Practice - Aggregate Grading
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Practice Questions
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What is continuous grading?
💡 Hint: Think about what kind of grading helps reduce voids.
Why is proper aggregate grading important?
💡 Hint: Consider how voids or gaps might affect concrete's integrity.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does continuous grading help achieve in concrete mixes?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to the structure with less void space.
True or False: Gap grading can result in segregation in concrete mixes.
💡 Hint: Think about how materials interact when sizes are missing.
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Challenge Problems
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Design an aggregate grading plan for a high-performance concrete mix intended for a highway bridge. Explain your rationale for the chosen grading pattern.
💡 Hint: Refer to how traffic and weather conditions will affect the concrete.
Evaluate a concrete mix that has multiple missing aggregate sizes in its grading. Discuss potential structural concerns this gap grading might introduce.
💡 Hint: Relate it to the structural integrity and expected performance of the concrete.
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