1. What is the weight of the sample used in the fine aggregate test?

(Soundness)

2. What are the sieves used in finding the passing sample in the fine
aggregate test? (Soundness)

2 ---- 1

1 ---- 3/4

3/4 ---- 3/8

3/8 ---- No. 4

3. What are the required weights of aggregates in the coarse aggregate

test according to the following sieves? (Soundness)

3/8 ---- No. 4

3/4 ---- 3/8

1/2' ---- 3/8

3/4 ---- 1/2'

1 ---- 3/4

2 ---- 1

4. What are the required weights of aggregates required in the sieve test?

Sieve No. 4 or smaller

3/8

1/2'

3/4

5. What is the required number of steel spheres in the Los Angeles

Abrasion test according to the following grades?

Grade A

Grade B

Grade C

Grade D

6. What is the allowed time before changing the water in the curing tank?

7. The process of sampling a concrete sample on site must not exceed?

8. What is the number of layers required when taking a concrete sample

on site?

9. What is the required number of concrete layers in a cylinder

10.What is the allowable temperature for the curing tank?

11.What is the humidity in the curing tank?

12.What is the required time before removing the concrete sample from
the cylinder?

13.What is the length and the diameter of the rod used in concrete
sampling?

14.What is the length and the diameter of the rod used in the slump test?

15.What are the dimensions of the cylinder?

16.What is the solution added in the concrete curing tank and what is its
percentage?

17.What is the maximum allowable temperature for the fresh concrete

sample?

18.How many times is the slump procedure blows by the rod?

19.How many layers are required in a slump test?

20.What is the allowed time of removing the slump equipment from the
concrete?

21.To what height must the slump test be lifted?

22.The slump test procedure must not exceed?

23.What is the number of rotations in the Los Angeles test per minute?

24.The ranges of diameter of spheres used in the Los Angeles test vary
between?

25.The ranges of weight of spheres in the Los Angeles test vary between?

26.What is the required time to obtain a correct temperature of the

concrete during testing?

27.In what atmosphere shall the concrete samples be placed in, after
removing them from the curing tank?

28. What is the allowable time for conducting the concrete test (Crushing)
after removing the sample from the water tank at 3 days? 7 days? 28
days? 90 days?

29.What is the average crushing rate of the cylinder per second?

30.What is the required weight of sample to be prepared for the Organic

Impurities Test?

31.What are the solutions (minerals) used in the soundness test?

32.What is the specific gravity of the material used in the soundness test?

33.What is the required weight of the sample used in the C. Aggregate

test and what are the sieves of checking sample? (Clay Lumps)
Sample
Larger than No. 16
No. 4

Sieve Checking

Weight (g)

3/8 ---- 3/4

3/4' ---- 1
Larger than 1
34.The thickness of the capping material should be? (Core Sample)

35.What is the required weight of the sample used in the CBR test, and
how many blows are requires and how many layers?

36.What is the correction factor for crushing? (Core)

37.Explain the Air Content Test on site.

38.The height of the concrete core should not exceed nor be less than?

39.What are the health and safety precautions for the technicians using
the troxolar equipment on site?

40.Explain how the nuclear gauge method is conducted on site.

41.What is the chemical solution that is used in the Air Content test and
what are the required blows and the time needed for completing the
test?

42.What are the sieves that are used to check the passing in the
soundness test (Fine Aggregate) and the weights that are required?

Sieve
No. 30 ---- No.
50

Weight (g)

Checking
Sieve

No. 16 ---- No.

30
No. 8 ---- No.
16
No. 4 ---- No. 8
3/8 ---- No.4

43.What is the required weight of sample in the Clap Lump test (Fine
Aggregate)?

44.What is the required weight of sample in the Clay Lump test (Coarse
Aggregate) and what are the sieves used?

45.The diameter of the core should not be less than?

46.Soaking the sample used in the soundness test should be between?

The sample should be soaked to what depth?

47.How many cycles are required in the soundness test?

48.What is the required time for testing the Clap Lumps test?

49.Proctor:

Mould
Material passing
sieve
Layers
Blows per layer
Weight of sample
Min. mold

Standard Proctor

Modified Proctor

50.What is the weight of sample required for the L.L test?

51.The number of blows in the L.L test should be in the range of?

52.What is the required weight of sample required for the P.L test?

53.Place the mixed soil in the storage dish, cover to prevent the loss of
M.C and allow to stand at lest for?

54.Explain how the Max. Index test for both wet and dry is conducted.

55.Explain how the Min. Index test is conducted.

56.What is the required time for conducting the Max. Index test for both
wet and dry?

57.Summarize Min. and Max index test.

