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PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNINERSITY Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Instructor: Dr. AM.Choudhury Email: amchoudhury@pvamu.edu Class Roster Number SehaluK Name QUIZ-1 CVEG 3031 (Concrete & Steel Laboratory), Fall 2019 TOPIC: Aggregates Time -30 Minutes Total Points-20 1 Point 1. Name the various ingredients of concrete? 1 Point 2. What is the percentage of aggregates by volume in common concrete? 3. An aggregate is regarded as fine aggregate if its size is belowa particular sieve size. Mention what is that sieve size? 1 Point 4. Sieve analysis test was performed on a sample of fine aggregate and produced the following results: 0.15 72.0 2.36 33.2 0.075 58.3 0.30 Sieve, mm 4.75 pan 15.6 1.18 0.60 Amount retained, g 0 151.4 40.4 140.0 Calculate the fineness modulus with the use of a spreadsheet program. 5 points Cumulative Amount retained, g Sieve, mm Cumulative Percent Retained (c) (b) 100/Total (a) Amount Retained, g (b) 4.75 0 2.36 33.2 140.0 151.4 40.4 0.30 0.60 0.30 0.15 72.0 58.3 0.075 15.6 pan Total 510.9