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Clemson University
Glenn Department of Civil Engineering

CE 3510- Civil Engineering Materials - Quiz #2

September 13, 2017 9:05am – 9:50am (45 min)

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Question 1:

Mass of water = 600 - 560 = 40 g

Total moisture content = (40/560) × 100 = 7.14 %

Free moisture content = 7.14-2.14 = 5 %

Question 2

• Avoiding the use of reactive aggregates

• Limiting the amount of alkalis in the cement
• Combining the portland cement with a cement replacement material
• Limit access to water

Question 3
C3S, C2S, C3A, C4AF

Question 4

(a) Round and smooth aggregates

Question 5
(b) Impure for of C3S

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Question 6

Percent passing
Size
Blend 100 96 79 54 37 23 21 12 7

Percent of aggregate B in the blend

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
100 100

90 90

80 80

Aggregate B percent passing

Aggregate A percent passing

70 70

60 60

50 50

40 40

30 30

20 20

10 10

0 0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Percent of aggregate A in the blend

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Question 7

Sieve size Weight retained, g Percent retained (%) Cumulative % retained

4.75 0 0 0
2.36 40 10 10
1.18 72 18 28
0.60 130.2 32.5 60.5
0.30 63.9 15.97 76.74
0.15 93.9 23.47 ~100

(0/400)×100 = 0%
(40/400)×100 = 10%
(72/400)×100 = 18%
(130.2/400)×100 = 32.5%
(63.9/400)×100 = 15.97%
(93.9/400)×100 = 23.47%

0+10+28+60.5+76.74+100
FM= =2.75
100

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