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Question: What water-cementitious material ratio should be used for a particular job when strength require...
Question: Definition of concrete, hydraulic cement, mortar, and grout
Question: What is a pozzolan?
Question: Material Requirements for Mass Concrete
Question: Materials used to produce portland cement
Question: Benefits of using slag cement
Question: Using and handling pozzolans
Question: Importance of using pozzolans in hydraulic and environmental structures
Question: The effect of pozzolans on water demand
Question: What are shrinkage-compensating expansive cement and concrete?
Question: What is an admixture?
Question: How can it be determined that an admixture will serve its intended purpose?
Question: What allowance should be made for strengths where air-entrained concrete is to be used?
Question: Curling, shrinkage, and w/cm
Question: Hardening of hydraulic cement
Question: The difference between setting and hardening
Question: Heat of hydration and the importance of controlling it
Question: What is slag cement or ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS)
Question: What does a pozzolan do in the concrete?
Question: The effect of pozzolans on shrinkage
Question: What is a natural pozzolan?
Question: What are blended cements?
Question: The effect of maximum size of aggregate on concrete strength
Question: Mixture design and strength submittals
Question: What is calcium-aluminate cement?
Question: Curing and curling of concrete slabs over vapor retarders
Question: Using cube tests in lieu of cylinder tests
Question: Definition of setting time
Question: Measurement of setting time
Question: The making of portland cement
Question: The purpose of calcium sulfate (gypsum)
Question: Factors affecting cement properties
Question: Definition of “hot cement”
Question: Are pozzolans all alike?
Question: Why is combined aggregate grading used?
Question: The effect of aggregate shape on concrete strength
Question: The effect of aggregate grading on concrete strength
Question: Do different admixtures of a given type always perform the same?
Question: The most important single factor affecting compressive strength
Question: Consolidation of concrete—required or not?
Question: How to Control Mass Concrete Temperature during Construction
Question: Joint deterioration mechanism and prevention
Question: Chloride concentration in soil and exposure classes
Question: What is mass concrete?
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