Materials CE 200 Seminar Final Exam Quiz 2 - Aggregates and Masonry Questions and Correct answers with Complete Solutions

Materials CE 200 Seminar Final Exam Quiz 2 - Aggregates and Masonry Questions and Correct answers with Complete Solutions
Walls constructed of masonry may be - ✔✔- 1) Structural/Load-bearing/Exterior
walls
2) Non-structural, such as partition (interior) walls
3) Non-structural, such as veneer walls
partition walls - ✔✔- Non-loadbearing wall's that subdivide areas of a floor
veneer walls - ✔✔- non-loadbearing walls used for aesthetic
Good PHYSICAL properties of Aggregates - ✔✔- size, shape, texture, specific
gravity, etc.
Good CHEMICAL properties of Aggregates - ✔✔- reactivity, as in resistance to
chemical attacks
Good MECHANICAL properties of Aggregates - ✔✔- impermeability, volume
stability, hardness, toughness, soundness, porosity, etc.
T/F
For PCC :
Rounded and smoothed textured coarse aggregates are better than Angular and
porous textured aggregates - ✔✔- True
T/F
For Asphalt Concrete:
Rounded and smoothed textured coarse aggregates are better than Angular and
porous textured aggregates - ✔✔- False
T/F
For Asphalt concrete:
Angular, Rouch and Porous textured Course Aggregates are better than
rounded/smoother aggregates - ✔✔- True