Self-Assessment Questions

1. Give the classification of concrete and describe their importance in construction.

2. What factors are taken into account at the selection of cements for concrete? What are the requirements to the mixing water?

3. What are the requirements to the fine aggregates of concrete?

4. What are the requirements to the coarse aggregate of concrete?

5. What porous aggregates are applied at manufacturing of light-weight concrete?

6. What are the basic admixtures, applied in concrete?

7. Tell about technologies of concrete mixtures obtaining.

8. Describe basic properties of concrete mixtures.

9. Tell about workability of concrete mixtures.

11. Describe the peculiarities of concrete structure?

13. What methods of determination of concrete strength are used? What is the essence of nondestructive methods?

15. Tell about the properties of concrete.

18. Tell about proportioning of concrete mixtures.

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