ACI Aggregate Level 1 Study Material Questions and
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The following are three of the four purposes for which aggregates are
sampled; supply the fourth.
a) for the acceptance or rejection of materials.
b) for the control of operations at the site of use.
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c) for preliminary investigation of the potential source of supply.
d) _____________________
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Ans: control the product at the source of supply
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Sampling should be done very carefully because it is as important as
________.
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Ans: testing
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A variety of people involved in the use of aggregate samples are
responsible for obtaining the samples. True or False?
Ans: False, should be performed by trained personnel
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The _____ or _____ should obtain samples related to the control of
production at the source or related to the control of the work at the site.
Ans: manufacturers, contractors
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The purchaser is responsible for obtaining samples for preliminary
investigation tests. True or False?
Ans: False, should be used for accepting or rejecting decisions
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Samples to be tested for quality should, when possible, be obtained from
the ______.
Ans: finished product
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Appropriate equipment for inspection and sampling should be provided
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by ________.
a) the seller
b) the purchaser
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c) the salesperson
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d) the user
Ans: a) the seller
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Use a ___________ method for selecting samples from conveyor belts.
Ans: random
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The four sources from which field samples can be obtained include:
a) Flowing aggregate streams
b)_____________
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c)____________ or ___________
d)______________
Ans: conveyor belt, stockpile or transportation unit, roadway bases
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Sampling from stockpiles should follow the standard method for all
sampling so that there will be confidence in the results obtained.
True or False?
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Ans: False, a sampling plan needs to be designed
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The number of _________ required by any of the methods depends on the
criticality of and variation in the properties to be measured.
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Ans: field samples
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The field samples are based on the _________ and _________ of tests that
will be run.
Ans: type, number
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Shipping containers for aggregate samples should be made so that the
contents will not be lost, _________ or _________.
Ans: contaminated, damaged
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The reason it is difficult to obtain unbiased samples from stockpiles is
because coarse and fine particles become segregated.
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True or False?
Ans: True
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_____________ can help in obtaining accurate samples from stockpiles.
Ans: Power equipment
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The sample splitters shall have an even number of equal width chutes,
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but not less than a total of _______ for coarse aggregrate, or ________ for
fine aggregrate.
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a) 8, 12
b) 10, 12
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c) 4, 6
d) 4, 8
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Ans: a) 8, 12
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For coarse aggregrate and mixed aggregrate, the minimum width of the
individual chutes shall be approximately ______ % larger than the largest
particles in the sample to be split.
a) 10
b) 25
c) 50
d) 75
Ans: c) 50