Max Size
3
1
3/4'
3/8
No.4 or less

Mass of Sample

Size of Mould

58.Explain the process of Sand Equivalent in DETAILS!

59.For sieve analysis, fine aggregates should be washed at?

60.Liquid limit, plastic index required material should pass from?

61.For fine aggregate sieve analysis minimum weight should be?

62.The temperature of the oven for the dry sample?

63.For soundness test, total cycles are?

64.The total gradation in the loss abrasion test?

65.Los Angeles test depends on?

66.The gradation of soundness depends on?

67.For Maximum Index Density, sample should be soaked for?

68.According to Aramco, which quality of engineering is used for

aggregate and asphalt?

69.How many blows does Aramco require for the marshal test for each
side?

70.Minimum temperature of asphalt at the time of delivery?

71.For extraction / gradation of asphalt to paving bitumens oils quality,
the chemical used is?

72.Under what type of conditions asphalt cannot lay down?

73.What is the meaning of JMF?

74.The stability of marshal test after 30 minutes?

75.The stability of loss of marshal test after 24 hours?

76.The temperature of the water bath for asphalt?

77.Briefly describe the sampling or gradation of soil and splitting.

78.How is the CBR process done?

79.What are the minimum concrete cylinders that should be cast for each
set to be tested for compressive strength as per Saudi Aramco
Standards?

80.What are the requirements of water to be used for curing concrete

specimens as per ASTM specification?

81.At what age concrete cylinders should be tested for Saudi Aramco
projects?

82.The molding of strength test specimens after fabrication of the

compressive sample shall begin within?

83.How frequent shall concrete capping material be tested?

84.The number of blows, layer, and size of proctor molds depends on?

85.How many hours should the SBR samples be soaked?

86.At what sieve size do you wash soil samples in order to determine the
% loss of the fine material?

87.What type of solution shall be used to perform soundness test as per

Saudi Aramco requirements?

88.How many minutes do you vibrate the table for relative index test soil?
a) 5-6 & 8-12 minutes b) 10-12 & 16-24 minutes c) 15-20 & 30-45 minutes

89.For sand equivalent value of soil the soil shall be passed through sieve
#?

90.The temperature of stack solution during sand equivalent test shall be

maintained at?

91.Stack solution shall be placed from testing place at a height of:

a) 40 1

b) 36 2

c) 20 1

d) 15 1

92.Siphon stack solution prior you put soil sample to each cylinder to
about:
a) 8

b) 16

c) 4

d) 6

93.After putting soil sample in the cylinder for sand equivalent test, you
should allow the sample and cylinder to stand undisturbed for
approximately?
a) 10 minutes b) 15 minutes

c) 20 minutes

d) 25 minutes

94.During conduction sand equivalent of soil using hand method, you

should shake each cylinder for?
a) 90 cycles in 5 minutes
in 30 seconds

b) 90 cycles in 30 minutes

c) 90 cycles

95.After shaking of sand equivalent cylinder you shall irrigate the stack
solution to the cylinder by stabbing and twisting until the cylinder is
filled to?
a) 20

b) 15

c) 25

d) 30

96.After shaking and irrigating, you shall let the cylinder stand
undistributed for sedimentation prior taking the reading for about
a) 80 minutes b) 60 minutes

c) 40 minutes

d) 20 minutes

97.What Saudi Aramco reference standard that describes the minimum

mandatory requirements governing the design and construction of
asphalt concrete paving except airfield pavement?

98.There are ______ grading in Los Angeles test for aggregate samples?

99.The weight of aggregate that we use in the Los Angeles machine to run
Los Angeles Abrasion test shall be around?

100.
The bowel shall be filled using scope in _____ layers and each
layer shall be strike with a tamping rod for _____ times. After each layer
is rodded, tab the sides of the measure (bowels) ____ to ____ times with
mallet to close any voids or trapped bubbles.

101.

What type of alcohol is used to run ASTM C1732?

a) Methyl alcohol
alcohol

102.

b) Isopropyl alcoholc) ethyl alcohol

For how long should the air meter be inverted and agitated?

a) 90 seconds b) 60 seconds
seconds

103.

d) Propyl

c) 45 seconds

d) 15

Explain how to do the proctor test.

104.

What is the formula for Relative Density?

105.

What is the formula for Soil Compaction %

106.

What is the specification of capping material?

107.

What is the temp (oC) specification for core capping material?

108.
What is the maximum time for mixture from pouring to finish in
concrete?

109.
The molding of strength test specimens shall begin within ____
min after composite sample?

110.

The temperature of sand equivalent shall be maintained at?

111.

How many grams you need for Marshall Cakes?

112.

What will the temperature of the over for asphalt be?