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What is the indication of shear slump and collapse slump in slump tests?

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If concrete compression test fails, should Schmidt hammer test be adopted as an alternative test to prove the concrete strength?

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Comparing the rate of “Formwork exceeding 300mm wide, horizontal or at any inclination up to and including 5o to the horizontal” with the rate of “Formwork exceeding 300mm wide, at any inclination more than 85o up to and including 90o to the horizontal”, which one is higher?

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What are the disadvantages of curing by ponding and polythene sheets?

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Is it desirable to use concrete of very high strength i.e. exceeding 60MPa? What are the potential problems associated with such high strength concrete?

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What are the major problems in using pumping for concreting works?

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In concrete compression test, normally 150mmx150mmx150mm concrete cube samples are used for testing. Why isn’t 100mmx100mmx100mm concrete cube samples used in the test instead of 150mmx150mmx150mm concrete cube samples?

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In designing concrete structures, normally maximum aggregate sizes are adopted with ranges from 10mm to 20mm. Does an increase of maximum aggregate size benefit the structures?

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