ACI Concrete Strength Testing Technician
CP-19 (14) {latest 2026 -2027 update}
questions and answers 100% correct
These procedures for capping enable concrete cylinders and cores to meet the
standard's requirements for ________ and _________. - correct answer Planeness,
perpendicularity
Equipment needed for the capping process includes capping _____ , _____devices, and
______ pots. - correct answer Plates, alignment, melting
Plates for neat cement and high strength gypsum plaster caps should be made of
_____, _____, _____ or _____. - correct answer Glass, metal granite or diabase
,Sulfur mortar cap plates should be formed against _____ or _____ plates. - correct
answer Metal, Stone
The purpose of the guide bar or bull's eye level is to ensure that caps remain
perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder within 0.5 degrees. True or False? - correct
answer True
To avoid accidents during reheating of cooled sulfur, use melting pots that have _____. -
correct answer Peripheral heating
The technician should use a stiff layer of _____ to cap fresh concrete cylinders. -
correct answer Neat cement paste
Hardened concrete cylinders should be capped with _____, _____ or _____. - correct
answer High-strength gypsum paste, neat cement paste, or sulfur mortar
, Plaster of paris and mixtures of plaster of paris and portland cement are examples of
suitable high strength plasters. True or False? - correct answer False
Sulfur mortars and high-strength gypsum cement cubes must demonstrate a
minimum compressive strength of _____ or ___ __, whichever is greater. - correct
answer 35MPa (5000 psi), the cylinder strength
The cement paste should be applied to the freshly molded cylinder from _____ to _____
hours after molding. This is to allow for _____ of the concrete specimen. - correct
answer 2,4, settling
The strength of the paste depends on:
a) the water-cement ratio
b) time
CP-19 (14) {latest 2026 -2027 update}
questions and answers 100% correct
These procedures for capping enable concrete cylinders and cores to meet the
standard's requirements for ________ and _________. - correct answer Planeness,
perpendicularity
Equipment needed for the capping process includes capping _____ , _____devices, and
______ pots. - correct answer Plates, alignment, melting
Plates for neat cement and high strength gypsum plaster caps should be made of
_____, _____, _____ or _____. - correct answer Glass, metal granite or diabase
,Sulfur mortar cap plates should be formed against _____ or _____ plates. - correct
answer Metal, Stone
The purpose of the guide bar or bull's eye level is to ensure that caps remain
perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder within 0.5 degrees. True or False? - correct
answer True
To avoid accidents during reheating of cooled sulfur, use melting pots that have _____. -
correct answer Peripheral heating
The technician should use a stiff layer of _____ to cap fresh concrete cylinders. -
correct answer Neat cement paste
Hardened concrete cylinders should be capped with _____, _____ or _____. - correct
answer High-strength gypsum paste, neat cement paste, or sulfur mortar
, Plaster of paris and mixtures of plaster of paris and portland cement are examples of
suitable high strength plasters. True or False? - correct answer False
Sulfur mortars and high-strength gypsum cement cubes must demonstrate a
minimum compressive strength of _____ or ___ __, whichever is greater. - correct
answer 35MPa (5000 psi), the cylinder strength
The cement paste should be applied to the freshly molded cylinder from _____ to _____
hours after molding. This is to allow for _____ of the concrete specimen. - correct
answer 2,4, settling
The strength of the paste depends on:
a) the water-cement ratio
b) time
