Basic Civil Engineering MCQ - Bulking Of Sand

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This Quiz is a MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions and Answers) type focus on Basic Civil MCQs covering the topic "Bulking of Sand" . This is chosen from most authorized and best reference books on Civil Engineering. This MCQs help in various competitive exam like GATE, PSU, MAKAUT EXAM IIT EXAM etc. The answers to the solved questions in this Test: Our practice set provide a good balance of easy and difficult problems.

1.

What is the meaning of bulking of sand?

a) Increase in volume of sand due to moisture absorption

b) Increase in weight of sand due to moisture absorption

c) Increase in mass of sand due to moisture absorption

d) Increase in strength of sand due to moisture absorption

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2.

How is bulking related to moisture content?

a) Keeps on increasing with moisture content

b) Increases to a certain point and then decreases

c) Keeps on decreasing with moisture content d

d) Decreases to a certain point and then increases

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3.

a, b, c in the figure below in order are: basic-civil-engineering-questions-answers-bulking-sand-q3

a) coarse, fine, medium grained sand

b) fine, coarse, medium grained sand

c) medium, fine, coarse grained sand

d) fine, medium, coarse grained sand

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4.

What happens if bulking is not accounted for while preparing concrete?

a) Concrete gets hardened

b) Concrete is not affected

c) Concrete gets softened

d) Concrete becomes watery

None

5.

By how much percentage does the volume increase when the moisture content is 5-10%?

a) 10-20%

b) 20-40%

c) 30-40%

d) 20-30%

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6.

How is particle size of sand related to bulking?

a) Not related

b) Directly proportional

c) Inversely proportional

d) Shows variable relation

None

7.

What does ‘h’ represents in the formula used to calculate the bulking factor?

a) Height of jar

b) Height of saturated sample

c) Height of dry sample

d) Height of water

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8.

Bulking is the phenomenon applicable to both fine and coarse aggregates.

a) True

b) False

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9.

Sand does not show any bulking when:

a) Completely saturated

b) Partially saturated

c) Contains small amount of impurities

d) Voids are partially filled with air

None

10.

What effect does bulking have on fresh concrete?

a) Strength reduces

b) Shrinkage increases

c) Volume reduces

d) Workability increases

None

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