11 Questions
What is the characteristic of a material that increases its viscosity as it is cooled from a liquid state?
Glass
What is the term for a type of steel known for its high strength?
Martensitic steel
What is the process by which glass is made into sheet products?
Float glass process
What is the term for a type of steel microstructure that forms when austenite transforms into a mixture of ferrite and cementite?
Pearlite
What is the term for a type of phase transformation that occurs when austenite cools?
Martensitic transformation
What is a typical objective of materials selection?
Maximise resistance to corrosion
What is a characteristic of the Bogue composition?
It ignores impurities in the Portland cement clinker phases
What is a characteristic of thermosetting plastics?
They contain a three-dimensional network of covalent bonds
How does the rate of penetration of aggressive agents into concrete change with the water/cement ratio?
It decreases with an increase in the water/cement ratio
What is the primary cause of drying shrinkage of concrete?
Water driven off from the C-S-H gel
What is the purpose of screening in material processing?
To separate materials by size
True or False questions about materials selection, concrete, thermosetting plastics, and more. Practice for your CIVE40007 exam with this quiz.
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