Types of Concrete Admixtures and Heat of Hydration Quiz

Aggregate should be washed for a better bonding between paste and ______

It is mainly the aggregate that provide strength to concrete especially coarse aggregates which act just like bones in the ______

Rough and angular aggregate provides better bonding and high ______

It is water cement ratio that basically governs the property of ______

Type of cement affect the hydration process and therefore strength of ______

Amount of cementing material It is the paste that holds or binds all the ingredients.Thus, greater amount of cementing material greater will be ______

Rough and angular aggregates is preferable as they provide greater ______

Chemical admixtures like plasticizers reduce the water cement ratio and increase the strength of concrete at same water cement ______

Mineral admixtures affect the strength at later stage and increase the strength by increasing the amount of ______ material

The strength of concrete is basically referred to compressive strength and it depends upon three factors. 1.Paste Strength It is mainly due to the binding properties of cement that the ingredients are compacted ______ together