2. Materials and Properties
Concrete Behavior — Quiz
Test your understanding of concrete behavior with 5 practice questions.
Practice Questions
Question 1
Which type of stress is concrete weakest against, leading to cracking?
Question 2
What is the primary effect of creep on the long-term deflection of a concrete beam under a constant load?
Question 3
Which of the following is a common method to mitigate the effects of shrinkage in concrete?
Question 4
The heterogeneous nature of concrete refers to its composition of:
Question 5
A concrete cylinder is subjected to a compressive stress of $20 \text{ MPa}$. If the initial strain is $0.0005$ and after a long period under the same stress, the strain increases to $0.0008$ due to creep, what is the creep strain?