for each mix. e. Determine the w/c ratio for each mix. Plot the average fc values versus w/c ratios for all mixes. Comment on the effect of increasing the w/c ratio on the…
Q°: for a specific concrete mix, the average compressive strength (CS) (28.2 MPa) and standard deviation (1.8 MPa). An engineer selected 100 cubes for testing, determine the probability of: 1. Getting on CS>29.5 2. Getting on 21
Subject: concrete technology Q1. (a) Describe the effects of C3S on the properties of concrete. (b) Which source of fine aggregate is preferred and why?
a) How various properties of aggregates affect workability of concrete? b) If the peak load of concrete cylinder in compression is 70,000 pounds, find the crushing strength of concrete? (Hint: concrete cylinder dia is 6in). SIR, PLS GIVE ME PROPER AND CORRECT ANSWER WITH FULL DETAILS. SUBJECT: CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
Three concrete mixes with the same ingredients, except the amount of mixing water, and their slump values were obtained. Three 150 mm * 300 mm concrete cylinders were prepared for each mix. The cylinders were cured for 7 days and then tested for compressive strength. The test results are as shown. Assume that the aggregate was at the saturated surface-dry condition before adding mixing water.It is required to do the following:a. Determine the compressive strength of each cylinder after 7 days.b. Determine the average compressive strength of each mix after 7 days.c. Determine the w/c ratio for each mix.
11. Calculate the density (in kg/m³) and the compressive strength of the concrete (in MPa or N/mm?) for all samples from each type. Why the strength is different between the cubes and the cylinders? explain Cubic Sample of 100 mm Weight (kg) Load (kN) 1 2.52 655.8 2.59 670.9 3 2.47 675.9 Cubic Sample of 150 mm 1 8.43 1485 8.61 1492 3 8.53 1498 Cylindrical sample of 100×200 1 3.94 457.5 2 3.75 430.0 3 3.83 413.8 Cylindrical sample of 150×300 1 12.86 1056 13.0 1005 3 13.12 1020