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A granular material such as sand, gravel, crushed stone and iron blast-furnace slag, and when used with a cementing medium forms a hydraulic cement concrete or mortar. A. Water. B. Cement. C. Admixture. D. Aggregate. |
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A concrete member with a ratio of height-to-least lateral dimension of 3 or greater used primarily to support axial compressive load. A. Column. B. Beam. C. Slab. D. Footing. |
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The point in a column cross-section where the resultant force acts when all the steel has yielded in compression and the entire concrete section is subjected to its maximum compressive stress. A. Plastic centroid. B. Algebraic centroid. C. Geometric centroid. D. Paper centroid. |
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Loss of stress in that takes place with the passage of time as steel is held at constant strain. A. Post-tensioning. B. Creep. C. Relaxation. D. Pre-tensioning. |
C |
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Stressing high strength steel before concrete hardens. A. Pre-tensioning. B.Creep. C.Relaxation. D.Post-tensioning. |
A |
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Stressing high strength steel after the concrete has been cast and has attained sufficient strength. A.Relaxation. B.Pre-tensioning. C.Post-tensioning. D.Creep. |
C |
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The material composition is the same but its mechanical properties are different in every direction. A. Isotropic material. B. Orthotropic material. C. Homogeneous material. D. Elastic Material. |
B |
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Refers to tendency of solid materials to return to their original shape after forces are applied on them. When the forces are removed, the object will return to its initial shape and size. A. Buckling. B. Yielding. C. Strain Hardening. D. Elasticity. |
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Refers to the stress at which a material begins to deform plastically. A. Strain Hardening. B. Buckling. C. Yielding. D. Rupture. |
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