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Standard Practice for Capping ASTM C617
Cylindrical Concrete
Specimens
Procedures for capping enable Perpendicularity, Planeness
concrete cylinders and cores
to meet C617's practice
requirements for___ and___.
___ can be made of glass, Capping plates
machined metal, polished
granite, or diabase. (C617)
Sulfur caps can be formed Metal, stone
against ___ or___ plates.
The working surface of a 0.05
capping plate shall not depart
from plane by more than___
mm.
Device used in conjunction Alignment device
with a capping plate to ensure
perpendicularity.
, Perpendicularity requirement 0.5
of the axis of a cylindrical
specimen. (degrees)
The element of a melting pot Peripheral Heating
that ensures against accidents
during reheating of cooled
sulfur.
Temperature of the sulfur 265-290 F
mortar pot/materials.
Capping material to be used Neat Portland Cement paste
on freshly molded cylinders.
Remove this from the end of Oily or Waxy materials
cylinders before capping.
Materials that can be used to Neat Portland Cement, Gypsum
cap hardened cement Cement, Sulfur
concrete cylinders.
T/F Plaster of paris is an False
example of a high-strength
plaster
Sulfur and gypsum cubes 5000 psi
much show this compressive
strength or the cylinder
strength, whichever is greater.
Strength of the paste depends Water cement ratio, time, type of
on___, ___, and___. cement
Training Exam Questions and Answers
with Verified Solutions | Latest Updated
2026
Standard Practice for Capping ASTM C617
Cylindrical Concrete
Specimens
Procedures for capping enable Perpendicularity, Planeness
concrete cylinders and cores
to meet C617's practice
requirements for___ and___.
___ can be made of glass, Capping plates
machined metal, polished
granite, or diabase. (C617)
Sulfur caps can be formed Metal, stone
against ___ or___ plates.
The working surface of a 0.05
capping plate shall not depart
from plane by more than___
mm.
Device used in conjunction Alignment device
with a capping plate to ensure
perpendicularity.
, Perpendicularity requirement 0.5
of the axis of a cylindrical
specimen. (degrees)
The element of a melting pot Peripheral Heating
that ensures against accidents
during reheating of cooled
sulfur.
Temperature of the sulfur 265-290 F
mortar pot/materials.
Capping material to be used Neat Portland Cement paste
on freshly molded cylinders.
Remove this from the end of Oily or Waxy materials
cylinders before capping.
Materials that can be used to Neat Portland Cement, Gypsum
cap hardened cement Cement, Sulfur
concrete cylinders.
T/F Plaster of paris is an False
example of a high-strength
plaster
Sulfur and gypsum cubes 5000 psi
much show this compressive
strength or the cylinder
strength, whichever is greater.
Strength of the paste depends Water cement ratio, time, type of
on___, ___, and___. cement
